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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Imports could stall price hike
12/01/2008 (The Bangkok Post) - The government plans to import 60,000 tonnes of crude palm oil to solve a supply shortage and hopes the measure will have a positive psychological effect on the industry.
MPOB likely to introduce palm oil-blended diesel
14/01/2008 (My Iris) - Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is likely to launch palm oil-blended diesel in the local market this year to save the domestic bio fuel industry.
Malaysia may launch palm diesel in \'08: MPOB chief
14/01/2008 (Reuters), Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is likely to introduce palm oil-blended diesel in the local market this year to save the domestic biofuel industry, which has been hit by soaring feedstock prices, a top industry official said on Monday.
Asian biodiesel plants sit idle as costs soar
14/01/2008 (Reuters) - For many of southeast Asia's struggling biofuel makers, the global debate over using crops for food or as transport fuel is irrelevant -- a surge in palm oil prices has brought the industry to a standstill.
Indonesia to switch 10 pct petroleum to biofuel
14/01/2008 (Reuters), Jakarta - Indonesia plans to substitute around 10 percent of its fossil fuel transport consumption with biofuel products by 2010, a senior government official said on Monday.
Indonesia seeks to nearly double biodiesel output
14/01/2008 (Reuters) - Indonesian palm oil-based biodiesel output is expected to nearly double to 1.3 million tonnes this year on expected strong demand in the overseas market, a senior industry official said on Monday.
Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops
14/01/2008 (The New York Times), Paris - In a sign of shifting attitudes toward biofuels, officials of the European Union are proposing to ban imports of certain fuel crops whose production could do more harm than good in fighting climate change, according to a draft law seen Monday.
Royal Society: UK gov needs to grow a biofuels policy
14/01/2008 (The Register) - The British government must set policies to ensure that the current drive towards biofuels does not make a bad situation even worse.
Biofuels \'are not a magic bullet\'
14/01/2008 (BBC News) - Biofuels may play a role in curbing climate change, says Britain's Royal Society, but may create environmental problems unless implemented with care.
