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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
Indonesia beckons foreign palm oil companies
16/09/2007 (The Star Online), JAKARTA - Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer, wants foreigners to develop new plantations and may prevent them from acquiring existing operations, the agriculture minister said yesterday.
The Backlash Against Biofuels
14/09/2007 (The Investor's Business Daily) - Alternative Energy: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says biofuels may do more harm than good and that supporters may have a hidden agenda. Should corn be in our gas tank as well as our cereal bowl?
Research on ways of using oil palm sap
07/09/2007 (The Star Online) - Universiti Sains Malaysia has taken yet another step towards energy efficiency. In continuing a string of co- operation with the Japan Inter-national Research Centre for Agricultural Science (JIRCAS), USM signed a research agreement for the development of utilising oil palm sap in ethanol production.
Clearer Policies Need For Agri, Says Tax Expert
06/09/2007 (Bernama), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's 2008 Budget must come with clearer policies for the agriculture sector including non-oil commodities such as palm oil so as to take it to a significantly higher level, a tax expert says.
Opinion: Rich fields to harvest for the innovators
06/09/2007 (News Straits Times Online) - The economic success achieved on the back of innovations and research and development of our rubber and oil palm resources underscores the huge potential of harnessing such collaboration effectively, writes AHMAD IBRAHIM.
Cheap cooking oil for Jakarta, Bekasi
13/09/2007 (Jakarta Post), JAKARTA: The Jakarta and Bekasi trade agencies, in cooperation with PT Mikie Oleo Nabati Industri, are stepping up their sales of cooking oil at below market prices on the eve of the Islamic fasting month, when the need for the commodity usually increases sharply.
Southeast Asia gears up for palm oil boom
12/09/2007 (AFV), JAKARTA — Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green.
United Malacca to ride on high CPO prices
12/07/2007 (The Star Online), PETALING JAYA - United Malacca Bhd expects another good financial year should the current uptrend in crude palm oil (CPO) prices sustain.
Palm biodiesel plant to begin ops in Oct
11/09/2007 (The Star Online), KUALA LUMPUR - Kumpulan Fima Bhd (KFima) expects its maiden palm biodiesel plant in North Port, Port Klang to commence production by end-October.
