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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
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian oil palm leader to grow rice
16/06/2008 (Nine MSN) - Sime Darby, the world\'s largest listed oil palm landowner, is set to diversify \"in a big way\" into rice production, according to its chairman.
Indian vanaspati cos in SL seek duty-free refined oil export
16/06/2008 (The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: Indian edible oil manufacturers like Ruchi and Adani Wilmar who have set up vanaspati units in Sri Lanka are believed to have approached the government for bringing refined oils to India from their facilities as shipping vanaspati has become unviable.
A Computerized Digital Imaging Technique to Estimate Palm Oil Quality Based on Fruit Colour
16/06/2008 (Innovationa Report) - Typically, palm oil quality is determined in a destructive manner using wet chemical analysis, which can be costly, time consuming and error prone.
MM Vitaoils plans RM163m downstream venture in India
14/06/2008 (The Star Online) New Delhi - With crude palm oil (CPO) price hitting a record, leading Malaysian companies are stepping up overseas ventures.
States refuse to fall for cheap palm oil
16/06/2008 (The Economis Times), New Delhi - Subsidised palm oil will now be the new balm for the common man hit by escalating prices of goods. With an eye on the forthcoming general elections, the UPA government is planning to supply palm oil to states at a subsidy of 15% to be distributed through the public distribution system (PDS) starting next month.
Neste to build biodiesel plant in Netherlands
13/06/2008 (Reuters, UK), Helsinki - Finland's Neste Oil Corp will build a biodiesel plant, its fourth such plant investment so far, in the Dutch city of Rotterdam to meet growing demand for biofuels, the company said on Friday.
Harmonising import duty in line with CET to cost Dar $635,000
15/06/2008 (Nation Media.com) - The Tanzania government stands to lose Tsh762 million ($635,000) in revenue as it moves to amend import duties to harmonise them with those of the East African Community Customs Union.
Tariff reduced on palm oil import from Malaysia
14/06/2008 (The News - International, Pakistan), Kuala Lumpur - Under Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA) signed between Pakistan and Malaysia in November 2007, Pakistan has reduced the tariff on seven palm products by 10 per cent Margin of Preference (MoP).
Pakistans demand for Malaysian palm oil expected to rise
14/06/2008 (Sindh Today.net), KUala Lumpur - Pakistans demand for Malaysian palm oil is expected to increase further this year due to its lower import duty compared to that from Indonesia.
