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Malaysia's total palm oil stocks surge 24.54% to 3.51mil tonnes in Sept
CPO Futures Close Lower On Weaker Soybean Oil Prices
Palm oil under near-term pressure as rising stocks outweigh El Niño fears
Palm oil falls to 11-week low on weak exports, rising output
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.
US labelling: 'No negative impact on CPO price'
25/1/2006 (Busienss Times) - THE imposition of trans-fatty acid labelling by the US from this month will not have any negative impact on the price of crude palm oil (CPO), K&N Kenanga Bhd vice-president and head of research Seow Choong Liang said.
