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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
CPO futures end mostly higher on soybean oil gains
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Sri Lanka to cap vanaspati exports to India
9/11/06 (The Economic Times) - NEW DELHI: The government has managed to convince Sri Lanka to limit exports of vanaspati oil to India at 2.50 lakh tonnes per annum, a move that is expected to limit the damage to local industry from duty free imports.
Foreign workers outnumber locals in commodities and plantation sector
10/11/06 (The Star) - MIRI: The number of foreign workers employed in multi-billion ringgit commodities and plantation sectors in the country has surpassed that of local workers.
POIC Sabah Targets Palm Oil-related Industries
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- A major palm oil industrial cluster (POIC) being developed in the south-western part of the Malaysian state of Sabah is an ideal location for palm oil-related industries, a major conference here was told.
KFC uses palm oil to cook products
2/11/06 (NSTP) - KUALA LUMPUR: KFC products in Malaysia are devoid of unhealthy trans fats.
Advanced Holdings plans Malaysia biodiesel plant
3/11/06 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore-listed Advanced Holdings Ltd. plans a 100,000 tonnes per year biodiesel plant in Malaysia, to take advantage of the nation's ample palm oil supply, a company source said on Friday.
CPO futures soar on biodiesel promise
3/11/06 PETALING JAYA: Crude palm oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives hit the RM1,700 per tonne mark yesterday - the highest in more than two years - in anticipation of higher demand for biodiesel globally.
Azmi Refutes Allegation Oil Palm Planting Affects Wildlife
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- The allegation that oil palm planting has affected wildlife and the national forestry system has been described as an attempt to disrupt the oil palm industry by other edible oil producers.
Cooking Oil Manufacturers Scrambling to Meet Need for Trans Fat-Free Alternatives
31/10/06 CHICAGO (AP) -- KFC's announcement that it will eliminate trans fats from its cooking oil puts more pressure for alternatives on companies that make and distribute the oil.
Edible oils down as govt extends custom duty cut on palm oil
28/10/06 New Delhi (NewKarala.com) Select edible oils drifted to close in negative zone in the wholesale oils and oilseeds market during the week ended October 28 after the government extended 10 per cent customs duty cut on palm group of oils to two more months till December 31.
