Indonesia, Malaysia Agree to Bolster Cooperation in Palm Oil Industry
Jakarta: Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to intensify bilateral cooperation in the palm oil industry and to counter the negative campaign on palm oil.
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks fall 7% in Sep, as production slows, exports rise
A sharp rise in exports and local consumption depleted Malaysia’s end-September palm oil inventories by 6.9% to 1.746 million mt on the month, while a continuing shortage of foreign workers weighed on production.
Crude palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia cross MR5,000/mt mark
The front-month October palm oil contract on the Bursa Malaysia crossed the MR5,000/mt mark Oct. 6 on short covering activities.
Indonesia conducts test flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil
JAKARTA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Indonesia conducted its first test flight using jet fuel partially from palm oil on Wednesday, a senior minister said, as the country plans to commercialise the fuel as it seeks creative ways to use the edible oil domestically.
Links to coal mining add to Indonesian palm oil sector’s risk for buyers
JAKARTA — Consumer goods behemoths such as Unilever, PepsiCo and Nestlé that buy palm oil from Indonesia may be exposed to the environmental and social fallout from a seemingly unrelated industry there: coal mining.
Biomass to energy can help Malaysia meet green energy goals – MIGHT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 – Malaysia’s new energy transition agenda through “Biomass to energy” (BTE) is expected to be of help in the country’s supply of green energy for future use,
Tuas integrated waste treatment facility will be financed via green bonds
SINGAPORE – An upcoming integrated waste treatment facility in Tuas will be the first infrastructure project by a statutory board here that will be financed through green bonds, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said on Tuesday (Aug 17).
PP Power pioneers use of napier grass
Plasma Purity Power Co (PP Power), a biogas power plant developer and operator, has announced it will be the first company in Thailand to be able to produce biogas purely from napier grass for electricity generation.
