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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
MPOC Recognises Outstanding Leaders In The Palm Oil Industry With Palm Oil Industry Leadership Award (PILA)
07/07/2011 (Bernama) – Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities, presented the fourth Palm Oil Industry Leadership Award (PILA) to Tan Sri Datuk Dr Augustine Ong Soon Hock, former Director General of PORIM (now known as MPOB), at the annual Malaysian Palm Oil Council’s Leadership Dinner held in Kuala Lumpur on 5 July, 2011.
Palm Oil May Gain as Widening Discount to Soy Oil Lifts Demand
07/07/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, little changed, may advance after a recent slump in prices widened the discount to soybean oil making it a cheaper option and as yesterday’s jump in crude oil lifted the appeal of vegetable oils as biofuel feedstock.
Confusion Remains Over Pheu Thai\'s Oil Fund Pledge
07/07/2011 (Bangkok Post) - Plans by the Pheu Thai Party to scrap the state Oil Fund could result in a palm oil surplus and low prices for fresh palm nuts, as there would be no incentive to make biodiesel from the output, warns a senior Agriculture Ministry official.
PTPN to Convert Sulawesi into Palm Oil Center
07/07/2011 (Tempo Interactive) - State plantation company, PT Perkebunan Negara IVX (PTPN), is managing productive land in Sulawesi to transform it into an oil palm development and crude palm oil (CPO) production center.
MARC Maintains Malaysia\'s GDP Target At 5.3 Per Cent For 2011
07/07/2011 (Bernama) - Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has maintained Malaysia's gross domestic product growth target at 5.3 per cent for this year from 7.2 per cent last year.
Portland Biofuel Protesters Target W4BUK Plant Plans
07/07/2011 (BBC News) - Campaigners in Dorset have been protesting against plans for a biofuel power station on Portland.
Sarawak Palm Oil Industry Set For Major Expansion
07/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - Sarawak’s plans to double the amount of land earmarked for oil palm plantations will act as a key driver for the state’s economic development, says Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu, Deputy Chief Minister and also state Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture and Minister of Rural Development.
Adoption of Renewable Energy Crucial in S’wak
07/07/2011 (Borneo Post) - In an ongoing bid to spur economic activities, Sarawak is well underway in attracting energy intensive industries to invest in its regional activities in its regional corridor namely the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
Groups Suspect Graft in Plantations
07/07/2011 (Jakarta Post) - The Coalition of Anti-Plantation Mafia in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, allege corruption in oil palm plantations belonging to five companies in Sambas and Bengkayang.
