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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
Malaysia lowers December crude palm oil reference price, maintains duty at 10%
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
CPO Futures Snap Two-Day Gains To Close Lower
Palm oil prices higher than govt-fixed rate
03/05/2008 (The Daily Star) - Retailers across the country continue to sell palm oil at Tk 103 to Tk 104 a litre even though the government fixed its retail price at Tk 96 three days ago.
Malaysia\'s YTL targets palm oil carbon credits
02/05/2008 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian power-to-telecoms conglomerate YTL Corp (YTLS.KL: Quote, Profile, Research) took a majority stake in what it said was the country\'s largest carbon credit consultancy on Friday, looking to capitalise on growing opportunities in the palm oil sector.
Fuel’s future is in designing, not refining
02/05/2008 (Economist) - LAST month, your columnist raved about the new generation of lean, clean diesel cars arriving belatedly in America (“Diesel’s second comingâ€, April 4th 2008), but wondered where they might find their fuel. With oil pushing $120 a barrel, the diesel’s fuel-sipping charms—it delivers about 30% more miles per gallon (MPG) than regular petrol—have created a shortage of diesel fuel around the world.
Unilever commits to sustainable palm oil
02/05/2008 (Food Navigator) - Unilever has pledged to use only palm oil certified as sustainable by 2015, while also supporting calls for a moratorium on further deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia.
Unilever introduces sustainable palm oil product
02/05/2008 (Malaysia Sun) - Unilever says that by 2015 it will only use palm oil made from sustainable sources and not from deforested ground.
Expensive import increases trade deficit
02/05/2008 (The Daily Times, Pakistan), Islamabad - Import of five commodities POL products, wheat, palm oil, raw cotton and fertilizer at higher value added $3.074 billion in trade deficit of the country during July-March period of this fiscal year, stats a finance ministry report submitted to the parliament.
Unilever backs palm oil moratorium
02/05/2008 (Herald Sun) - ANGLO-DUTCH food and consumer goods giant Unilever says it will back a moratorium on further palm oil deforestation in Indonesia and intends to use only fully traceable palm oil by 2015.
High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia
01/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - High palm oil prices have forced investors to shelve plans for biodiesel refineries, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council
01/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Last month\'s sustainability conference sponsored by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) revealed a rift between some planters and the industry marketing organization.
