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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
CSM May Have Higher-Than-Anticipated Palm Oil Costs
27/06/2008 (Bloomberg) - CSM NV, the world's largest supplier of lactic acid and ingredients to bakeries, said raw-material costs may exceed its initial estimate for this year and last after the price of palm oil and wheat increased.
Asian palm-oil industry rating outlook positive - Moody\'s
26/06/2008 (Forbes), Mumbai - Moody's Investors Service said it has a positive rating outlook for the Asia Pacific's rated palm-oil industry over the next 12 to 18 months after a rapid rise and continued high prices for crude palm oil (CPO) in the past 18 months strengthened balance sheets of Asian palm-oil producers, who responded by buying more plantations and increased planting of greenfield properties.
Tradewinds plans to go downstream
26/06/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - Tradewinds Plantation Bhd needs to own a sizeable oil palm land bank of about 200,000ha before it can fully embark on downstream operation.
Stop clearing forests, states told
26/06/2008 (NST Online), Putrajaya - State governments should heed the prime minister's directive against clearing permanent forest reserves for oil palm plantations, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin said.
Asian palm oil producers facing a good year: rating agency
26/06/2008 (AFP), Jakarta — High global prices for palm oil mean good times ahead for Asian producers over the next 12 to 18 months but little growth in much-touted biofuels, credit rating agency Moody's said on Thursday.
China impounds palm oil from missing importer-traders
25/06/2008 (Guardia.co.uk), Beijing - Chinese authorities have impounded palm oil stocks in a northern city after a major trading company's boss vanished, leaving a question mark over at least a hundred million yuan in prepayments from clients, traders said on Wednesday.
Felda Expanding Commercial Activities, Says Najib
25/06/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government was focusing on two possibilities in expanding Felda's commercial activities as a major producer of palm oil.
PM: No clearing of forests for oil palm plantations
25/06/2008 (NST Online), Kuala Lumpur - The government will not allow the clearing of forest areas for any new oil palm plantations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday.
TDM To Increase Investment In Oil Palm Plantations In West Kalimantan
25/06/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Terengganu - TDM Bhd is planning to increase its investments in the oil palm plantation sector in West Kalimantan this year with the acquisition of another 30,000 hectares of plantation land.
