Kernel oil

World over people use massage therapy to help promote healthy skin, nourish and strengthen the body, relieve stress, reduce pain, and encour...

Anti-cancer properties of palm oil

Epidemiological data suggest a link between fat quality (i.e. types of fatty acids consumed) and cancer. Animal experiments have shown tha...

Palm Oil as Biodiesel

Palm oil , like other vegetable oils can and is used to create biodiesel, which can be used as a replacement fuel for gasoline, diesel and ...

Ecological impacts of oil palm

Indonesia and Malaysia have, concomitant with the destruction of enormous tracts of tropical rainforest, some of the world's longest li...

Technical standards biodiesel

The common international standard for biodiesel is EN 14214 . There are additional national specifications. ASTM D 6751 is the most commo...

Applications Biodiesel

Biodiesel can be used in pure form (B100) or may be blended with petroleum diesel at any concentration in most modern diesel engines. Biod...

Elaeis Product Information

Palm oil has been used as both a food and a medicine for thousands of years. It was prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt as a sacrad foo...

Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and Price

Date & Venue Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and Price Outlook 2009 will be held on 3 – 4 December 2008 at the Bali International Conv...

CPO price to rise

A world leading vegetable oil manufacturer predicts the price of crude palm oil (CPO) will rise throughout the year and into 2009 on cons...

CPO prices

T he average price of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) next year is expected to stay at US$360 per ton due to higher global demand. CPO is seen to be...

ELAEIS GUINEENSIS

Synonym Elaeis melanococca. Common name Obé palm, African oil palm, Corojo de Guinea, Palma Africana, Palma de aceite, Palma oleaginos...

What is Palm Oil Biodiesel?

P alm Oil Biodiesel is an environmentally- friendly, renewable energy source that could also produce cost savings for taxpayers and priv...

What is biodiesel?

B iodiesel is an environmentally- friendly, renewable energy source that could also produce cost savings for taxpayers and private busin...

How about Margarine

M argarines were originally developed in 1869 as an alternative to butter, which was in short supply and expensive. The first margarines w...