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Palm oil stocks expected to climb 15pct in May on increased output
April Palm Oil Exports Up 9.62 pct, CPO Production 21.52 Pct Higher – MPOB
Malaysia deserves to get low-risk status in new EU regulation
Malaysia’s palm oil production up 3.51%
World oilseeds output seen down
14/7/06 (Business Line) - World oilseed output in the upcoming 2006-07 season is projected at 386.65 million tonnes (mt), marginally lower than previous year's 389.59 mt, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in its latest report on world agricultural supply and demand estimate
BioX environs project for palm oil mills
10/7/06 (The Star) - PLANTATION owners wanting to play a bigger role in preserving the environment can participate in BioX Group Asia's clean development mechanism (CDM) project, which helps contain methane gas released by palm oil mills.
Malaysia Weighs Palm Oil Share for Food, Energy
7/6/06 (Reuters) KUALA LUMPUR - Hunger for palm-based biofuel is growing so fast that Malaysia has decided to stop licensing new producers while industry works out how to divide up its raw material between the food and energy sectors.
Spot CPO poised to hit RM1,500 as demand surges
8/7/06 (The Star) - PETALING JAYA: The spot price of crude palm oil (CPO) is poised to hit the RM1,500-per-tonne mark "soon", given the potential surge in demand as more palm-based biodiesel plants are set to start operations late this year and in 2007.
Reduce pollution, oil palm operators told
7/7/06 (The Edge News) - Tawau: Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Karim Bujang urged operators involved in the palm oil industry to formulate ways and means to reduce pollution to safeguard the environment.
Govt Identifies Petronas To Channel Biofuel
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) -- The Government has identified Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) to help channel Malaysia's first-of-its-kind biofuel, envo diesel, said Plantation, Industries and Commodities Ministry Secretary-General, Datuk Dr Michael Dosim Lunjew.
Negative list, FDI may throw India-ASEAN FTA off track
9/7/706 (The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: The India-ASEAN free trade agreement (FTA), the largest trade pact negotiated by India so far, has run into trouble. Both sides have dug in their heels over key issues, which need to be resolved to kick-start the accord from January 1, '07.
KNM to expand into new industrial sectors
5/7/06 (Ther Edge News) - KNM Group Bhd is acquiring a 90% stake in Virgo Pulse Sdn Bhd group (VPSB), a maker of industrial boilers, for RM27.5 million cash in a strategic partnership deal that will allow it to expand into new industrial sectors such as power, palm oil and biomass.
Shell says biofuels from food crops "morally inappropriate"
6/7/06 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell, the world's top marketer of biofuels, considers using food crops to make biofuels "morally inappropriate" as long as there are people in the world who are starving, an executive said on Thursday.
