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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
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief: Palm oil has become important revenue earner
27/06/2009 (The Star Online) - AMID the industry’s quest for sustainability and environmental protection, oil palm planters from Malaysia and Indonesia have been urged not to yield to the demands of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and environmentalists who are targeting deforestation.
Significant rise in RSPO-certified palm oil in EU
26/06/2009 (Commodity Online), Kuala Lumpur / Brussels - The volume of RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil imported in European Union markets have increased significantly as producers in South East Asia comply with the Roundtable on Sustainable PalmOil, the multi-stakeholder association working to make all palm oil production sustainable.
Edible oil trade wants return of customs duty
26/06/09 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - The vegetable oil trade has asked the government to reimpose custom duty on edible oils in the budget to check the significant rise in imports. This will restrict a sharp fall in local oilseed prices and encourage farmers to expand area of the crop under kharif cultivation.
Indonesia to Host International Oil Palm Conference
26/06/2009 (CRIENGLISH.com) - Indonesia is scheduled to host the International Oil Palm Conference (IOPC) in Yogyakarta from June 1 to 3 next year, the conference organizer chairman said here on Wednesday.
KS Oil buys 35k acres more in Indonesia for palm plantations
25/06/2009 (The Economic Times), Mumbai - Madhya Pradesh-based edible oil manufacturing company, KS Oils has acquired an additional 35,000 acres of land in Indonesia for oil palm plantations. With this acquisition, the total land acquired by the company stands at 85,000 acres and it plans to invest Rs 750 crore over a period of three year in palm plantations and production of crude palm oil there.
Land battle for Sumatra\'s apes
25/06/2009 (NZ Herald), Tripa - Perched halfway up a tree on the Seumayan River, a young orang-utan lounges on a branch, eating fruit.
Palm Oil Boom Threatens the Last Orangutans
24/06/2009 (Orang Utan Centre) - A famous British company, Jardines, is profiting as the lowland forest – which shelters the few remaining orangutans – is razed to make way for massive palm oil plantations, reports Kathy Marks in Tripa, Indonesia.
Palm oil alternative for tyre production
24/06/2009 (Farmers Guardian) - IT takes 200 to 250 litres of crude oil to manufacture a typical large farm tyre, but Goodyear has been looking at other materials to decouple tyre prices from mineral oil.
Palm oil biodesel to save Vale $150 mln per year
24/06/2009 (Reuters), Rio De Janerio - Brazilian miner Vale will save an estimated $150 million in fuel costs starting in 2014 by producing its own palm-oil based biodiesel, the company said on Wednesday.
