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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Palm Oil Smallholders Critical Component in Nation’s Oil Palm Industry – Chairman
14/04/2011 (The Borneo Post) - Smallholders who are responsible for 40 per cent of palm oil planted areas in the country are considered as one of the main components of the country’s palm oil industry.
KL Kepong Capex At RM600mil This Year
14/04/2011 (The Star) - Plantation group KL Kepong Bhd has estimated its capital expenditure for the current financial year ending Sept 30, 2011 at RM600mil.
Biofuels Transport Targets Are Unethical, Inquiry Finds
Independent inquiry concludes that the production of biofuels to meet UK and European directives violates human rights and damages the environment.
Boosting Mindanao\'s Economic Potentials
14/04/2011 (Manila Bulletin) – The government is intensifying efforts to boost the economic potentials of Mindanao. Private sector participation is being tapped to expand the island-region’s economy mostly driven by agriculture, fishery, and forestry. Mindanao produces and exports a wide variety of crops such as banana, pineapple, corn, coffee, coconut, durian, raw rubber, palm oil, cotton, cutflower, seaweed, and tuna. Its fascinating points of interest make it one of the preferred tourist destinations in Asia.
Gov’t Starts Importing Palm Oil
Merchandise Wholesale & Trade Enterprise opens $17.8m dollar LCs to import oil from Malaysia.
Burton’s Foods Sources 100% Segregated Sustainable Palm Oil
13/04/2011 (Talking Retail) - Burton’s Foods, a leading player in the UK biscuit market, today announces it has achieved its target to source 100% segregated palm oil two years ahead of schedule. Effective immediately, the Company is using segregated palm oil in the baking of all its products, meaning the sustainable supply can be fully traced from plantation to product.
Indonesian Production To Push Down Palm Oil Price
13/04/2011 (Fresh Fruit Portal) - A leading palm oil analyst has told a conference in Beijing that increased Indonesian production will likely push down the crude palm oil (CPO) price to below US$994/MT (3,000MYR) in the coming months, Dow Jones newswires reported.
\'Eco-friendly\' Biofuels May Do More Harm Than Good
13/04/2011 (Daily Mail) - The drive for ‘eco-friendly’ biofuels has backfired and may be contributing to climate change, says a report.
Mitsui, Sime and Tenaga sign MoU
13/04/2011 (BioEnergy News) - In Malaysia, Japan-based Mitsui & Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sime Darby and power company Tenaga Nasional.
