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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
Olive cultivation to enhance edible oil production
20/1/06 ISLAMABAD (DailyTimes) - The government is contemplating a plan to enhance cultivation of olive plants in the country and farmers have been offered incentives to encourage them to promote olive production.
Palm oil mills better beware
18/1/06 Sandakan (Daily Expres) - Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat ordered the management of a palm oil mill at Segaliud, 70km from here, to stop discarding toxic wastes into the nearby river, with immediate effect.
Major Countries Keen To Operate Winter Technology Biodiesel Plant
18/1/06 BANGI, (Bernama) -- Major countries in the world including Germany, are applying for a licence to operate a winter technology biodiesel plant using palm oil, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general, Tan Sri Dr Yusof Basiron.
Felda aid for Sabah poor
20/1/06 TUARAN (Daily Express) - Sabah will receive about RM150mil over the next five years to help poverty-stricken families in the state.
GHope Aims For RM1 Bln Profit
19/1/06 KUALA LUMPUR, (Bernama) -- Golden Hope Plantations Bhd, the world's second biggest producer of fatty acids, aims to achieve RM1 billion in pre-tax profit in four years.
Govt cuts base import price of crude palm, soybean oil
16/1/06 (India Online) - The Government on Monda announced that it had marginally slashed the base import prices of crude palm and soybean oils. India is one of the world's leading edible oil importers and imports 150,000-200,000 tons of crude palm oil every month.
RI, Malaysia to set up palm oil body
15/1/06 (The Jakarta Post) - Indonesia and Malaysia, two of the world's largest crude palm oil producers, agreed last week to set up a joint body to regulate the international price of the commodity.
Study on new use for palm oil biofuel
15/1/06 (The Star) - JOHOR BARU: Research will be conducted by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on the feasibility of using palm oil-derived biofuel to power gas turbines, the first such study in the world.
The Miracle Palm
15/1/06 (RedNova) - WHEN the Malaysian Palm Oil Board first started its palm oil-as- fuel research in the 1980's, it all seemed pretty academic because diesel was less than a ringgit a gallon while palm oil was a FOOD - too expensive to burn as fuel. At that time, barrel oil was also USD18 a barrel.
