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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
Liberia: Govt Secures Huge Investment in Palm Oil Production
01/12/2009 (allAfrica.com), Monrovia — The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create 35,000 jobs.
Indonesian Environment Groups Say REDD Project Misses Point
01/12/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - Environmental nongovernmental organizations released a report on Monday accusing Australia of using a bilateral forestry project in Kalimantan to avoid reducing emissions at home while ignoring the welfare of indigenous peoples here.
Green Concerns or Trade Barriers?
01/12/2009 (Business Times) - At the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference last month, environment activist Wetlands International called for an address of "the alarming emissions from forest and peat swamp areas' conversion into oil palm plantations". The Netherlands-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) alleged that "the continuous emissions caused by drainage of carbon rich tropical peatsoil in Indonesia and Malaysia are enormous." At the end of the meeting, Wetlands lamented that its attempts to insert a Greenhouse Gas Emission criterion had been frustrated by members representing Indonesian and Malaysian oil palm planters.
Crude palm oil prices set to decline
30/11/2009 (The Times Of India), Mumbai - The negative impact notwithstanding, the debt crisis in Dubai may have one positive effect — easing cost pressures as commodity prices fall.
All Cosmos Invests RM200 Million in Medan, Vietnam
30/11/2009 (The Star Online), Pasir Gudang - All Cosmos Industries Sdn Bhd will invest RM200mil to set up two bio-organic fertiliser plants, in Medan, Indonesia and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, in 2011.
Emery Geared for Profit Growth
30/11/2009 (Business Times) - Emery Oleochemicals Group, 50 per cent owned by Sime Darby Bhd, is geared for competition and profit growth after a year of internal restructuring and rebranding.
Sustainable palm oil? There’s no such thing.
30/11/2009 (Big Wide World) - Were you hoping that the cosmetics or other goods you bought that were RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified were from genuinely sustainable sources? Think again.
Malaysia\'s Sime Darby plans China expansion
30/11/2009 (Asia One News), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian palm oil giant Sime Darby said Monday it planned to invest up to two billion ringgit (812 million Singapore dollars) in China including in the plantations and motor sectors.
Definition of Sustainability Dampens Palm Oil Export to Europe
28/11/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - First it was the health issue, then the environment and now palm oil has to endure further sustainability criteria for imports to Europe.
