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Malaysia's total palm oil stocks surge 24.54% to 3.51mil tonnes in Sept
CPO Futures Close Lower On Weaker Soybean Oil Prices
Palm oil falls to 11-week low on weak exports, rising output
CPO Futures End Lower In Line With Weak Regional Vegetable Oil Markets
Greenpeace: Certified ‘Sustainable Palm Oil’ Not Eco-Friendly
13/11/2008 (Environmental Leader) - Greenpeace said the first shipload of palm oil certified as “sustainable oil†from United Plantations, does not meet the criteria set for an environmentally friendly product. Greenpeace says the company does not comply with local Indonesian laws that protect the environment and has land conflicts with locals.
Sustainable shipment opens new palm oil options
13/11/2008 (Lepidopterology) - The arrival of the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment in Europe opens up possibilities for palm oil users to move away from subsidising forest destruction and social disruption from expanding palm oil plantations.
Humble Oil Palm May Hold Key To Preventing Landslides, Protecting Slopes
13/11/2008 (Bernama), Penang - The humble oil palm tree may just hold the key to preventing landslides and protecting slopes.
First Certified Palm Oil Goes to Market
12/11/2008 (Sustainable Business.com) - Palm oil is ubiquitous on supermarket shelves in products ranging from margerine to crackers, from cosmetics to detergents. In fact, about half the products people commonly purchase contain it.
12/11/2008 (WWF News Centre), Rotterdam, NL: The arrival of the first certified sustainable palm oil shipment in Europe opens up possibilities for palm oil users to move away from subsidising forest destruction and social disruption from expanding palm oil plantations.
Govt to replant 200,000 hectares of old oil palm
12/11/2008 (Daily Express News), Bangi - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities has target 200,000 hectares of oil palm for the replanting scheme, which will involve trees of more than 25 years old.
Greenpeace stops palm oil shipments from leaving Indonesia
11/11/2008 (Taiwan News) - Environmental group Greenpeace said Monday it had stopped several palm oil shipments from leaving Indonesia and called for an end to forests and peatlands being destroyed to make way for plantations.
Government Targets To Replant 200,000 Hectares Of Old Oil Palm
11/11/2008 (Bernama), Bangi -- The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities has target 200,000 hectares of oil palm for the replanting scheme, which will involve trees of more than 25 years old.
Cautious outlook on palm oil sector
11/11/2008 (The Star Online), Kuala Lumpur - HwangDBS Vickers Research is maintaining a cautious stance on the palm oil sector and believes the recent recovery in the crude palm oil (CPO) price might not last.
