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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
FACTBOX-World biofuels production and its impact
03/06/2008 (Reuters) - The following are facts about biofuels production as world leaders meet in Rome this week to discuss the global food price crisis.
Palm oil edges up on soy oil, exports cap gains
03/06/2008 (The News, International), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian crude palm oil futures inched higher on Monday as investors hesitated between betting on the overnight strength in US soy oil markets and selling on slower export demand.
Commodities in bubble trouble?
03/06/2008 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - Although fund managers are upbeat about the commodities sector, there are concerns that the “investment bubble†is about to burst as commodity prices continue to surge, led by crude oil.
Cooking Oil Collected to Make Bio-Diesel
02/06/2008 (WHNT) - The recycling center in the city of Florence is busy. Workers have their hands full with bottles, plastic cartons, paper, cardboard, and aluminum cans. Now, there is a new addition - cooking oil.
Biofuel land demand puts peasants at risk - report
02/06/2008 (Reuters, Africa), Rome - The rise of biofuels is not only adding to the global food price crisis but also poses a risk for peasants, pushed off their land to make way for energy crops, a report prepared for this week's food summit said.
Biofuels: What do the experts think?
02/06/2008 (CNN) - It wasn't so long ago that biofuels were being heralded as the savior of the planet and a thoroughly green solution to our climate woes. But fair winds have been replaced by persistent storms of criticism. But is it justified? Principal Voices has spoken to three people -- an economist, a scientist and an environmental campaigner -- at the heart of the biofuels debate. Here, they have their say on biofuels. Have yours at bottom of the page.
Tropical forests in Indonesia and Malaysia being axed in favour of palm oil
02/06/2008 (Thaindian News), London - A report in New Scientist has determined that tropical forests in Indonesia and Malaysia are being axed in favour of palm oil.
High CPO prices make planters opt for forward sales
02/06/2008 (The Star Online) - MOST oil palm plantation companies in Malaysia have successfully locked in crude palm oil (CPO) prices at above RM3,000 per tonne under their forward sales policy this year.
Distorting food and fuel prices
02/06/2008 (The Star Online) - HUGE investment funds are driving up prices of commodities, said US Senator Joseph Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee recently.
