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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
INTERVIEW-Oleon to double Malaysia palm processing capacity
18/11/2009 (Alibaba.com) - Belgian oleochemicals maker Oleon Holding NV will double its plant capacity in Malaysia to 34,000 tonnes in the next two years to meet growing demand for palm oil-based products in the food and auto sectors.
Indonesia’s Small-Scale Palm Oil Farmers Finding Green Certification Costly
17/11/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Indonesia’s small-scale palm oil farmers are not acquiring certifications as environmentally friendly producers because it is expensive and certified palm oil does not command a premium on world markets.
Sri Lanka Carson Sept net buoyed by palm oil
17/11/2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Carson group said net profit for the September 2009 quarter almost doubled from a year ago mainly on strong contributions from its palm oil plantations in east Asia.
Palm oil help feed an increasingly hungry world
16/11/2009 (MY Palm Oil) - INDONESIA’S 7.1 million hectares (ha) of oil palm plantation’s current average oil yield of 2.8 tonnes per ha per year is set to surpass the 3-tonne mark by 2015, as trees mature and bear more fruits, says Indonesian Palm Oil Commission (Ipoc) executive chairperson Dr Rosediana Suharto.
Turkey Wants More Palm Oil To Boost Halal Food Supply
16/11/2009 (Commodity Online), Ankara: Appreciation of palm oil in Turkey is seen increasing due to growing population and rising exports of halal foods.
Is it possible to avoid unsustainable palm oil?
15/11/2009 (Guardian.co.uk) - A couple of years ago I met a nonplussed father whose eight-year-old daughter refused to allow him to eat mayonnaise because of the orangutans. As he was struggling to make the connection, I explained how orangutan habitats in Sumatra and Borneo were being clear-felled at an incredible rate for conversion to oil palm plantations.
Palm oil company steals land, destroys rainforest
14/11/2009 (Another Greeen World) - The Dayak village of Semunying Jaya, located in West Kalimantan, a province bordering the Malaysian state of Sarawak, has struggled for more than 20 years from successive companies destroying their customary lands.
Oil Palm Agression on Palawan Island
14/11/2009 (Intercontinental Cry.org) - In addition to the alarming expansion of nickel mining on Palawan island in the Philippines, Indigenous peoples are now being confronted with new threats posed by the incursion of oil palm plantations.
Malaysia\'s Nov palm oil output to fall 25 pct on rains
12/11/2009 (Alibaba.com), Kuala Lumpur - Heavy rains threaten to reduce November's palm oil output in Malaysia by a quarter as rising moisture levels sap yields and possible floods make tough the transport of the vegetable oil to refineries and ports.
