Asian Biodiesel production economics
Asian Biodiesel production economics are likely to remain tight in 2008 unless the local governments decide to start subsidising their production, according to an article by my colleague Anu Agarwal,...
View ArticleThe FT has noticed that there’s a link between oil and palm oil prices
The FT has noticed that there’s a link between oil and palm oil prices in a piece in today’s edition. In as much of the article that the paper is making free, they say: The prospect of crude oil...
View ArticleAre biofuels causing food price rises? Gallagher’s answer
The Gallagher Review into biofuels has a view on how the diversion of food into biofuel crops affects prices but its not clear. Partly that’s because it’s economics (if predicting the weather is hard,...
View ArticleEU Parliament’s decison to change its biofuel approach worries Malaysians
The European Parliament’s decision to change its approach to biofuels has worried the Malaysian government, accroding to a report in Bernama.com.The Euroepan parliament decided on 11 September that...
View ArticleICIS has broadened the scope of its biofuel price reports.
ICIS has broadened the scope of its biofuel price reports. In Europe, adding to the comprehensive biodiesel coverage of rapeseed methyl ester (RME) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME -5 & -0 CFPP),...
View ArticlePertamina launches biodisel in Indonesia
Palm oil biodiesel is being sold to industry by Pertamina, Indonesia’s state oil company, says Planet Ark. There is no comment about sustainabilty, or biodiversity. Indonesia sees this as one move to...
View ArticleSaving forest is beyond the power of Indonesia’s government
Saving forest is beyond the power of Indonesia’s government, according to a report in the Jakarta Post. Here’s the extract Agriculture Minister AntonApriyantono on Tuesday defended Indonesia’s drive to...
View ArticleJournal of Conservation Biology slams palm oil plantations
According to a report on the BBC today, the Journal of Conservation Biology says that palm oil plantations are bad for biodiversity in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. It takes a higher...
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The Malaysian Minster of Plantation Indusries on sustainability
The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries spoke exclusively to the World Refinning Association ahead of the Asian Biofuels Roundtable to be held in Malaysia at 23-25 March. It is interesting that...
View ArticleGreenpeace protests against Neste’s palm biofuel plans
Greenpeace is objecting to Neste’s plans to become the world’s largest consumer of plam oil as it ramps up biofuels production, according to a report on ICIS news. Disclosure (I work for ICIS. About...
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