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A delicate balance for biodiesel mandate
Can palm biodiesel provide quick relief for Malaysia amid Iran war?
Malaysia plans phased expansion of biodiesel programme, minister says
CPO Futures Close Slightly Higher, Tracking Gains In Soybean Oil Prices
Golden Hope says still viable to produce palm oil-based biodiesel
12/10/06 KUALA LUMPUR: Golden Hope Plantations Bhd maintained that it was still commercially viable to produce palm oil-based biodiesel despite the weakening crude oil prices.
India leaves edible oil import prices unchanged
After HLL, Godrej to hike soap prices
16/10/06 (The Times of India) MUMBAI: To offset rising costs of palm oil derivatives that go into soap making, Godrej Consumer Products has effected a price increase in soaps.
Liberia wins palm-oil investment
13/10/06 ( Financial Times) LOndon - The Liberian government of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has secured its first significant foreign investment, weeks before it hopes to complete the renegotiation of a controversial iron-ore concession signed by her predecessor with Mittal Steel.
2004/2005 Soybean Imports to China Hit All Time High of 25.8 Million Tons
16/10/06 DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43554) has announced the addition of 2005-2006 China Oil & Oil Plants Market Review & Outlook to their offering.
Rising EU demand for biofuel set to bolster crop prices
16/10/06 (The Financial Times) - The price of wheat has risen this year for the same ÂÂreasons it did in the days of the pharaohs: the weather and the harvest. But looming in the not too distant future - perhaps the year after next - is an entirely new source of demand for agricultural commodities that could keep prices high into the next decade.
MPOC And PORAM Organises Pots 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Palm Oil Refiners Association Malaysia (PORAM) will be organising the International Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar (POTS 2006) from Nov 21-24 at Shangri-La Hotel here.
Biodiesel still viable: GHope chief
KUALA LUMPUR: It is still commercially viable to produce palm-based biodiesel despite weakening crude oil prices, said Golden Hope Plantations Bhd chief executive Datuk Sabri Ahmad.
Haze-Hit Countries Meeting Ends Without Detailed Plan
16/10/06 (Reuters) PEKANBARU, Indonesia - Southeast Asian nations failed on Friday to agree on a detailed plan to tackle Indonesian forest fires, telling Jakarta it must ratify a smog pact before it could expect large amounts of aid.
