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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
Biofuel agency to be formed: Formulating policy for biodiesel and ethanol to be among main remits
28/01/2008 (The Nation Multimedia, Thailand) - A new national biofuel organisation will be formed by the end of the year and will include representatives of the government, the private sector and the public.
No letup in edible oil price hike
27/01/2008 (The New Nation, Bangladesh) - People are yet to see any letup in the price hike of edible oil, one of the most essentials, instead of continuous rising.
To bio or not to bio - are \'green\' fuels really good for the earth?
26/01/2008 (Guardian Unlimited) - From the top of the Greenergy refinery in Immingham you can see across the Humber estuary to Hull. A hum of equipment fills the air, along with a curious smell. Popcorn.
Putting the brakes on ethanol
25/01/2008 (CBC News) - Ethanol was supposed to be this great fix for the air we breathe. Now it turns out it might be counterproductive, even dirty. At least, that is the view gaining ground in Europe.
Environmental groups find \'fundamental problems\' in Palm Oil sustainability plans
24/01/2008 (Marketing Week) - Environmental groups have criticised a plan by Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé and Heinz to certify palm oil as sustainable for not going far enough and having "fundamental problems".
Bid to smuggle 11,200kg of oil foiled
27/01/2008 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - An attempt to smuggle out 11,200kg of cooking oil by a barter trader has been foiled at a private jetty near Minyak Beku.
GOF busts cooking oil smuggling ops
26/01/2008 (The Star Online), Batu Pahat - A General Operations Force (GOF) team managed to foil an attempt by a trader to smuggle out about 11,200kgs of cooking oil to Indonesia.
Bulgarian Vegetable Oil is the Most Expensive in Europe
24/01/2008 (News.bg) - Bulgarians pay for a liter of cooking oil as much as the Paris citizen pays, shows a research of local BTV correspondents in seven European capitals.
India Cooking Oil Imports to Rise, Oilseed Area Drops
24/01/2008 (Bloomberg) - India's cooking oil imports may surge this year, straining global supplies, as dry weather curbs oilseed planting and some farmers shift to wheat and barley to benefit from soaring prices, analysts and traders said.
