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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
Myanmar to cultivate oil palm in southern division
18/11/2008 (China Daily), Yangon - Myanmar strives to cultivate 500, 000 acres (202,500 hectares) of oil palm in the southern Tanintharyi division, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
Industry faces fresh calls to stop forest conversion
18/11/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - Palm oil companies are facing increasing pressure from green groups who fear the conversion of forests into plantations could cost the country its rich biodiversity.
Sime Darby\'s Ahmad Zubir copes with plunging price of palm oil
18/11/2008 (The Malaysian Insider), Kuala Lumpur - A year ago three Malaysian palm oil producers - Sime Darby, Golden Hope Plantations and Kumpulan Guthrie - merged to form the world's biggest listed palm plantation company in terms of landholdings. That was just in time for the crash in palm oil prices.
Palm Biodiesel Price Will Remain The Same As Regular Diesel, Says Chin
17/11/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The pump price of palm biodiesel will remain the same as regular diesel when the biodiesel blend is introduced here next year, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said Monday.
Global Economic Turmoil No Serious Impact On POIC In Lahad Datu, Sandakan
17/11/2008 (Bernama), Kota Kinabalu - Impact of the worsening global economic turmoil has yet to be felt and is expected not to severely affect investments in the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) in Lahad Datu and Sandakan, the state legislature was told Monday.
New Incentives For Landowners In NCR Land Project
17/11/2008 (Bernama),Kanowit - Landowners participating in new Native Customary Rights (NCR) land projects in the state now stand to benefit from two new incentives.
Certify palm oil producers for sustainable development
17/11/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will hold its sixth annual meeting Nov. 18 to 20, 2008, in Bali to discus issues ranging from the certification program for members, palm oil small-scale growers, RSPO and government, market standards, biofuel, and other issues the palm oil industry faces looking forward.
West Sumatra Hopes Central Govt Accelerate Biodiesel Program
17/11/2008 (Berita Sore), Padang - The West Sumatra provincial administration hoped the central government would intensify the implementation of the palmoil-based biodiesel oil production as a medium-solution to the current economic crisis regarding the national CPO commodity.
Federal, state authorities to help oil palm smallholders
17/11/2008 (The Star Online), Kota Kinabalu - Help is on the way for thousands of oil palm smallholders in the state who are facing financial dire straits because they have difficulty selling their produce amidst plunging crude palm oil prices.
