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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
Strong El Niño forecast signals fresh upside for palm oil prices
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
Biofuel to Drive Indonesian Palm Oil Expansion
7/1/06 JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government plans to develop 3 million hectares of palm oil plantations in the next five years to meet increasing demand for biofuel as an alternative source of energy, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
Chin Teck To Continue Oil Palm Replanting Programme
26/1/06 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Chin Teck Plantations Bhd will replant 800 hectares of oil palm plantations in Malaysia this year, and plant an additional area of 4,000 hectares in Indonesia over the next three years to meet supply.
JCorp Eyes More Investment Opportunities In Indonesia
30/1/06 JAKARTA, (Bernama) -- Johor Corporation (JCorp) that has invested over RM300 million in Indonesia is eyeing opportunities to expand and increase its investment in the republic especially in the oil palm plantation, medical and health, and carpark management sectors.
MALAYSIA WANTS TO BE WORLD'S BIGGEST BIODIESEL PRODUCER
26/1/06 LUMUT(Bernama) -- Malaysia, already a major producer of palm oil, now aims to the world's biggest producer of biodiesel, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Questions raised over plantation project
24/1/06 (The Jakarta Post, Jakarta) - The government's proposal to turn over 1.8 million hectares to oil palm cultivation in Kalimantan is not economically feasible, with only 10 percent of the land actually suitable for growing oil palms, a government official says.
Thai Govt-Backed Bio-Diesel Project Aims to Reduce Fuel Imports
23/1/06 KRABI (Asia Pulse) - A government-supported bio-diesel project is anticipated to help reduce Thailand's imports of diesel by up to Bt60 billion (US$1.5 billion) annually over the next five years, according to Energy Minister Viset Choopiban.
Push Orangutans To The Brink Of Extinction, Says Study
23/1/06 KOTA KINABALU (Bernama) -- The findings of a three-year genetic study on the orangutan, which was recently conducted in Sabah, showed strong evidence to support that humans have pushed orangutans to the brink of extinctio
Stop polluting rivers, oil palm mills told
24/1/06 SANDAKAN (The Star) - All palm oil mills have been warned to stop discharging effluents directly into rivers.
Biofuel to drive Indonesian palm oil expansion
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Wed: Indonesia's Government plans to develop 3 million ha of oil palm plantations in the next five years to meet increasing demand for biofuel as an alternative source of energy, the Agriculture Minister said today.
