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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Supply tightening boosts value for Malaysian palm oil
Indonesia Missing Shot to Be ‘Biofuel King’
23/05/2012 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia could be the biggest producer of biofuel in the world, but only if the government is serious about developing the industry, analysts say.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Inches Up On Exports; Europe Woes Weigh
22/05/2012 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Monday on improving exports, although gains were capped as investors remained wary over uncertainty surrounding the euro zone.
Indonesia Peatland Back on Protected List in Test Case
22/05/2012 (Reuters) - Indonesia's government said on Monday it would protect a strip of peatland in Aceh province at the centre of an international storm over palm oil development, in a case that had become a test of the country's commitment to halt deforestation.
Indonesia’s Kharisma Sells 12,000 Tons of Palm Oil
22/05/2012 (Bloomberg) - PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara, which sells palm oil from Indonesia’s state-owned plantations, sold 12,000 metric tons of the 18,000 tons it offered at an auction in Jakarta.
Astra Agro Sells 6,000 Tons of Palm Oil in Auction
22/05/2012 (Bloomberg) - PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia’s biggest listed plantation company by market value, accepted bids for 6,000 metric tons of the 10,000 tons of palm oil it offered at an auction in Jakarta.
RSPO Pushing For Certification of Smallholders in Malaysia and Indonesia
22/05/2012 (The Star) - Early this month, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said in a statement that Indonesia had overtaken Malaysia as the world's largest certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) producer.
TSH Resources Posts Q1 Net Profit of RM15.05M
22/05/2012 (The Star) - TSH Resources Bhd posted net profit of RM15.05mil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, a decline of 37% from the RM23.95mil a year ago mainly due to lower profit contribution from the jointly controlled entities.
Malaysia-Japan Trade To Touch RM150 Billion This Year, Says Envoy
22/05/2012 (Bernama) - Bilateral trade between Malaysia and Japan is expected to touch a whopping RM150 billion this year as the land of the rising sun continues to source its major raw materials and commodities from Malaysia for its ongoing restructuring efforts, says envoy Shigeru Nakamura.
Mindanao Business Sector Eyes Integrated ASEAN Market
21/05/2012 (Minda News) - With the uncertainty of the China market brought about by the dispute over Scarborough shoal, Mindanao businessmen are looking into a newer and bigger market: the Asean integrated market.
