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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
Malaysian edible oil firms to invest in Indian refining activities
14/12/05 (indianonline.com) - Malaysian edible oil majors are keen to invest in plantation and refining activities in India. Chief executive officer of Malaysian Palm Oil Promotion Council (MPOPC), said.
Sabah Set To Become World's Premier Biodiesel Centre
15/12/05 (Bernama) - Kota Kinabalu: Sabah, the biggest palm oil producing state in Malaysia, is set to become the world's premier bio-diesel producing area with a 300,000 tonnes-per-year plant to be set up at the state's palm oil industrial cluster in Lahad Datu.
Perak Gets Its First Biomass Industry Project Worth RM260 Mln
14/12/05 IPOH, (Bernama) -- A public listed company is expected to invest about RM260 million in what would be Perak's first biomass project that would see the production of oil palm based biomass.
Plantation stocks have already factored in high CPO prices in 06
14/12/05 (The Edge Daily) - The strong performance of most plantation stocks has already taken into consideration the anticipation of higher palm oil prices in 2006, and analysts are now making a neutral call on this sector.
WWF peeks into mysterious life of Borneo's pygmy elephants
16/12/05 (eurekalert.org) - Satellite technology allows glimpse into remote jungle habitat. The same satellite system used by the U.S. military to track vehicle convoys in Iraq is helping World Wildlife Fund shed light on the little-known world of pygmy elephants in Borneo.
WTO Members Need To Compromise And Move From Dogmatic Positions
HONG KONG, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The 150- member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should be prepared to compromise and move from dogmatic positions in order to meet the expectations of global economy stakeholders, said Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz.
Johor To Establish Malaysia's First Biofuel Park
16/12/05 JOHOR BAHARU, (Bernama) -- The Johor State government, recognising the huge potential of the biofuel industry, will be setting aside a 400-hectare piece of land at the Tanjung Langsat Port in Pasir Gudang, to be developed as a Biofuel Park, the first such park in Malaysia, Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said.
Convert to new licence, palm oil players told
13/12/ 2005 Kota Kinabalu (Sabah Daily Express) - Palm oil industry players in Sabah were on Monday urged to convert their existing licence to the new ones issued by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) by next year.
China May be Planning 4 Palm Oil-Based Biodiesel Plants
16/12/05 (Business Times) - China, which is already Malaysia's top palm oil buyer, is set to give the commodity another boost with its plan to build four biodiesel plants worth RM700 million.
