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Budget 2025 adjustments in export tax seen helping palm oil refining industry be more competitive
CPO FUTURES HIT TWO-YEAR HIGH ON BULLISH SENTIMENT, STRONG EXPORTS
CPO price strength could dissipate through end-2024, says BMI
CPO price forecast to climb for rest of the year
Plantation stocks up in early trade
3/5/2006 (The Edge Daily) - Plantation stocks, led by heavyweight IOI Corporation, were among the major gainers in early trade on May 3, on the bullish outlook for crude palm oil (CPO).
Another group shows interest in oil palm
30/4/06 (The Edge Daily) - SABAH also aims to enter a joint venture with another Indian multinational, the Aditya Birla Group, in oil palm cultivation.
Manila welcomes Asia's first big biodiesel plant
4/5/06 (Financial Times) - The Philippines yesterday inaugurated Asia's first large-scale biodiesel plant, which can produce up to 60m litres a year of the alternative fuel from coconut oil, a big step for the poor south-east Asian country.
Food industry urges caution on biofuel promotion plan
4/5/2006 (Nutraingredients.com) - A plan to increase biofuel production could lead to an increase in prices for agricultural ingredients, in particular rapeseed, the bloc's food industry association warns in a position paper.
Go to the ground to register them
4/5/06 Kota Kinabalu (Sabah Daily Express) - Science Advisor to the Chief Minister Datuk Tham Nyip Shen said the Federal Government should take a proactive approach by going to the ground and approaching the industry players that employ foreign workers, in ensuring that all are registered.
Forests in Southeast Asia Fall to Prosperity's Ax
2/5/06 LONG ALONGO, Indonesia (New York Times ) For as long as anyone can remember, Anyie Apoui and his people have lived among the majestic trees and churning rivers in an untouched corner of Borneo, catching fish and wild game, cultivating rice and making do without roads. But all that is about to change.
Tariff values for palm oils hiked
Chennai 28/4/05 (Business LIne) - The Union Government on Friday raised the tariff values for palm group of oils by $7 a tonne, while keeping that of crude soyabean oil unchanged. On April 17, it had cut the values for the palm group of oils by $10 and that of soya oil by $4.
Planters await biodiesel bill
1/5/06 (The Star) - LOCAL plantation companies, particularly those with huge investments in palm-based biodiesel projects, are eagerly awaiting the biodiesel bill to be passed by the Parliament next month.
A new cash crop for smallholders
1/5/06 (The Star) - WHILE the focus on palm-based biodiesel remains intact, the National Smallholders Association (NASH) has formed a joint venture with an Indian company to set up Malaysia's first Jetropha Curcus (JC)-based biodiesel processing and refining plant.
