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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
Palm oil plantation indices unveiled
19/05/2009 (The Malaysian Insider) — To further promote Bursa Malaysia as a key centre for commodities, Malaysia’s stock exchange operator has launched three new palm oil plantation (POP) indices, two of which are Asian based and include Singapore planters.
Malaysian palm oil output forecast cut
19/05/2009 (Business Times, India), Hamburg - Malaysian October 2008/September 2009 palm oil output is likely to reach only 17.8 million tonnes Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World forecast yesterday.
Government \'greatly concerned\' by palm oil production
19/05/2009 (The Independent) - The Government has joined calls for Britain’s best-selling household groceries to use sustainable palm oil.
SRI LANKA CARSON UNIT SAYS PALM OIL MARKET STABILISED
19/05/2009 (TMCnet), Colombo - Palm oil prices have stabilised after last year's collapse and demand should grow in future, according to Good Hope, a subsidiary of Sri Lanka's Carson Cumber batch group with plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Fertiliser, vegetable oil price freeze
19/05/2009 (Bangkok Post) - The price of chemical fertilisers and vegetable oils will not rise during the current period, Department of Internal Trade director-general Yanyong Phuangrach said on Tuesday.
Plantation companies in conflict with villagers
19/05/2009 (The Jakarta Post), Jakarta - The palm oil industry has sparked controversy over environmental issues, as well as concerns over security.
Malaysia\'s Sime to grow non-plantation business
16/05/2009 (Reuters) - Malaysian planter Sime Darby (SIME.KL) plans to expand its non-plantation businesses to reduce its dependence on the more cyclical palm oil earnings, The Edge business weekly reported, citing a top company official.
WWF to Rate Palm Oil Purchasers on Sustainability
15/05/2009 (International Centre forTrade and Sustainable Development) - The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) says it will begin a campaign to rate major palm oil purchasers on their sustainability after figures show only a fraction of certified palm oil on the market has been purchased.
Did Malaysia cancel plans for palm oil development in the Amazon?
21/05/2009 (Mongabay.com) - The Malaysian government\'s federal land agency (FELDA) is now denying its well-documented plan to develop oil palm plantations in the Amazon rainforest, reports Ecological Internet, a forest advocacy group that carried out a campaign against the project.
