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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
Food crisis forces Malaysia into barter: palm oil for rice
14/05/2008 (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 bartering palm oil for rice.
Sainsbury\'s first with sustainable palm oil
14/05/2008 (Talking Retail) - Sainsbury's claims it will be the first supermarket to launch a food product containing certified sustainable palm oil.
Govt Eyeing Jatropha Oil For Biodiesel Production
14/05/2008 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - The government is looking at the possibility of using jatropha oil as a raw material for the production of biodiesel in the future, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said.
Palm oil firms vow to stop using forests
14/05/2008 (The Jakarta Post) - Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia pledged to stop expanding plantations into forests in response to growing global criticism about deforestation and to promote more sustainable products.
Federal Government seeks Malaysian govt’s support in reviving oil palm produce
12/05/2008 (Business Day Online, Nigeria) - The Federal Government is seeking the assistance of Malaysia towards improving the standard of oil palm produce in the country.
Ta Ann banks on two core commodities
12/05/2008 (The Star Online) - THE CEO INTERVIEW - A good diversification programme had enabled Ta Ann Holdings Bhd to weather the downturn in the timber sector in the last 15-month.
UK palm oil consumption fuels Colombia violence, says report
12/05/2008 (The Guardian) - Britain's passion for chocolate, cakes and crisps is fuelling a violent campaign to force Colombian peasants off their land to make way for oil palm plantations, a report claims today.
Ta Ann goes big on CPO
12/05/2008 (The Star Online) - TIMBER giant Ta Ann Holdings Bhd is looking at substantially expanding its oil palm plantation within the next five years to balance its business portfolio.
Higher food prices trend to go on into 2009
12/05/2008 (The Star online) - IN recent months, agriculture commodities have posted their biggest monthly gains since the 1970s oil crisis. The rise in international prices, which has been building up in recent years, gathered pace in 2007 and looks set to surge higher this year on the back of a continuation of tight supplies, higher crude oil prices (which is adding fuel to the biofuel proposition worldwide), adverse weather in major planting regions and the unrestrained consumption boom in major emerging economies.
