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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
CPO Futures Close Higher On Stronger Crude Oil Prices Amid US-Iran Conflict
The Changing Face of Biodiesel Production
14/07/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - Imagine a three-way chicken and egg question. What came first: the chicken, the egg or the nest? That is the latest conundrum facing anyone trying to get started in the biodiesel business. How does one ensure that over a plant’s life that production will find an open market, access to feedstock, will not contravene local ordinances, and will have a trained and efficient pool of employees?
Palm oil industry moves into the Amazon rainforest
09/07/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Malaysia\'s Land Development Authority FELDA has announced plans to immediately establish 100,000 hectares (250,000) of oil palm plantations in the Brazilian Amazon.
Planter completes audit for green certification
14/07/2008 (The Star Online) - THE race to attain the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) full certification is hot on the agenda of Malaysian plantation players, given the rising misconception on sustainability and environmental issues among major importing nations particularly in Europe.
Firm to repeat success in Indonesia
14/07/2008 (The Star Online) - UNITED Plantations Bhd is undergoing a major expansion into oil palm plantations in Indonesia after 100 years of solid presence in Malaysia.
Parliamentary select committee visits oil palm industries in Ashanti
14/07/2008 (Morden Ghana) - Mr Akenten Appiah-Menkah, Managing Director of Appiah-Menkah Apino Soap in Kumasi, has called for the establishment of a Palm Oil Development Board to handle issues on the industry.
Cooking oil still selling at higher prices
12/07/2008 (The Daily Star) - Prices of spices increased throughout the week in the capital after the government had raised fuel prices while various edible oils were still selling at higher prices despite a lower rate fixed by the government three days earlier.
Select edible oils decline on weak global cues
12/07/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Edible oil prices fell across the board during the week ending Saturday, registering a decline of up to Rs 450 per quintal in the national capital on stockists selling, sparked by weakening global oil markets.
Chinese to buy into plantations?
12/07/2008 (The Star Online) - ACCORDING to a recent Reuters report, some refineries are overflowing and need to stop operations as there is no real additional demand to take away this surplus.
Optimism on CPO despite rising inventory
12/07/2008 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Analysts remain optimistic on the outlook for crude palm oil (CPO) despite the rising palm oil inventory and lagging exports vis-Ã -vis production during the first half of the year.
