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Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Palm oil consumption forecast to increase
Palm oil inventories to stay elevated next year
CPO Reference Price Falls 3.9 Percent in December 2025
Festive demand for palm oil may fall
04/06/2010 (The Financial Express) - India’s palm oil imports ahead of its festival season will tumble 30% to 1.13 million tonne for July-Sep shipments from a year ago, on a high domestic oilseed crush, traders said on Thursday. Palm oil mostly bought from Indonesia has also given up some of its market share to Argentine soyaoil that has narrowed its price difference with palm oil to below $50.
Palm Oil’s Promotion as Diesel Alternative Draws Fire
03/06/2010 (The New York Times), London - Ubiquitous in products from cookies to cosmetics, and increasingly in European fuel tanks, too, palm oil is driving the destruction of some of Southeast Asia’s last tracts of untouched rainforest and leading to huge emissions of gases that spur global warming.
Right to Trade Palm Oil Products \'Earned\'
31/05/2010 (Business Times) - TRADE in palm oil products should not be victimised by legislation in the European Union (EU), and in Australia, arising from the Western anti-palm oil campaigns, said the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) chief executive officer.
EU Lawmakers to Look Into Palm Oil Discrimination Claims
31/05/2010 (Business Times) - European Union (EU) lawmakers are increasingly convinced that Malaysia is on the same path as the EU on the sustainability of palm oil production, but would need more scientific data to support Malaysia's case.
Malaysia May Palm Exports Up 13 Percent : ITS
31/05/2010 (Business Times) - Exports of Malaysian palm oil products for May rose 13.1 per cent to 1,332,026 tonnes from 1,178,159 tonnes shipped in April, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said today.
Mo Constantine\'s innovation: finding an alternative to palm oil
30/05/2010 (Guardian.co.uk) - Mo Constantine's previous hits include bath bombs and Lush soap. If you haven't had the pleasure, just follow your nose: Lush shops have become familiar fixtures on the high street. You can smell their "zingy" ingredients a mile off. Constantine and her husband Mark (a familiar face on TV) have been tinkering with ingredients to "detox" bathtime since the 1970s, when they sold products to a fledgling Body Shop. They have taken on animal testing and the iniquities of trade in cosmetic commodities, and promoted organic ingredients, all from their Dorset HQ.
EU MP\'s Impressed with Palm Oil\'s Contribution to Malaysia\'s Wealth and Economic Growth
30/05/2010 (Bernama) - European Union (EU) Members of Parliament (MPs) are impressed with the palm oil industry's contribution towards creating wealth and economic growth for Malaysia.
Palm Oil is NOT a Healthy Replacement for Partially-Hydrogenated Oils
28/05/2010 (Ultimate Fat Burner) - As most everyone knows by now, the partially-hydrogenated oils used in commercial food products are high in unhealthy trans-fats. Now that trans-fats must be disclosed on nutrition labels (at least in places where they’re not banned outright), many manufacturers have replaced them with natural sources of saturated fat.
Indonesia Puts Moratorium on New Forest Clearing
28/05/2010 (Reuters) - Indonesia will place a two-year moratorium on new concessions to clear natural forests and peatlands under a deal signed with Norway aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, the government said in a statement.
