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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
Palm Oil Puts Squeeze on Orangutans
11/05/2009 (The Jawa Report), United Kingdom - In hairy ape news, Britain's energy providers are soon to be putting a squeeze on orangutans and other animals on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Palm Oil Rally Ending as Record Crops Signal 25% Drop
11/05/2009 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil, used in everything from Twix candy to diesel fuel, may be poised to end its fastest rally in almost seven years and drop 25 percent as the world’s biggest growers reap record harvests.
\'Green\' power plants may burn palm oil
11/05/2009 (The Independent) - The operators of Britain's first "biofuel" power plants are considering burning palm oil, which is blamed for causing rainforest destruction in south-east Asia.
Palm oil is not healthy, also to substitute trans fat
10/05/2009 (Teatro Naturale International) - Trans fatty acids (trans fats) are created during a hardening process called hydrogenation, which serves to make oils suitable for use in products that require solid fats, such as baked goods and breakfast bars.
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.
