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Mixed forecasts for palm oil at POC2026
CPO prices to consolidate at RM4,000 to RM4,300
CPO FUTURES CLOSE LOWER ONSTRONGER RINGGIT, CONCERNS OVERWEAK DEMAND
Palm oil ends lower after MPOB’s data release
RWE Considers Converting a U.K. Power Plant to Burn Palm Oil
23/8/06 (Bloomberg) -- A British subsidiary of Germany's RWE AG may convert an oil-fired power plant in southeastern England to burn palm oil after it evaluates the costs and technical issues.
Biomass, cellulose waste — fuels of the future: Shell M’sia
28/8/06 (The Edge News) - Shell Malaysia sees the Malaysian government’s stance on biofuels as a move in the right direction but does not see the use of crude palm oil as a viable feedstock for biodiesel in the long term, its chairman Saw Choo Boon said.
Indian Refiners for imposition of fixed duty on crude edible oil import
28/8 /2006 (Financial Express) Refiners have urged the government to impose a specific duty on import of the crude edible oil to bring down the prices of the essential in the local markets.
Burning palm oil fuels climate change
23/8/06 2006 (Friends of the Earth) - Proposals by RWE npower to run the Littlebrook power station in Kent on palm oil have been criticised by Friends of the Earth.
RM26bil target for oil palm
19/8/2006 (The Star) - FOR the oil palm sector, targets set for the IMP3 period (2006-2020) include achieving total investments of RM26.1bil, or RM1.7bil per year, largely in oleochemicals and biodiesel.
India Expects To Triple Palm Oil Imports By 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- India expects to triple its palm oil imports to about 10 million tonnes by 2012 to fuel its rapidly growing economy.
Fires destroy 1,000ha oil palm estates
18/8/06 (The Star) - KUCHING: Fires have destroyed more than 1,000ha of oil palm plantations in Samarahan, Sri Aman and Betong divisions in southern Sarawak, adding to the worsening haze enveloping the state.
Singapore Turns to Biodiesel to Fight Rising Fuel Costs
21/8/2006 (Reuters) SINGAPORE — Singaporean Kom Mam Sun ran his Nissan truck on biodiesel fuel for two years to test his business idea of turning used cooking oil from restaurants into fuel for vehicles.
Rotary Engineering to build biodiesel plant on Jurong Island
21/8/06 (Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE : Rotary Engineering has won a S$24 million contract from Germany's Peter Cremer to build a biodiesel process plant.
