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Thailand Expands Palm Oil and Rubber Markets to India
India is the world’s largest consumer of vegetable oil, consuming some 12 million tons of vegetable oil, 70% of which is made of palm...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Primary Industries Ministry, Palm Oil Board to Sign MoU with Tsinghua University on Biofuel Research
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
French Palm Oil Imports up as Biodiesel Plant Starts
The commissioning of Total's 500,000t/yr hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel plant at La Mede, Marseille, pushed French palm oil...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Indonesia Testing 30% Biodiesel in Cars; Next Trains
Indonesia on Thursday began testing biodiesel with a bio-content of 30% in cars, its energy ministry said, as the Southeast Asian nation...
Oct 7, 20191 min read
Palm Oil Watchdog to Create Separate Standards for Smallholders - Indonesia Director
A global palm oil industry watchdog is planning a separate standard for smallholders to help them adopt sustainable practices and get...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Russia Offers Palm Oil Defence Offset
Russia is committed to drastically increasing its purchase of palm oil from Malaysia, said its top defence procurement official. The palm...
Oct 4, 20193 min read
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to Form Group to Tackle Palm Oil Dumping
The Philippines said on Thursday it would form a "technical working group" with Malaysia and Indonesia to address its concern over...
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Madagascar Oil Palm Invite
There are good business prospects for Sabah planters to invest in growing oil palm in Madagascar and build the palm oil industry for...
Oct 4, 20192 min read
Futures Brokerage Yutaka Shoji Expands Into Malaysia's Palm Oil Trade
Yutaka Shoji, Japan’s futures trading company listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, will be investing more than RM13 million to set...
Oct 4, 20192 min read
Palm Oil Has Huge Potential in Turkey, Pakistan, Iran
Malaysia’s palm oil export market has huge potential to be expanded to Turkey, Pakistan and Iran due to the high utilisation of the...
Oct 4, 20192 min read
Norway Pushes For Sustainable Palm Oil to Forge Malaysia Deal
Norway’s Trade Minister Torbjorn Roe Isaksen is this week touring parts of Asia to strengthen the country’s trade relationship with...
Oct 4, 20192 min read
Malaysia, China Sign Palm Oil Purchase Deals Worth RM3.64b
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok and China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian yesterday witnessed the signing of four purchase...
Oct 4, 20193 min read
Palm Oil Strategy Requires Reconsideration
Thailand's palm oil export strategy needs to be reviewed to keep it current based on global conditions, says the Internal Trade...
Oct 3, 20192 min read
Malaysia, Indonesia, Colombia to meet over French anti-palm oil vote
Malaysia is scheduled to hold a meeting with Indonesia and Colombia in Jakarta during February to discuss the French National Assembly’s...
Oct 3, 20192 min read
China’s Palm Fuel Imports Soar To Record
China is one of the top beneficiaries of the plunge in palm oil prices last year as the country seeks to boost use of the tropical...
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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