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MEOMA warns millers against large-scale oil cake hoarding
Palm oil stocks likely to stay elevated
Special Report: MPOB at 25: Navigating growth amid rising costs
Special Report: No blanket extension for 3-MCPDE licensing, only case-by-case leeway
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.
SE Asian Nations Well Placed To Tap Into Biofuel Potentials
SINGAPORE, July 7 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asian countries are well-placed to tap into the biofuel potentials as they have rich biomass assets that can be turned into fuel, according to an expert on fuels technology.
Govt To Temporarily Stop Issuing Biodiesel Licence
30/6/06 (Bernama ) - THE Cabinet Committee on the Competitiveness of the Palm Oil Industry has decided for the Government to temporarily stop issuing new manufacturing licences for biodiesel production with immediate effect.
Indonesia to boost output of vegetable oils for biofuel
4/7/06 JAKARTA (Business Times) - Indonesia plans to boost output of palm oil, sugar cane and vegetable oils used in making biofuels that will help the nation reduce the use of petroleum products, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said in an interview.
