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Khor Reports' newsletter: Feeding Africa, Asian companies eye West Africa consumers with palm oil, instant noodles and moreFeature: Indomie, Unilever & Olam in W Africa. Instant noodles & global hunger Indonesia’s landholding ceiling, Felda Global deals & moreBiofuel policy cooling and boost, Neste Oil’s renewables Sustainability: more certification, snacks & supply chain Preview: RSPO hot topics
Download here: KR_Newsletter_NovDec13
Malaysia biogas, India refinery woes, Liberia investor hiccup. Green performance chemicals. Sustainability: after haze, RSPO+, labour worries. Supplement: EU withdraws GSP privileges, Malaysia mulls TPP standard, Indonesia’s farmer protection law, Pakistan FTA
Download here: KR_Newsletter_SeptOc13
Khor Reports' newsletter: Trade tussles. Corporate: Who’s got the best prices& growth prospects? EU biodiesel: certification, anti‐dumping & ILUC. Nigeria worries about duty evaders. Better info on saturated fats & Vitamin E tocotrienols. Frontier expansion: Nigeria, Mindanao & more. Price outlook muted, eyes on China & crude oil.
Download here: KR_Newsletter_JulAug13
The Southeast Asian haze is an annual, seasonal phenomenon that is now in its 17th year. The 2013 enviro-pollution season can be regarded as “Great Haze II” with PSI reaching just over 400.While the gloomy view is that little real action will be taken, we think that the mood is different from the approach taken back in the late 1990s – early 2000s.
Download here: InfoBrief_Haze_Jun13
Khor Reports' Mar/Apr 2013 newsletter: Indonesia minimum wage hikes of up to 49%. Malaysia finally regularises duty structure vs. Indonesia. China food safety and more. Biofuels – US aims to get its cars out of oil “for good.” Food sector labelling. China popular product claims. EU-RED ILUC may block allbut waste for biodiesel. HCV grassland criteria soon? FEATURE: Sustainable palm oil – heating up. “Palm oil free” and super tax get short shrift in France. Key vegetable oils. Weather outlook. CPO technical view. Price charts. Our CPO Price Expectations Survey.
Download here: KR_Newsletter_MarApr13
