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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
Hindustan Unilever’s Profit Rises 3.7% After Charge
10/05/2009 (Bloomberg) - Hindustan Unilever Ltd., India’s biggest household products maker, posted a 3.7 percent increase in profit in the March quarter, missing estimates after a one- time charge for retirement benefits and restructuring.
Indonesia biodiesel firms await subsidy, fair prices
08/05/2009 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia's palm-based biodiesel firms, which have mostly stopped operations, are awaiting a fair price formula and government subsidies to survive as they feel the pinch of surging palm oil prices, an industry official said.
Some palm oil millers claim they are getting less oil using new technology
08/05/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Local palm oil millers have voiced concern over the repercussions in introducing new technologies that are claimed to be able to significantly boost the oil extraction rate (OER).
Government to Float Price of Cooking Oil for the Poor
07/05/2009 (Jakarta Globe) - The government will effectively float the price of its inexpensive Minyakita packaged cooking oil for the poor, adjusting the price against the market every month, Bayu Krasnamurthi, deputy to the coordinating minister for economic affairs, said on Thursday.
Sainsbury\'s double sales of basics fish fingers
07/05/2009 (International Supermarket News) - Sainsbury's only uses certified palm oil in it's frozen fish range. This industry leading commitment to sustainable palm oil is credited with helping to more than double sales of basics fish fingers over the past 12 months. Certified sustainable palm oil was introduced to basics fish fingers last May when Sainsbury's was the first food company to purchase the oil on a large scale.
What to expect from Malaysia\'s new Ministry of Green Technology
06/05/2009 (Asia.cnet) - A few weeks ago, I mentioned that after the Cabinet reshuffle, we now have a Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water helmed by Yang Berhormat Peter Chin. YB Peter Chin was formerly helping to promote Malaysia's palm oil as biofuel, among other responsibilities as Malaysia's Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities.
High taxes on palm oil imports to protect coconut industry
06/05/2009 (Daily News, Sri Lanka) - The Government will not hesitate to impose high taxes on palm oil imports as a precautionary measure to protect the country’s coconut industry, said Minister of Plantation Industry, D.M. Jayaratne.
Sime Darby deal to create 20,000 jobs -Liberia
05/05/2009 (Reuters), Monrovia - Liberia's $800 million palm and rubber deal with Malaysian firm Sime Darby will create 20,000 much needed jobs in the West African country rebuilding after civil war, Liberia's investment chief said late on Monday.
News: Unsustainable palm oil production threatening the Indonesian orangutan population
04/05/2009 (Food Biz Daily) - Unregulated palm oil production is causing widespread deforestation in Southeast Asia, dislocating natives and threatening the survival of the orangutan.
