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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
Illegal palm oil from forests taints household brands
11/12/2009 (Times Online) - A company that produces many of Britain’s best-known household brands has been exposed as contributing to the destruction of rainforests by buying thousands of tonnes of illegal palm oil.
Illegal forest clearance and RSPO greenwash: case studies of Sinar Mas
11/12/2009 (Greenpeace) - Indonesian conglomerate, the Sinar Mas group, has extensive interests in both the palm oil and pulp and paper sectors.
Palm Oil Buyers Waiting To See If Price Will Fall
11/12/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Malaysia’s palm oil stocks in November stood at 1.934 million tonnes, reflecting only a marginal decrease from 1.974 million tonnes, the highest level year-to-date, recorded in October.
EU Demand Scant For Non-Rain Forest Palm Oil
10/12/2009 (Planet Ark), Hamburg - Europe's food industry is proving slow to buy palm oil certified under a new scheme as produced without destroying tropical rain forests, the head of Germany's edible oil industry association OVID said on Wednesday.
Malaysia-Indonesia should speak in one voice in defending anti-palm oil campaign
09/12/2009 (Palm Oil HQ) - Malaysia should not be alone in battling the anti-palm oil smear campaign, mounted by European activists and non-government organisations (NGOs), former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday.
EU demand scant for non-rain forest palm oil
09/12/2009 (International Business Times), Hamburg - Europe's food industry is proving slow to buy palm oil certified under a new scheme as produced without destroying tropical rain forests, the head of Germany's edible oil industry association OVID said on Wednesday.
Unimills wary of vegetable oil\'s new volatility
09/12/2009 (Forbes), Amsterdam - Dutch vegetable oil processor Unimills, owned by Malaysia's Sime Darby, sees volatility in edible oil prices as one of its main concerns in future, its managing director said on Wednesday.
Shortages, increasing demand set to boost CPO prices in 2010
09/12/2009 (The Jakarta Post) - The recent Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and Price Outlook (IPOC) forecasted a potential shortage of CPO in 2010, on the back of rising demand and limited growth of supply, caused mainly by the commencement of a low cycle, the El Ni*o effect and the replanting program in Malaysia.
FINLAND: Biodiesel Breakthrough or Environmental Nightmare?
09/12/2009 (IPS News), HELSINKI - As Finnish energy major Neste Oil scales up production of its ‘green’ diesel NExBTL, environmental activists fear that more land will go under palm oil plantations at the expense of Southeast Asia’s threatened rainforests.
