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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
Company Uses Cooking Oil to Power Diesel Engines
15/05/2008 (Ozarks First.com) - The price of gas continues to rise. On average in the Ozarks, it's more than $3.50 a gallon for regular unleaded.
Thieves stealing used cooking oil for biodiesel
14/05/2008 (Kansas.com) - The price of gasoline has gotten so high that people have begun to steal used cooking oil.
New Britain doubles profit from palm oil
14/05/2008 (Reuters) - New Britain Palm Oil doubled quarterly profits and underlined plans to double acreage over the next seven years in anticipation of strong palm oil prices, the Australasia-focused planter said on Wednesday.
Charity warns of palm oil human rights violations
14/05/2008 (Cosmetics design-europe.com) - War on Want has warned that UK consumers could be fuelling a campaign to displace indigenous people from their land by consuming Colombian palm oil.
Palm oil, war and the true cost of chocolate
14/05/2008 (Ligali) - A recent report by London based advocacy group War and Want has revealed how Britain’s excessive consumption of chocolate is fuelling a war by rightwing paramilitary groups upon the indigenous and African Colombian people.
With markets in turmoil Malaysia turns to bartering in search of rice
15/05/2008 (Times Online, UK) - Asian commodity and currency markets could be plunged into chaos after the Malaysian Government threatened to abandon standard trading channels in favour of a barter deal.
Malaysia ready to trade palm oil for rice to stabilize domestic supply
14/05/2008 (International Herald Tribune, France), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is prepared to offer palm oil in exchange for rice to any rice-exporting country as part of efforts to stabilize domestic supply, a Cabinet minister said.
Sarawak’s crude palm oil sales tax up by more than 100%
14/05/2008 (The Star Online), Kuching - The Sarawak government collected more than RM165mil in sales tax on crude palm oil (CPO) last year, more than double the RM69mil collected in 2006.
BOPP Is To Cash In On Higher Palm Oil Prices
13/05/2008 (Modern Ghana.com) - The Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) is poised to cash in on the rising prices of crude palm oil on the international market to raise its revenue, Mr Ishmael Yamson, Board Chairman of the Company has said.
