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07.28.10
Palm oil futures dropped Wednesday after crude oil fell for a second day on risi...
07.28.10
BILL INTRODUCED TO EXTEND ETHANOL TAX CREDITS
A draft bill released by the chairman of the US House of Representatives' tax-wr...
07.28.10
BP REPORTEDLY SEEKING TO SELL ASSETS TO PAY FOR OIL SPILL DAMAGES
A day after BP said it would sell $30 bln in assets to pay for its Gulf of Mexic...
07.14.10
PALM OIL EXTENDS GAINS WEDNESDAY
Palm oil advanced Wednesday extending gains after shipments from Malaysia climbe...
07.14.10
MAJORITY SPANISH BIODIESEL PLANTS OPERATING UNDER 10% CAPACITY
Spanish Renewable Energy Association APPA stated that 75% of the 46 domestic bio...
07.14.10
ITALY BIODIESEL OUTPUT MAY PLUNGE 60-70%
Biodiesel output in Italy may plunge 60-70% this year after falling 50% in the f...
03.26.10
MALAYSIA BIODIESEL MANDATE WILL MARGINALLY IMPACT CPO DEMAND
The impact of Malaysia's biodiesel mandate on palm oil demand for 2011 will be n...
03.26.10
EU COMMISSION REPORT: INDIRECT LAND USE CHANGE IMPACTS BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY
Going beyond a 5.6% biofuel blend in transport fuel could impact the environment...
03.26.10
INDONESIA TO RAISE CPO EXPORT TAX
Due to rising global palm oil prices, Indonesia will raise its export tax on cru...
03.26.10
FRANCE SCRAPS CARBON EMISSIONS TAX
The French government has scrapped its plan for a carbon emissions tax. The...
Japanese Firm Establishes $220 Million VC Fund
03.13.08
Japan’s Mizuho Capital Co, a venture capital firm affiliated with Mizuho Financial Group Inc, has set up a venture investment fund of $220 million--the largest ever for a Japanese banking group.
Mizuho Capital says the funds will be invested in Japanese companies with high growth potential, including firms doing businesses related to biofuels, environmental issues, nanotechnology, and information technology.
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