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Budget 2025 adjustments in export tax seen helping palm oil refining industry be more competitive
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
PAC Looking Into Ways To Advance Palm Oil Industry
KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- The Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) is looking into ways to advance the Malaysian palm oil industry, assisting scientists at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) to prioritise their research and development programme.
India palm oil duty cut imminent as prices surge
12/4/07 MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is likely to reduce import duties on palm oil soon, as the government is concerned that soaring prices of the essential commodity might fuel inflation, a leading industry official said.
Indonesia Follows Suit In The Production And Use of Biofuels
12/4/07 (Mondaq) - Biofuels around the Globe. In Brazil, cars run on a 25 percent ethanol gasoline blend, taking advantage of being the world's largest producer of sugar-based ethanol of 16 billion litres (3.52 billion gallons) a year.
American Heart Association Calls on the U.S. to Pay Attention to the 'Bad Fats'
11/4/07 (WXYZ.com) - As the nation moves to significantly reduce trans fat consumption, the American Heart Association is launching "Face The Fats," an educational campaign to teach consumers how to minimize trans fat in their diet, while avoiding the unintended health consequence of defaulting to more saturated fat. The campaign features an "edutainment" Web site where the Bad Fats Brothers -- named Sat and Trans -- come to life, an interactive fat calculator and recipes developed by celebrity chef Alton Brown.
CPO extends price gains on tight supply of edible oils
12/4/07 (Business Times) - PALM oil continues to trade higher as global supply of edible oils tightens against burgeoning demands to feed the food, oleochemicals and biodiesel industries.
As palm oil rises, importers may shift to soyabean
6/4/07 (The Economic Times) - MUMBAI: India may consider cutting down its crude palm oil imports from Malaysia marginally and substituting it with soyabean oil if prevailing high prices continue.
Oilseed futures firm up on global cues
12/4/07 (Economic Times) - MUMBAI: Oil and oilseed contracts were up on Wednesday at the NCDEX backed by firmness in the international markets.
PPB Oil Palms merger with Wilmar approved
13/4/07 (The Star) - KUALA LUMPUR: PPB Group Bhd shareholders yesterday approved the merger between Singapore-based Wilmar International Ltd and PPB subsidiary PPB Oil Palms Bhd (PPBOP) as well as the group's edible oils, specialty fats, oleochemicals and trading businesses under PGEO Group Sdn Bhd and Kuok Oils & Grains Pte Ltd (KOG).
