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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
Malaysian palm oil/Vegoils: Market factors to watch Monday Sept 24
KUALA LUMPUR: The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets on Monday at Sept 24.
Late planters to be negatively impacted by Indonesian moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the three-year moratorium on new palm oil plantation development and a review of existing plantation permits in Indonesia would be a big blow for late entrants to the industry.
M'sia seen to face lower trade surplus due to US-China trade war
PETALING JAYA: Despite the escalation in the US-China trade war which may dent exports of emerging markets, Malaysia is poised to maintain a trade surplus for this year and 2019, albeit slightly lower than in 2017.
Green energy source going to waste
BEING a major agricultural commodity producer in the region, Malaysia produces at least 168 million tonnes of biomass, including timber and oil palm waste, rice husks, coconut trunk fibres, municipal waste and sugarcane waste annually
MPOB told to do research to overcome bagworm problem
SLIM RIVER: The Primary Industries Ministry has instructed the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to conduct immediate research to resolve the issue of bagworm infestation at several oil palm estates in the country.
A brilliant rebound
AROUND 12 years ago, Datuk Joseph Lim Heng Ee had the biggest setback in his career as an entrepreneur. Due to a lack of trust over how the company’s funds were managed, Lim was forced out from a biomass business he co-founded with two other partners.
Edible oil prices drop
Edible oil prices have fallen in the local market on the back of a price slump fuelled by higher global production and the US-China trade war, said processors and wholesalers.
Hesitant praise for three-year ban on new oil palm licences
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed prohibition order in a bid to curb the Southeast Asian country's serious deforestation problem
S'pore-based palm oil trader, NGO face off
Wilmar hits back after Greenpeace says it buys from suppliers tied to deforestation
