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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
Unilever introduces sustainable palm oil product
02/05/2008 (Malaysia Sun) - Unilever says that by 2015 it will only use palm oil made from sustainable sources and not from deforested ground.
Expensive import increases trade deficit
02/05/2008 (The Daily Times, Pakistan), Islamabad - Import of five commodities POL products, wheat, palm oil, raw cotton and fertilizer at higher value added $3.074 billion in trade deficit of the country during July-March period of this fiscal year, stats a finance ministry report submitted to the parliament.
Unilever backs palm oil moratorium
02/05/2008 (Herald Sun) - ANGLO-DUTCH food and consumer goods giant Unilever says it will back a moratorium on further palm oil deforestation in Indonesia and intends to use only fully traceable palm oil by 2015.
High palm oil prices kill the biodiesel market for Asia
01/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - High palm oil prices have forced investors to shelve plans for biodiesel refineries, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Sustainability conference reveals a rift in the Malaysian Palm Oil Council
01/05/2008 (Mongabay.com) - Last month\'s sustainability conference sponsored by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) revealed a rift between some planters and the industry marketing organization.
Bahrain palm oil imports up
01/05/2008 (Gulf Daily News), Manama - Malaysian palm oil exports to Bahrain reached 986 metric tonnes (mt) last year, according to latest reports from the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
Malaysian palm oil exports to Qatar rise
01/05/2008 (The Peninsula, Qatar), Doha - Palm Oil exports from Malaysia to Qatar have recorded significant growth last year underlining the potential of palm oil in Doha market.
Greens say dairy industry faces problems
30/04/2008 (Hawkeys Bay) - A thousand-fold rise in imports of a rainforest-destroying feed to prop up New Zealand's burgeoning dairy industry has huge implications for the country's clean and green brand, the Green Party says.
Big Plans for Biodiesel Stall in Southeast Asia
30/04/2008 (The Wall Street Journal). Jakarta, Indonesia - Plans to invest billions of dollars in biodiesel refineries across Southeast Asia have been put on hold as the prices of key raw ingredients -- particularly palm oil -- have shot up amid surging food demand in China and India.
