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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Soyoil retreats from 15-month high; rapeseed up
10/08/2010 (Economic Times), Mumbai - Indian soyoil futures eased on Tuesday, after reaching their highest level in nearly 15 months in the previous session, as weakness in palm oil prompted profit-taking, analysts said. Soybean futures also fell on profit-taking driven by higher acreage under oilseeds and favourable weather, but an improvement in meal exports limited the downside. Rapeseed futures erased early losses and rose nearly 1 percent on strong demand and an estimated fall in the output, they said.
USM Studies Palm Oil Extract For Chronic Disease
10/08/2010 (Bernama), George Town - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is in the midst of studying the use of the palm oil extract known as tocotrienol in the treatment of chronic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Palm Oil Stocks Drop In July While Output And Export Increase
10/08/2010 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Palm oil stocks dropped 3.13 per cent in July 2010 to 1.405 million tonnes as against 1.451 million tonnes registered in preceding June, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
Sinar Mas Says Greenpeace Deforestation Allegations ‘Unfounded’
10/08/2010 (Bloomberg) - An independent study cleared Sinar Mas Group, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, of destroying rainforests in Indonesia, according to a statement from PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk.
Commercial production of crude palm oil-based biodiesel
10/08/2010 (Mission New Energy Limited) - Mission NewEnergy Limited (ASX:MBT), a vertically integrated biodiesel producer, is pleased to announce that its biodiesel facility in Kuantan Port Malaysia has commenced commercial production of crude palm oil-based biodiesel for a new European Union (EU) based customer. In May 2010, the Company announced that it had commissioned its second 250,000 tons-per-annum (approximately 75 million gallons per annum) facility. The total combined production capacity of its facilities is 350,000 tons-per-annum (approximately 105 million gallons per annum).
Why Indons replaced M\'sia as top palm oil producer?
10/08/2010 (The Star Online) - INDONESIA’S taking over Malaysia as the world’s largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer in 2006 had often been associated with the mammoth size of the oil palm planted areas.
Palm Oil May Slump 5% After Rally on Russia\'s Drought: Technical Analysis
10/08/2010 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil may tumble by as much as 5 percent this week as the commodity is “extremely overbought†after gains on speculation La Nina may hurt harvests in the biggest producers and on drought damage to Russia’s grain crop.
India to buy $1.5 bln in Argentine soyoil in 2010
10/08/2010 (Reuters) - India will buy $1.5 billion in Argentine soyoil in 2010, almost three times more than last year, the Indian Ambassador to Buenos Aires said on Monday, indicating the Asian country will continue easing the impact of a Chinese boycott of Argentine soyoil.
