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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
AAK commits its Prep Oils to sustainable palm oil scheme
02/02/2010 (Caterer Search.com) - Palm oil is the UK's most popular commercial frying oil, but soaring global demand for the oil has caused serious environmental damage in producing areas in Malaysia and Indonesia, threatening the future of species such as the orang-utan.
Palm oil millers need more incentives to become green IPPs
02/02/2010 (The Star Online) - IN recent months, there has been a lot of talk on the need to set up more oil palm biomass and biogas power generation projects given their huge potential as a renewable energy for the country.
Make effort to hire more locals, oil palm players told
02/02/2010 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Oil palm players must make a concerted effort to employ locals to overcome their dependence on foreign labour instead of just focusing on profits.
Frying the Rainforests – the palm oil connection
01/02/2010 (GIFT (Global Instute for Tomorrow)) - When we have our French fries and potato chips, we hardly think about their connection to the rainforests. How are they connected? This is where palm oil comes into the picture.
Dompok’s green vision gets coalition’s backing
01/02/2010 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - A grassroots coalition in Sabah, which is against the 300MW coal-fired power plant proposal in Lahad Datu, is backing Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok’s vision of sourcing the state’s energy from its hundreds of palm oil mills.
Green and Black\'s to go 100% Fairtrade
28/01/2010 (Guardian.uk) - Organic chocolate maker Green & Black\'s today pledged to switch its entire worldwide food and beverage range to Fairtrade by the end of next year, in a groundbreaking move that will make it the world\'s leading manufacturer of organic Fairtrade chocolate.
Why palm oil does not deserve its bad press
28/01/2010 (Science Alert) - Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for South-East Asia's poor.
Campaign Targets General Mills’ Use of Palm Oil
28/01/2010 (Organic Authority) - This text recently appeared on a 30’ x 70’ banner (above) held outside the company’s Minneapolis headquarters by 42 activists who say the company is irresponsibly sourcing palm oil.
Financial boost for green technology era
28/01/2010 (New Straits Times), Putrajaya - In keeping with the government's commitment to develop green technology, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak officially launched the Green Technology Financing Scheme here yesterday.
