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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Gene-altered bugs make biodiesel
27/01/2010 (AFP), Paris – Gene scientists have coaxed bacteria into eating agricultural waste and secreting diesel, offering a potentially cheaper, greener energy source than present-day biofuels, a study released Wednesday said.
Companies should act – not palm us off with token efforts
25/01/2010 (Sumatran Orangutan Society) - Productive and versatile, it's no surprise that palm oil has become the world's most popular vegetable oil with 40 million tonnes traded every year. It's found in a plethora of products, both food and non-food, in a range of different guises. But it has come at a cost.
Putrajaya, Cyberjaya aim low
22/01/2010 (New Straits Times) - IN an area next to the Abu Dhabi International Airport, construction is under way on the world's first carbon-neutral city. Not all countries have the financial means of the United Arab Emirates to launch such a massive project. Masdar City costs US$15 billion. But planners say countries like Malaysia can start small by earmarking several locations as low-carbon areas to reduce carbon emissions, KOI KYE LEE reports.
General Mills \'linked to unsustainable palm oil\'
20/01/2010 (Cool Earth) - A rainforest protection group has accused the US food maker General Mill of using unsustainable palm oil in its production.
General Mills says protesters barking up wrong tree
19/01/2010 (Twin Cities) - Protesters unfurled a giant banner in front of General Mills' corporate headquarters in Golden Valley on Tuesday, accusing the food maker of using palm oil from suppliers that destroy rainforests.
Palm oil expansion, biodiesel factors in Copenhagen drama
20/01/2010 (Biodiesel Magazine) - Biodiesel has become a major product for the palm oil sector in Asia. This business has been at the center of an international controversy involving tropical deforestation, agricultural competition and the Copenhagen Climate Summit.
Cheerios maker linked to rainforest destruction
19/01/2010 (Mongabay.com) - An activist group linked General Mills to destruction of rainforests in Southeast Asia in dramatic fashion on Tuesday, when it unfurled a giant banner, reading "Warning: General Mills Destroys Rainforests", outside the company's Minneapolis headquarters building.
Govt must allow edible oils import duty-free
19/01/2010 (Business Line) - Now that the Government has allowed both raw and refined sugar imports duty-free, it is time the same logic is extended to edible oil also.
Palm Oil Master Plan To Attract US$2.6bn Investment
19/01/2010 (Liberian Daily Observer), Monrovia - In an attempt to boost the economy of Liberia amidst the global financial meltdown, a two-day workshop to draw a master plan for the palm oil industry is expected to be held from Thursday, January 21 to Friday, January 22, 2010 at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
