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FGV may see earnings fall over 50pct annually from expanded SST
CIMB: India's duty cut, low stocks seen boosting Malaysian palm oil exports
Palm Oil Market Set for Strong Growth to USD 106.5 Billion by 2032 Amid Rising Sustainability Focus
CPO Futures End Lower for Second Straight Day On Oversupply Concerns
Palm oil attracts more funding from Mandiri
02/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - The country's largest bank by assets, Bank Mandiri, has extended more funding for the country’s the palm oil sector as it continues to outperform other agricultural sectors.
Indonesia allocates 18 million hectares of land for palm oil
02/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Indonesia's position as the world's number one palm oil producer would likely not be shaken in years to come as the country has 18 million hectares of land that could be used for palm oil plantations, almost doubling from the current 9.7 million hectares that have been licensed for palm oil estates.
Govt to provide incentives to boost palm oil industry
02/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Radjasa promised Wednesday that the government would provide incentives to boost the development of the palm oil industry into the downstream level, to provide more employment.
Liberia: Govt Secures Huge Investment in Palm Oil Production
01/12/2009 (allAfrica.com), Monrovia — The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create 35,000 jobs.
Indonesian Environment Groups Say REDD Project Misses Point
01/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Environmental nongovernmental organizations released a report on Monday accusing Australia of using a bilateral forestry project in Kalimantan to avoid reducing emissions at home while ignoring the welfare of indigenous peoples here.
Green Concerns or Trade Barriers?
01/12/2009 (Business Times) - At the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference last month, environment activist Wetlands International called for an address of "the alarming emissions from forest and peat swamp areas' conversion into oil palm plantations". The Netherlands-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) alleged that "the continuous emissions caused by drainage of carbon rich tropical peatsoil in Indonesia and Malaysia are enormous." At the end of the meeting, Wetlands lamented that its attempts to insert a Greenhouse Gas Emission criterion had been frustrated by members representing Indonesian and Malaysian oil palm planters.
Crude palm oil prices set to decline
30/11/2009 (The Times Of India), Mumbai - The negative impact notwithstanding, the debt crisis in Dubai may have one positive effect — easing cost pressures as commodity prices fall.
All Cosmos Invests RM200 Million in Medan, Vietnam
30/11/2009 (The Star Online), Pasir Gudang - All Cosmos Industries Sdn Bhd will invest RM200mil to set up two bio-organic fertiliser plants, in Medan, Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, in 2011.
Emery Geared for Profit Growth
30/11/2009 (Business Times) - Emery Oleochemicals Group, 50 per cent owned by Sime Darby Bhd, is geared for competition and profit growth after a year of internal restructuring and rebranding.
