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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
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Indonesia Earmarks 6 Million Hectares for Biofuel Development
4/8/07 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Indonesia has earmarked 6 million hectares for development of its biofuel industry, part of plans to reduce its dependence on crude oil and susceptibility to price fluctuations, its energy minister said Friday.
Palm oil supply to upcountry halts
3/8/06 KARACHI (Business Rocorder): Palm oil supply to upcountry refineries has halted completely for the last 5/6 days and the edible oil producers of the country are in a fix as two big contractors associations which supply imported palm oil from Karachi port to upcountry destinations are locked horns with each other, sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday.
Major UK Supermarkets Sign Up to Take Action on Palm Oil
2/8/06 (Friend of The Earth) - The supermarket chain Morrisons today (Wednesday 2 August) announced it will join international efforts to tackle the problems caused by palm oil, following a campaign to highlight the threat to orang-utans posed by the crop.
Oil palm mats for Beijing Olympics
1/8/06 (The Star) - MIRI: Eco-friendly mats developed from discarded oil palm bunches will be used at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
PPB Oil looks at Indon biodiesel
31/7/06 (The Star) - PPB Oil Palms Bhd plans to venture into downstream biodiesel production in Indonesia to cater to its extensive oil palm plantation operations in that country.
Malaysia-China Palm Oil Fair, Seminar End On Bullish Note
BEIJING, July 28 (Bernama) -- The first Malaysia-China palm oil trade fair and seminar ended on a bullish note here Friday with traders from both sides welcoming the networking opportunity and getting the latest developments from Malaysia, the world's largest producer of the commodity.
$15-21 hike for palm group of oils
31/7/06 (The Hindu) - The Union Government on Monday hiked the tariff value of palm group of oils sharply by $15-21 a tonne. The value for soyabean oil was also raised by $4 a tonne.
PBS: Whose oil palm?
31/7/06 (The Edge News) - Kota Kinabalu: Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) urged the relevant authorities to explain the status of the oil palm planted on 17,000 acres earmarked for the hardcore poor eradication programme (PPRT) in 2000 at Tongod, near Sandakan.
Asia stepping up biofuel drive to quench oil thirst
31/7/06 (Reuters) - SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian countries are racing ahead with plans to put a lid on oil demand by boosting domestic biofuels, a sign that record prices are spurring the substitution that Opec producers fear will lead to oversupply.
