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Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Gapki warns of sharp production losses
El Nino, biodiesel demand support CPO prices despite rising stocks
Bintangor Laut, Perah Identified As Future Malaysian Biofuels Feedstocks
02/11/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - In Malaysia, researchers at the Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia have developed biodiesel using forest trees bintangor laut and perah as feedstock which, they say has far few carbon emissions than palm oil biodiesel. The feedstocks also have low fatty acid contents and give off a sweet smell when combusted.
RI Enjoys $2 Billion Surplus in Non-Oil-and-Gas Trade
02/11/2011 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesia enjoyed a surplus of US$2 billion in the non-oil-and-gas trade and $800 million in the oil-and-gas trade in September, the Trade Ministry reported.
Markets Off To Cautious Start in November
02/11/2011 (The Edge) - Markets kicked off the first trading day of November on a cautious note, with most key regional bourses in the red, as investors worried about a slowdown in global economy and slow progress in the European debt crisis.
Indonesia Stocks: Bank Internasional, BW Plantation, Indofood
02/11/2011 (Bloomberg) - Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Indonesian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of 9:58 a.m. in Jakarta.
Indigenous Community Forcibly Evicted For Palm Oil in Indonesian Borneo
02/11/2011 (Mongabay.com) - A palm oil company has forcibly evicted an indigenous community from one of the last tracts of rainforest near Jempang in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo, reports Telapak, a group that advocates community forest management.
Idris Jala: RM10b Worth of Investments Under ETP Realised (Update)
02/11/2011 (The Sun Daily) - Some RM10 billion in investments under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) over the past one year have been realised, constituting 64% of the RM15 billion investments committed for the year, Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Idris Jala said today.
VEGOILS-Palm Oil Drops on Global Economy Concerns
01/11/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futures dropped on Monday, sliding along with other commodities as the dollar jumped on Japanese intervention to weaken the yen, and on continuing caution over the state of the global economy.
Do We Really Need 3 Sustainable Palm Oil Certifications?
01/11/2011 (The Star) - This month Malaysia will play host to two major palm oil-related events, the MPOB International Palm Oil Conference 2011 (PIPOC 2011) in Kuala Lumpur and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) 9th annual meeting (RT9) in Kota Kinabalu.
Astra Agro Sells 6,000 Tons of Palm Oil in Auction
01/11/2011 (Bloomberg) - PT Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia’s biggest listed plantation company by market value, accepted bids for half of 12,000 metric tons of palm oil that it offered at an auction in Jakarta today.
