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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
Indian company to invest US$250 million in Suriname palm oil project
23/05/2008 (Caribbean Net News) Paramaribo, Suriname - A large business group from India, Food, Fats and Fertilizers Ltd. (FFF), said it will invest up to US$250 million to develop a palm oil project in Suriname. FFF-officials have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Surinamese government to establish a palm oil factory.
Oil palm genome sequencing may aid sustainability
21/05/2008 (AP Food Technology) - A US-Malaysian partnership has completed the first phase of annotating the oil palm genome in a process it hopes will enable increased oil yields and sustainability.
Malaysian palm oil conference focuses on sustainability
22/05/2008 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The word “sustainability†is no longer a catchphrase but a global market requirement for the palm oil industry.
Veg oil import to go up to 5.8mn tonne
22/05/2008 (Business Standard) - India\'s imports of vegetable oil, including both edible and non-edible categories, are likely to be 5.8 million tonne in the current oil year that ends this October, an industry official said.
Indonesia Astra Agro sees palm ouput above 1 mln tonnes
22/05/2008 (Reuters, India), Jakarta - Indonesia's largest listed plantation firm, PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk AALI.JK, expects to produce more than 1 million tonnes of crude palm oil by 2010 after building more mills, the company said on Thursday.
Ta Ann To Spend RM115 Mln To Boost Oil Palm Division
22/05/2008 (Bernama), Sibu - Ta Ann Holdings Bhd, the country biggest integrated timber player, plans to spend RM115 million this year to further boost its oil palm division.
Govt plans estate for downstream palm oil industry
22/05/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - The government will facilitate the development of an industrial estate for downstream palm oil factories to encourage investors to produce palm oil products with higher added values, a minister says.
Asiatic Centre completes first draft of oil palm genome sequence
22/05/2008 (The Edge Daily), Kuala Lumpur - Asiatic Centre For Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT) has completed the first draft of the oil palm genome sequence, bringing it closer to achieving a higher crude palm oil (CPO) yield of up to 30%.
Malaysia to host first palm oil seminar in Dubai
22/05/2008 (Trade Arabia News) - Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will jointly organise the first 'Malaysia-UAE Palm Oil Trade Fair & Seminar 2008’ in Dubai from May 26 to 27.
