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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
‘Malaysian Maverick’ Wows Audience in Yangon
08/11/2011 (Myanmar Times) - Former prime minister, medical doctor, statesman, author and plenty more, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a legend in Asia and renowned for his straight-talking ways, especially concerning the West.
United Completes First Commercial Biofuel Powered Flight
08/11/2011 (Triple Pundit) - United Airlines just announced that Flight 1403, scheduled to take off today, Monday November 7th will be powered by Solazyme’s algae-derived biofuel. This will be the world’s first commercial biofuel powered flight. The flight’s route, from Houston to Chicago, is significant in several ways. First, the departure from Houston can be taken to symbolize a departure from the â€big oil†that Houston has come to represent. Second, it represents a full merging of United and Continental. The flight will be traveling from Continental’s hub in Houston to United’s hub in Chicago. Continental pilots will be manning the cockpit of the United 737-800 Eco-Skies aircraft.
Best Bits: Firms Tackle Economic Gloom
08/11/2011 (Just-food.com) - There's been a sense of boldness from the world of food this past week, with companies making interesting moves into new products, acquisitions and territories. Perhaps with yet more economic turmoil on the horizon, food companies have decided that attack is the best form of defence in terms of weathering the financial storm.
Ex-servicemen Get Fruitful Return From \'Golden Crop\'
07/11/2011 (Business Times) - Did you know that for every oil palm seed sold by Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn Bhd (AAR), half of the profits go to soldier pensioners?
Salcra to Plant, Replant 6,360Ha Next Year
07/11/2011 (The Star) - Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra), which has 18 oil palm estates, is targeting to carry out new planting and replanting on 6,360ha next year.
PQ Handles 54,770 Tons of Cargo
07/11/2011 (The News International) - The Port Qasim Authority said on Saturday that 54,770 tons of cargo consisting of 35,459 tons of imports and 19311 tons of exports was loaded and unloaded at the Port Qasim (PQ) during the last 24 hours.
Palm Oil Holds Potential For Poor Farmers
07/11/2011 (Viet Nam News) - Oil palm trees have the potential of raising the incomes of poor farmers in disadvantageous areas, according to a HCM City resident who has planted more than 10ha of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) trees.
Palm Futures Set To Continue Uptrend
07/11/2011 (Business Times) - Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to continue their uptrend next week on the back of improving risk appetite boosted by positive developments in the euro zone.
Edible Oils Extend Gains on Global Cues, Millers Buying
07/11/2011 (MSN) - Edible oils extended gains for the fourth week in a row on the wholesale oils and oilseeds market, mostly on the back of continued buying by millers as well as retail investors amid firming trend in global markets.
