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Malaysia's palm oil stocks hit 8-month high in May as output jumps
FGV may see earnings fall over 50pct annually from expanded SST
CIMB: India's duty cut, low stocks seen boosting Malaysian palm oil exports
Palm Oil Market Set for Strong Growth to USD 106.5 Billion by 2032 Amid Rising Sustainability Focus
Enco Danstoker To Build RM22 Mln Biomass Plant
BENTONG, May 10 (Bernama) -- Steam boiler manufacturer Enco Danstoker (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd plans to build a RM22 million biomass steam plant which uses a cleaner development mechanism application to reduce the dependency on fuel for power.
Sapangar Bay container port to be ready early 2007
8/5/06 (Business Times) - THE RM322.42 million Sapangar Bay container port at Kota Kinabalu that is being developed by Sabah Port Sdn Bhd, is now at the final stage of construction.
Demand in Asia, Europe to further lift palm oil price
11/52006 (The Star) - NEW DELHI: Palm oil futures in Malaysia may rise as production fails to keep up with demand in Asia and Europe for the vegetable fat used in food, detergents and fuel, according to TransGraph Consulting Pvt.
Remove trees from reserve land, oil palm firms urged
9/5/2006 KOTA KINABALU (The Star) - Oil palm companies should voluntarily remove trees planted on riverbank reserves and not wait for the authorities to act against them.
The downside of cutting trans fats: More palm oil
10/5/06 (mercurynews.com) - New food labeling requirements have made it easier to determine if our favorite foods contain harmful trans fats. But the demand among food manufacturers for alternatives to trans fats may have an unfortunate consequence: Greater use of palm oil in many popular food products.
Time to check encroachment
10/5/06 Sandakan (Daily Express News) - The Sandakan Tourism Committee under the Sandakan Municipal Council (MPS) strongly supports Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman's call to oil palm plantation owners encroaching into riparian areas to immediately vacate these areas or risk being penalised.
Jakarta hopes to clean up with biodiesel fuel
9/5/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - Vehicle owners in Jakarta will have the choice of buying a more environmentally friendly alternative to diesel fuel when state oil and gas company Pertamina starts selling biodiesel fuel in its gas stations in mid-May.
PM alerts Bush on anti-palm oil drive
6/4/06 AUSTIN (Texas) (The Star) - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has told US President George W. Bush his concerns over attempts by certain US groups to discredit palm oil.
Oil firms to bear blending costs
5/5/06 (NSTP) - Oil companies in Malaysia will have to supply Envo Diesel, a made-in-Malaysia biofuel, and bear the blending costs when the law mandating its uses comes into force next year.
