MPOCMPOChttp://www.mpoc.org.my/DateINDONESIAN entrepreneur and scientist Satya Darshan plans to invest some RM100 million to set up two manufacturing plants in Malaysia to produce palm kernel oil-based therapeutics and medicated products as well as biofuels from palm oil and palm kernel oil.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=f844199c-e7ab-45e0-bc00-52db717d109d&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCFri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMTTHE Palm and Lauric Oils Conference & Exhibition Price Outlook (POC 2010) was a lot more crowded than last year and there were more Americans.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=8ecf4b72-ace8-46b5-b4aa-e72041779eb6&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCFri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower yesterday due to profit-taking following the recent run-up, a dealer said.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=d3e2feac-9081-4f12-8e9f-a300b5a55154&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCFri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTSabah will get special attention in the implementation of the proposed Roadmap for Renewable Energy Production in the country, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=88ecb5b9-2057-42e7-b51a-82dfbc9b120b&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMTThe price of crude palm oil (CPO) for May delivery traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose to the highest since the beginning of the year yesterday as traders bet on rising demand from the emerging markets and uncertain weather conditions.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=ada946fa-ff75-4947-8d9e-44ea4ec45634&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 GMTRESPECTED vegetable oil analysts Thomas Mielke and Dorab Mistry have rejected calls by green activists like Greenpeace for a moratorium on oil palm planting in Indonesia and Malaysia.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=dd584f88-7197-4b11-b697-d0ac8209e413&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:15:00 GMTIndonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, will only export a maximum 50% of its total crude palm oil (CPO) production by 2015 as the country’s oil palm plantation areas are diminished.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=a502378d-997d-4969-9d58-f8be6945d180&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:00 GMTTWO palm oil industry gurus have issued forecasts that are generally less bullish on crude palm oil (CPO) prices this year, predicting them to hover between RM2,400 and RM2,900 a tonne.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=06946de7-3982-4bba-aa7d-fd22a0ae674b&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTTHE outlook for biodiesel this year is choppy given the high prices of its feedstock crude palm oil (CPO) and waning interest, Frost & Sullivan Asian director Chris de Lavigne said. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=0d7c6642-fe69-4689-8970-18b75a0680d7&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended mostly higher yesterday on anticipation the strong CPO prices will continue, dealers said.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=29f8da1e-a1ef-4330-b62f-8133118f337d&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTCrude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Derivatives Exchange will likely be traded at RM2,800 to RM3,200 per tonne after July as the El Nino hot weather may result in a production shortfall in the second half of this year, said international palm oil expert Dorab Mistry. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=b3776ce7-ba4c-4e6b-98a6-0ff73545c6a7&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTPalm oil futures gained as exports from Malaysia, the second-biggest grower, rose amid threats of dry weather limiting supplies this year. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=ad810f5c-5a3a-41da-89a9-c7ab29f99008&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTExports of Malaysian palm oil products for March 1-10 rose 25.4 percent to 464,889 tonnes from 370,727 tonnes shipped between Feb. 1 to 10, cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services said today. - Reuters ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=dd100cb8-bf9a-4375-8c66-b71833e5f8f4&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTMalaysia's palm oil exports in 2010 are expected to surpass last year's RM49.5 billion, given the higher average prices of crude palm oil (CPO).../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=1e663886-a7ed-457f-a5b3-21d7286f735e&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:35:00 GMTABOUT 400 palm plantation firms in Indonesia risk having 900,000ha of plantations declared illegal by the forestry ministry if they cannot show permits to clear the land, a top industry official said yesterday. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=f4aec094-aba1-43dc-9833-19ad640da018&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:15:00 GMTCME Group Inc, the world’s largest futures exchange, will introduce a dollar-denominated palm oil futures contract this year to try and take advantage of rising global demand for the edible oil. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=1ce244cf-b688-4c5d-9a4b-8b706255d455&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:10:00 GMTThe price of palm oil may rise to as high as RM3,300 per tonne in the second half of the year, as the global supply of vegetable oils struggle to meet burgeoning consumer demand, industry experts predict.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=7c5413c0-7c9d-4944-9aef-da7f366c736a&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMTTHE Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) should study the feasibility of using renewable gas for public transport like taxis and for more heavy-duty industrial use, a senior industry executive said.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=b476e227-f2c5-4059-87d7-92f99a2eaa71&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher yesterday on expectation of better forecast for the commodity from an industry conference, dealers said. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=7a625be6-4503-4f85-babb-49e17ed71f0f&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 GMTAsian palm oil is fast closing the price gap with rival South American soyaoil in a trend set to accelerate in 2010 as supplies of palm are poised to outstrip soyaoil. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=02e5ff70-c6e7-4aa9-ae04-3067fa6ecb2f&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMTSarawak, which is opening up large tracts of land for oil palm cultivation, has emerged as a “hotspot’’ for plantation investors.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=b5dad22c-9733-4933-8c7d-4ef8954ae0ec&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 08 Mar 2010 09:30:00 GMTThe rush to cover short (sell) positions, quite hectic at times, ahead of two major events this week. - the Bursa Malaysia Palm Oil and Laurics Conference and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) report on February trade data and end-February 2010 stock position. - lifted the Kuala Lumpur CPO futures market to an eight-week high last week.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=8bc3930d-b442-4f11-a176-5f12526ed5ea&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 08 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTCrude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to be firmer on expectation of upbeat forecasts at an industry conference next week, dealers said.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=0a142314-f930-429d-a4c6-2d3742bf2731&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMTBURSA Malaysia expects the trading volume of its palm oil futures contract (FCPO) to grow by at least a third this year, helped by increased visibility on the world's largest derivatives exchange, a top executive says.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=b6b919b3-bcfb-4c58-b578-4413bcfe0501&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 06 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTMALAYSIA palm oil futures ended off two-month highs yesterday as some traders took profits on strong external markets and expectations of bullish forecasts at a key industry conference next week.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=3dcb4941-7953-46d1-b9fd-939662b561ca&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTThe European Commission has attempted to establish criteria to define what makes a biofuel “sustainable”. The issue carries huge implications: Europe has called for 20% of energy to be derived from renewable sources, which is to say environmentally friendly, by 2020. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=7d7d0f9f-f8f2-4346-ae01-902ec257b303&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTPALM oil futures in Malaysia declined yesterday as crude oil traded below US$80 a barrel, reducing the appeal of vegetable oils processed to make biodiesel. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=6e17f459-aec0-403b-90e1-a5006b878155&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTThe Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry will explore the possibility of Peninsular Malaysia using renewable natural gas from biogas plants installed at palm oil mills. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=14173e50-5708-4411-bc0e-9a1062834a0d&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMTMALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures rose as much as 1.7 per cent yesterday to one-week highs, echoing a rise in crude oil and soy prices after a long weekend. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=9528e5fa-0757-4701-a4d5-9a31bedb8876&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTOil palm estates and livestock farms could generate renewable natural gas that may be used for local and foreign industries. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=068a0791-b146-456f-867b-d6aaf456fbdb&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMTThis market started last week under a cloud of poor export estimates and technical indicators which, on balance, were pointing prices towards a southerly, or at best a sideways, direction. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=4d40e4e3-c9e7-47ee-ae3b-a1ee286e255b&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMTCrude Palm Oil (CPO) futures prices on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to be marginally lower next week as more clearance of the current high inventory takes place. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=7c69899a-c5cb-4293-afb3-85be63bbc51f&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMTConsumer goods giant Unilever has told dealers not to source palm oil from Indonesian planter Duta Palma on concerns over rainforest destruction, an Indonesian industry official said yesterday.../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=5f8f9c26-1ed8-4827-ad28-2c2a95a49403&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 25 Feb 2010 08:30:00 GMTCONSUMER goods giant Unilever has told dealers not to source palm oil from Indonesian planter Duta Palma on concerns over rainforest destruction, an Indonesian industry official said yesterday. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=f47aa3c4-5bcb-4215-998b-2a95ced5ed3b&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 25 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed a shade lower in quiet trading due to lack of interest. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=43f7067d-0526-4f83-b30d-71adc44b8f36&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 24 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMTPALM oil gained yesterday on speculation that demand for the edible oil may remain strong in India and China, the world’s biggest users. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=2c311d64-134b-47d2-b892-a82f6f57d247&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMTIT is undeniable that crude palm oil (CPO) has become the world’s most tradeable vegetable oil despite the constant bad publicity it receives on the issue of sustainability and environment. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=dddcf0d4-c986-4c79-a525-4dd5de698d64&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 23 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed firmer yesterday, bolstered by rising crude oil and soy prices. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=af488d2f-4a82-4de3-a47d-a85de2971acc&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCTue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTCrude palm oil, up 2.2 per cent this year, may extend the rally to a nine-month high of RM2,760 a metric ton, RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd said, citing trading patterns. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=d69fc055-dfb4-454e-8f17-d0d327394125&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 22 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMTPlantation conglomerate Felda Holdings Bhd is putting in place strategic Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects encompassing 56 biogas plants, six compost plants, one pellet plant and two independent power producer (IPP) plants nationwide. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=6a6153bc-395d-47f9-92d8-0cedee13a188&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 22 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMTThe Kuala Lumpur CPO futures market started the first trading day of the lunar Year of the Tiger with a roar on Wednesday. However, it ended the week with a whimper, weighed down by profit-taking ahead of the weekend and investor ambivalence. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=82d593d6-ac11-4434-8268-fbb22801873d&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMTMALAYSIA is not destroying its forests to plant oil palm trees, said Sabah Assistant Finance Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=9fddb5ef-d894-4ac3-9f8e-f93c72a3b5c2&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCMon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTCrude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade steadier with the return of investors after the Chinese New Year holiday. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=f66d6664-3f90-4519-8618-3f36ed3eefc2&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 20 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMTMalaysia is not destroying its forests to plant oil palm trees, said Sabah Finance Assistant Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=a0378382-597a-4410-9618-6b69eceb0749&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 20 Feb 2010 11:15:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed a shade lower yesterday amid quiet trading in tandem with weakening in other commodities market. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=8cebcafc-9b8f-437a-bc44-93af523785fe&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCSat, 20 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMTSUGAR cane grown in Brazil and palm oil from Malaysia and Indonesia rank as the most sustainable of the current generation of biofuel crops, according to researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=9ad4d10a-ba1c-4c6e-adfa-348b575d3d2a&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCFri, 19 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMTCRUDE palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower yesterday due to profit taking after Wednesday sharp gains, said a dealer. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=377bd062-869d-43e4-812e-5a6a09505fb0&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCFri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTMALAYSIAN palm oil futures rose to more than a five-week high yesterday after the Lunar New Year holidays as traders priced in earlier gains from crude oil and rival soyoil. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=d3f81424-16f4-4ad0-9915-0331d0f1aef8&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCThu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMTPALM oil gained the most in eight days after a rally in crude oil increased the prospects of biofuels made from the tropical commodity. ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=1b981930-8e94-4407-b72d-0f7365d18f86&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 17 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMTThe Federal Land Development Authority plans to build 51 biogas plants in Malaysia to grow its income as it can now claim carbon credits from the United Nations ../redirect_mpoc.aspx?ddlID=f1e7e7e3-ccc9-4199-a69b-5f3f16290bbd&catID=dd5b4d5f-b232-4dca-940e-671a8f9085f7MPOCWed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT