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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
Sumitomo plans biogas tie-ups with local firms
06/03/2009 (The Star Online), Subang Jaya - Water treatment expert Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co Ltd (SHI-EV) of Japan plans to bring Japanese investors in to jointly develop biogas plants with local oil palm plantation companies.
Biogas trapping for palm oil millers
05/03/2009 (Business Times, Malaysia) - PALM oil millers are being encouraged to implement biogas trapping technology in order to reduce methane emission which contributes towards global warming, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said.
Future of palm oil remains bright
05/03/2009 (NST Online) - JUST a year ago, palm oil was on Cloud Nine. It was the toast of the country's economy. The price of crude palm oil (CPO) breached the RM4,000 mark to touch RM4,312 a tonne on March 3, last year. Prices stayed above RM3,000 for about seven months, an all-time record.
EU’s new law may hurt palm oil exporters
05/03/2009 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia’s palm oil exports to European Union (EU) countries may be affected by the European Commission’s (EC) latest renewable energy directive on biofuel content, which encompasses regulations on carbon emissions.
Indonesia applies for World Bank forest CO2 scheme
04/03/2009 (Reuters), Singapore - Indonesia has applied to join a World Bank programme that supports developing nations' efforts to fight deforestation and help them earn cash through the sale of tradeable carbon credits.
Settlers lodge police reports against Felda
04/03/2009 (The Star Online), Kuantan - The National Association of Felda Settlers’ Children (Anak) lodged police reports in several states Wednesday claiming that Felda had applied pressure on 25,000 settlers who refused to hand over the running of their oil palm estates to the agency.
Govt Adopts New Strategies To Help Smallholders Eke Out A Living
04/03/2009 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The Government has adopted new strategies and extended aid to smallholders tide over with their living expenses following the drastic fall in rubber, oil palm and pepper prices, the Dewan Rakyat heard today.
CPO decoupling from crude oil prices
04/03/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The current pattern of price movements in crude palm oil (CPO) futures, with the commodity stabilising at levels of about RM1,800 per tonne, is indicative of the persistence in the decoupling of CPO from crude oil prices, analysts said.
First Cargill palm plantation certified sustainable by RSPO
03/03/2009 (Finchannel.com) - The FINANCIAL -- Cargill on March 2 announced that its first palm plantation - PT. Hindoli in Sumatra - has received the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certification.
