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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
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Investor to produce biodiesel in Luapula
25/12/2008(Lusaka Times) - An investor has expressed interest to venture into biodiesel production from palm oil in Luapula Province next year.
Veg oil prices to rise 20% in \'09
25/12/2008 (Business Standard) - Despite the weak global outlook, edible oilseeds and oils prices are likely to appreciate 20 per cent in 2009 on rising palm oil demand from the food sector constituting 15 per cent of global consumption.
No case for raising customs duty on palm oil
24/12/2008 (Commodity Online), New Delhi - The Vanaspati Consultative Committee, an apex body of the Vanaspati industry has urged the Union Government not to increase customs duty on Crude Palm Oil as consumer prices of edible oils continue to be high with prices of major oilseeds ruling above Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Oil palm planters may get cess respite from Govt
24/12/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - The Government is considering a reduction in the Malaysian Palm Oil Board cess payment or even suspend it for a certain period to assist planters in dire straits.
Oil palm initiative to pay out 8% yield
24/12/2005 (The Star Online), Serdang - Plentiful Gold-Class Bhd, which manages Country Heights Growers Scheme (CHGS), a collective oil palm growing initiative, will deliver an 8% payout nett yield to its participating planters next month.
Edible oil, ghee prices fall by 10 pc
24/12/2008 (The Post), Islamabad - Despite 70 percent decline in edible oil prices in the international market, edible oil and ghee prices in Pakistan declined by 10 percent only.
Malaysia seeks to reverse collapse of tiger population due to poaching, logging, palm oil
23/12/2008 (Mongabay.com) - A new law seeks to double Malaysia's tiger population to 1,000 by 2020, reports BBC News.
Malaysia To Ride \"Bumpy\" Economic Journey Next Year
23/12/2008 (Bernama), KUala Lumpur - Malaysia has strong fundamentals which makes the economy resilient enough to ride through next year when the fallout of the global economic slowdown begins to take effect.
Haldia plant starts bio-fuel production
23/12/2008 (Times Of India), Kolkata - The city is on the threshold of a bio-fuel revolution. Very soon, buses and diesel taxis may stop belching toxic smoke, and Kolkatans may again breathe fresh air. That is, if the government changes its policies to put this green fuel in top gear, as several countries have done.
