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Middle East conflict boosts demand for alternative fuels
CPO Futures Close Lower Amid Weaker Crude Oil, Soybean Oil Prices
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
Malaysia's Jan palm oil stocks ease from highest on record
Malaysia's palm oil inventories in January eased back from a near two-decade high at end-December, as demand increased amid falling production, official data showed on Monday, although the stocks still hovered just above 3 million tonnes.
EU to tighten palm oil for biofuels rules
Indonesia and Malaysia say the EU measure will unfairly disadvantage their crops, while environmentalists worry it won’t be tough enough on deforestation
TH Plantations may see more red in Q4FY18
TH Plantations’ upcoming Q4 FY18 results may include asset impairment(s) to clean up its balance sheet, Maybank Investment Bank Research says as it lowers its target price (TP) by 20% to 59 sen from 74 sen.
Malaysian palm oil off to a good start in 2019
PublicInvest research believes the Malaysian palm oil sector is off to a good start in 2019 as inventory levels fell 6.7% month-on-month to three million metric tonnes (mt) on the back of lower production and stronger exports.
UOB: GDP growth to edge up to 4.7% in Q4 2018
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to edge up to 4.7% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2018, from the 4.4% reported in Q3, in line with Bloomberg’s market consensus, according to United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd (UOB).
Renewed trade talks hope lifts KLCI, Utusan surges
Renewed hopes for a positive round of US-China trade talks saw China and Hong Kong markets and Bursa Malaysia close on a firmer note on Monday.
Critics attack secrecy at UN body seeking to cut global airline emissions
A UN body tasked with cutting global aircraft emissions is covertly meeting this week for discussions dominated by airline industry observers
New systems pinpoint palm oil deforestation in real time, almost
Satellite imaging has been used to spot deforestation in areas of palm oil cultivation for years, but obtaining the images was expensive and they often took months to arrive to end users.
Palm oil has huge potential in Turkey, Pakistan, Iran
Malaysia’s palm oil export market has huge potential to be expanded to Turkey, Pakistan and Iran due to the high utilisation of the commodity in the three countries.
