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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
Disappearing haven
26/12/05 (The Star) - It is not easy to fight a campaign that endears the public with a cuddly and impish creature. What more when the images portrayed are those of the creature being mutilated, abused, maimed and killed.
Fate in the balance
27/12/05 (The Star) - While there is no clear documentation of brutality against orang utans linked to the expansion of oil palm plantation in Malaysia, the fate of the Bornean subspecies in Sabah (Pongo pygmaeus morio) is not any better than its cousin in Indonesia.
INDONESIA SET TO CUT CRUDE PALM OIL EXPORT TAX BY HALF
22/12/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - The Indonesian government has decided to cut export tax on crude palm oil (CPO) by half, from 3 per cent to 1.5 per cent, effective in two weeks time.
Diesel Cost May Crimp Port Operators' Margins
27/12/05 (Business Times) - HIGHER diesel cost and global port congestion are two major factors that may crimp local port operators' profit margins in 2006.
Environmental Opposition Mounts to Plan for New Indonesian Palm Oil Plantation
3/1/06 (South China Morning Post) - There is intense controversy around a plan to cut and clear a huge swathe of virgin forest in Indonesia to create the world's largest palm-oil plantation, which China may finance.
Industrial Biotechnology Conference to Focus on Role in Renewable Energy, More Efficient Manufacturing
29/12/06 (Biotechnology Industry Organization) WASHINGTON -- The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, and the state of Hawaii will host a Japanese Bio Mission at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy in Honolulu Jan. 11-13, 2006. BIO is sponsoring the conference in conjunction with the state of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii Life Sciences Council (HLSC), Enterprise Honolulu, and the Oceanic Institute.
German Firm to Build First Biodiesel Plant in Spain's Madrid Region
31/12/05 (Expansion ) - German group Saria plans to build a biodiesel plant in the Spanish autonomous region of Madrid. Saria will build the plant, the first in the region, as part of a 50-50 arrangement with Catalan firm Garnova, the majority shareholder in Stocks de Valles, the owners of Catalonia's first biodiesel plant.
Green oil to make debut soon
25/12/05 (NSTP) - MALAYSIA started work on biodiesel two decades ago, but the idea of palm oil powering machines on a large scale did not catch on until four months ago.
27/12/05 (The Satr) - Another anti-palm oil campaign is on, and this time it is linked with the endangered orang utan. Hilary Chiew reports.
