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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
The destruction of the rainforest
07/07/2008 (Telegraph.co.uk) - Every year across the world a forest area the size of England, about 32m acres, is destroyed or degraded.
Edible oils soften on global cues
07/07/2008 (The Economic Times), New Delhi - Wholesale prices of select edible oils on Monday lost up to Rs 100 per quintal in the national capital on Monday on stockists selling, triggered by weak trend in Malaysian palm oil.
Study finds Indonesian orangutan populations declining sharply
07/07/2008 (International Herald Tribune), Bangkok, Thailand - A researcher says the number of orangutans in Indonesia and Malaysia has declined sharply mostly because of illegal logging and the rapid expansion of palm oil plantations.
Orangutans \'heading for extinction\'
06/07/2008 (Scotland On Sunday) - THE endangered orangutan could become the first great ape to become extinct if urgent action is not taken to protect the species from human encroachment in its native South-East Asia.
Malaysia Sows the Seed of a Better Life
07/07/2008 (Red Orbit) - Malaysia is blessed to have oil below the sea and onshore. Both crude and palm oil are trading at record-high prices, and contributing significantly to the economy. Business Times interviews Malaysian Palm Oil Council chief executive officer Tan Sri Yusof Basiron.
Special Reports: Ethical sourcing: Palm oil – A palm for the soul
07/07/2008 (Ethical Corporation) - Once an unglamorous cheap commodity, palm oil has suddenly become a test case for how far big food and cosmetic brands are committed to sustainability
New era of windfall profits tax
07/07/2008 (The Star Online) - THE announcement by the government of a tax on ‘windfall profits’ of oil palm plantation operators and independent power producers (IPPs) represents a trend among economies where there are specific sectors benefiting from the bonanza in terms of high prices of certain commodities.
Govt urged to enforce Bali plan to protect orangutan
07/07/2008 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Orangutan activists have urged the government to implement the Bali action on wild orangutans amid the species' rapid decline due to massive forest conversion across the country.
Imports may rise on edible oil shortage
07/07/2008 (Live Mint.com), Mumbai - India may increase edible oil imports by more than 80% till October, straining global stockpiles, to meet a shortfall in domestic supplies and cool the fastest inflation in 13 years, a commodity trader said.
