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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Malaysia's palm oil stocks seen to drop further to 2.24mil tonnes in April
Hidden Carbon Emissions From Trade Offsets Impacts Of Reforestation
19/07/2011 (Eurasia Review) - Countries that appear to have reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through reforestation may have simply “displaced†the emissions to another country, by increasing their imports of food, timber and wood. A new EU study highlights the need to recognise this ‘loophole’ in ongoing emission targets.
Indonesia Appoints Auditors For Green Palm Oil Body
19/07/2011 (Reuters Africa) - Indonesia is forging ahead with its own green palm oil body to regulate and punish firms that do not adhere to environmental standards.
Analysis: EU cushions Biodiesel From Damning Carbon Research
18/07/2011 (Reuters) - The EU will protect existing investment in its $13 billion biodiesel sector even as it acts on new evidence that suggests making the fuel from food crops can do more harm than good in fighting climate change.
Crude Palm Oil Futures Decline on Global Cues
18/07/2011 (Business Standard) - Crude palm oil prices declined by Rs 3.50 to Rs 481.50 per 10 kg in futures trade today as traders reduced their positions, taking cues from weak global market
Finland\'s Neste Announces Shift Away From Palm Oil
18/07/2011 (Helsinki Times) - Finnish government-controlled refiner Neste Oil said in a statement Thursday it would expand its biofuel feedstock base to include jatropha and camelina oils.
Malaysia To EU: Open Up, On Biofuels Deliberations
18/07/2011 (Biofuels Digest) - In Belgium, Mustapa Mohamed, Malaysia’s Trade and Industry Minister, stated that more transparency was needed in the EU’s deliberations regarding how it intends to determine the environmental impacts of biofuels and whether or not to limit biofuel imports produced on either farmland or former forests.
Petrobras Biofuels Says Production Up 10-fold in Three Years
18/07/2011 (Platts) - Petrobras Biofuels marked three years of existence Friday with a 10-fold increase in production, with annual capacity of 1.7 billions liter/year, up from 170 million liters in 2008, the company said Friday.
Chinese Entrepreneurs To Invest In Benin Palm Oil Production
18/07/2011 (Bloomberg) - A delegation of Chinese agricultural engineers and entrepreneurs decided to invest at least 1 billion CFA Francs ($2.15 million) in Benin’s palm oil industry after a visit to the western African nation.
Minimum Wage For Plantation Workers
18/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - The regulations on minimum wages for plantation workers would likely be enforced either end of this year or early next year, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said yesterday.
