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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
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.
Disappearing haven
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.
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.
INDONESIA DEVELOPING 50 HECTARES OF CROPS FOR BIODIESEL
22/12/05 JAKARTA, (Asia Pulse) - Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture and the Indonesian Plantation Research Institute (LRPI) are developing 50 hectares of castor oil palm seedlings to reach a 2006 target of 150,000 hectares for biodiesel.
Smallholders Encouraged To Help Boost Food Production
21/12/05 KUCHING, (Bernama) -- Smallholders in Sarawak, through joint ventures with the private sector, are encouraged to participate in the Integrated Oil Palm Cattle programme in plantations to boost food production, particularly livestock.
Guthrie to beef up Indonesian ops
24/12/05 (The Star) - KUMPULAN Guthrie Bhd (Guthrie) will focus on consolidating and increasing the capability of its Indonesian operations following the improved investment climate there, said chairman Tan Sri Musa Hitam.
Oilseeds: A Snapshot of the International Market
23/12/05 (World Commodity Profiles)
Lurgi to Implement World's Largest Biodiesel Project in Germany
22/12/05 (soyatech.com) - Lurgi AG, a subsidiary of the GEA Group, is to implement the world's largest biodiesel project in Piesteritz, Eastern Germany.
