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CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
MyFuel to spend RM160m on biodiesel plants
03/10/2007 (Bernama) - MYFUEL Ltd has allocated RM160 million to set up biodiesel facilities at the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), group managing director George Joukador said today.
Veep emphasises need for clean environment
03/10/2007 (Ghanaian Times) - Vice-President Aliu Mahama has advised traditional authorities to increase the potential value of their areas by enhancing-environmental cleanliness and improving the level of service offered to visitors.
Danisco launches new campaign
04/10/2007 (Ferret.com) - When trans fatty acids first became an issue, palm oil fractions and interesterified oils appeared an obvious and easily implemented alternative to the trans-rich partially hydrogenated fats so widely used in the production of fat-based fine bakery and confectionery products. But then came the performance problems.
Orangutans squeezed by biofuel boom
04/10/2007 (MSNBC), TUMBANG KULING, Indonesia - Naingolan shunts the excavator into high gear and tears into a patch of smoldering forest on Borneo island, clearing the way for yet another palm oil plantation that Indonesia hopes will tap into a surge in global demand for biofuels.
Biofuels News : Towards a truce: environmentalists should use palm oil as a lever for conservation
04/10/2007 (Checkbiotech) - The growing popularity of palm oil has been condemned by some conservationists from the West who see rainforest being given over to palms in Malaysia and Indonesia, with an appreciable loss in biodiversity. The push to plant more trees is easy to explain: palm oil is by far the most productive oil and energy crop and brings nearly instant profits to millions of small farmers and estates alike. Palm oil is one of the few sectors that bring social and economic development to poor communities in a straightforward way.
A boom in biodiesel?
01/10/2007 (The Seattle Times) - A map of Seattle and its environs teems with pins — potential sites for the company's green-and-white biodiesel pumps. Most of the pins mark well-established gasoline stations that sell traditional petroleum-based fuels. By striking deals to sell biodiesel there, Propel executives think they can overcome the retail-distribution obstacles that so far have kept it an alternative fuel for a small circle of green devotees.
Investing for a better tomorrow
03/10/2007 (Business Times) - SARAWAK’S Ta Ann Holdings Bhd is setting aside almost RM200 million to plant more oil palm and timber trees and expand its timber-processing mills.
TDM ventures into oil palm plantations in Indonesia
02/10/2007 (The Edge Daily), KUALA LUMPUR - TDM Bhd has entered into a joint-venture (JV) and shareholders agreement with Indonesian Bapak H Rahman to develop oil palm plantations and operate oil palm businesses in Indonesia.
Indonesia\'s Aug trade surplus narrows to 2.76 bln usd vs 3.55 bln in July
01/10/2007 (AFX News Limited), JAKARTA - Indonesia's trade surplus in August narrowed to 2.76 billion US dollars from 3.55 billion dollars in July as imports picked up pace while exports slowed from the preceding month, Central Bureau of Statistics chairman Rusman Heriawan said Monday.
