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Role of Malaysian palm oil highlighted
KARACHI (April 14 2004): Malaysian Palm Oil
Promotion Council (MPOPC) organised a seminar on
'Trends & Developments in Palm Oil Industry' on
Tuesday.
The participants highlighted the role of Malaysian
palm oil as the lifeblood of the edible oil
industry for the past 25 years and brought out
recent developments related to production and
pricing to light.
Provincial Minister for Food & Agriculture, Arif
Mustafa Jatoi, was chief guest on the occasion.
Besides the minister, a large gathering comprising
Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA)
members, quality control authorities, government
officials of other related ministries attended the
seminar.
Regional Manager, MPOPC, Faisal Iqbal, presented
an overview of oils and fats industry in Pakistan,
while Marketing Head, MPOPC, Faudzy Asrafudeen,
read a paper on overview of palm oil market.
Technical Marketing Head, Dr C.S. Koh, and
Chairman PVMA, Mian Muhammad Ibrahim, also spoke
on the occasion.
It may be mentioned that Malaysian Palm Oil
Promotion Council is engaged world-wide in the
activities for the promotion of palm oil.
The objective of the activities is to create
awareness about the core function, health benefits
and to update trade and industry about the recent
developments in Malaysian palm oil industry.
In this context, a Malaysian delegation headed by
Yong Chin Fatt, Chairman, Regional Market
Committee of South Asia, along with leading
members of palm oil industry and Malaysian Palm
Oil Promotion Council, is visiting Pakistan
nowadays.
The delegation is holding seminars with trade and
industry, government officials, health experts etc
and Tuesday's seminar was a part of the same
series.
Courtesy Business Recorder
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Pakissan.com; Advisory Point
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