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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
CPO Futures Set To Trade Higher Next Week On Rising Crude Oil Prices
NGO Will Continue To Encourage Shift To Renewable Energy
27/09/2011(Daily Express) - Green SURF (Sabah Unite to Re-Power the Future) is continuing to encourage a shift to renewable energy by initiating various events among which is the Southeast Asian clean energy summit.
Questioning Europe\'s Math on Biofuels
27/09/2011 (New York Times) - Much of the appeal of generating energy from plants was that they emit only as much carbon when burned in cars and power plants as they absorb while growing.
Investors Will Come Back Soon Enough: Analysts
27/09/2011 (Jakarta Globe) - Local analysts are playing down concerns of Indonesia entering a bear market, reiterating that the country’s economic fundamentals are strong.
Indonesia’s Palm Oil Taxes, Erratic Weather To Dominate Indian Conference
26/09/2011 (The News International) - Global edible oil traders are anxiously awaiting top buyer India’s response to lower export taxes from major palm oil producer Indonesia after bitter complaints from local refiners that they would soon be out of business.
VEGOILS-Global Recession Jitters Drive Palm Oil To Month Low
26/09/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Friday to their lowest in nearly a month as commodity markets across the board went into freefall on prospects of a global economic slowdown eroding commodity demand growth.
Products From Oil Palm Biomass Could Generate RM14b
26/09/2011 (The Sun Daily) - The production of bio-fuel, bio-fertiliser and animal feed is expected to generate an additional RM14 billion annually to the palm oil industry, giving it a 20% boost to the current palm product revenue of RM60 billion.
Coconut Oil Better Than Palm Oil - Research
26/09/2011 (Ceylon Daily News) - Coconut oil was found to be of a higher quality and more conducive for consumption than palm oil, according to experiments carried out by the Coconut Research Institute, said a spokesman for the Institute.
Global Economy a Risk To CPO Demand
26/09/2011 (Borneo Post) - Mounting global economic uncertainties have put pressure on crude palm oil (CPO) demand as slower gross domestic product (GDP) in major palm oil consuming countries threaten the worldwide consumption of CPO.
What Are Bioenergy and Biofuels – And Are They a Good Idea?
26/09/2011 (Guardian.co.uk) - Bioenergy describes any energy source based on biological matter – everything from an dung cooking fire or a biomass power station to ethanol-based car fuel. Unlike oil, coal or gas, bioenergy counts as a renewable energy option, because plant and animal materials can be easily regenerated. At present, bioenergy accounts for the majority of renewable energy produced globally.
