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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
CPO prices to stay elevated on firm demand and tight supply
CPO price dip seen as temporary, stocks to rise in November: CIMB Securities
Malaysian palm oil futures fall under fundamental pressure, amplifying the impact on other oil prices
First shipment of biodiesel to Europe next week
11/8/06 (The Star) - SERI KEMBANGAN: Malaysia's first shipment of biodiesel will leave for Europe next week, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin.
CBIP AWARDED CTP PALM OIL CONTRACT
8/8/06 (The Star) - CB Industrial Product Holding Bhd's (CBIP) wholly-owned subsidiary, Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a contract by CTP Holdings Pte Ltd for the turnkey supply of palm oil mill.
HEXAGON UNIT GETS CONTRACT
8/8/06 (The Star) - Hexagon Holdings Bhd's whollyowned subsidiary Hexagon Tower Sdn Bhd has secured a contract from PGEO Bioproducts Sdn Bhd for the building and civil work of a fatty acid methyl ester plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor for a contract value of RM2.2mil
DXN BIOTECH AND MOLEK SIGN MoU
8/8/06 (The Star) - DXN Holdings Bhd's whollyowned subsidiary DXN Biotech Consultants Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Molek Engineering Sdn Bhd to collaborate in contract farming of the Jatropha and Castor seeds.
Forum targets market access for sustainable palm oil
8/8/2006 (Nutraingredients.com) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meets this month to discuss the critical issue of moving from a definition of 'sustainable palm oil' to defining its uptake and use in the market.
East Africa: Bidco Goes to EAC Over Dar's Palm Oil Duty
8/8/06 (Allafrican.com) - Nairobi. Bidco Oil Refineries has asked the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to persuade Tanzania to drop the 10 per cent import duty on crude palm oil imposed in this year's budget.
Funds eye M'sia as users scramble for palm oil
8/8/06 (The Edge News) - After taking huge bets on industrial commodities, hedge funds are now angling to reap returns on Malaysia's newly trendy palm oil market.
Global demand for vegetable oils to almost double to 169m tonnes
10/8/06 (The Edge News) - The government has called for oil palm plantation owners to step up their investments given the projected doubling of global demand for vegetable oils to 169 million tonnes annually by 2020.
Snags delaying some POIC deals, says Ewon
8/8/06 (Sabah Daily Express) - Kota Kinabalu: Response from investors to start operations at the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) Lahad Datu has been overwhelming but some snags in the sales and purchase provisions are delaying the conclusions of these agreements.
