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Retail Asia13/02/2019

Malaysia aims to double the palm oil content in biodiesel used for the transport sector to 20% next year, as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy looks to cut record stockpiles and boost prices, a government minister said. The government will also raise the palm oil content in biofuel for the industrial sector to 10% next year […]

Retail Asia04/02/2019

Malaysian palm oil futures fell last week, after data from a cargo surveyor showed exports grew more slowly than expected in January. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange dropped 0.2% to RM2,299 a tonne. Trading volumes stood at 24,751 lots of 25 tonnes each. “The export numbers released […]

Retail Asia30/01/2019

Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) and Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Salcra) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a collaborative framework to establish, strengthen and encourage synergistic commercial cooperation along the palm oil value chain. The collaboration aims to uplift Sarawak’s palm oil industry standards in terms of operational efficiency and […]

Retail Asia29/08/2018

Nickel miner Laman Mining is suspected of illegal bauxite mining operations, disrupting orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan’s Tulak River forest. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry raided the company’s sites in Puring and Kempapakon on Aug. 20, finding seven heavy-duty vehicles for excavation. Laman Mining claimed the areas were included in its mining business permit (IUP). According to forest maps, however, […]

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Malaysia to double palm oil used in transport biodiesel to 20%: Minister

Palm falls as data shows slower exports

Sime Darby Plantation, Salcra ink MoU to uplift Sarawak’s palm oil industry

Gov’t Raids Miner Suspected of Destroying Orangutan Habitat in West Kalimantan