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Archive: 22 November 2007

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Petrobas joint venture studying bioethanol output in SE Asia

Tokyo (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Brazil-Japan Ethanol Co. has begun exploring the business prospects of manufacturing bioethanol in Indonesia and Cambodia.The firm is studying the geography and climate in the two countries with the idea of making bioethanol from sugar cane for supply not only to...

Commonwealth eyes 40 percent increase in revenues next year

PT Commonwealth Life hopes to achieve 40 percent growth in sales next year after the introduction Wednesday of three new technology initiatives to improve business efficiency and customer satisfaction, executives say.

Review urged of policies on retail fuel market

Downstream oil and gas regulator BPH Migas needs to review the tender mechanism for the distribution of subsidized fuels as the existing setup is unworkable, analysts say.Indonesia Petroleum Association downstream committee member Debut Kamajaya said Wednesday that the regulator's policy of only...

Indonesian workers are better than Japanese, in some ways, says survey

Indonesian employees have a high understanding of what they need to do in order to make their companies successful in achieving targets, but they have a low commitment to helping them succeed, according to a survey.

India firm eyes oil palm plantations in Indonesia

New Delhi (ANTARA News) - A leading Indian edible oil refiner, Jhunjhunwala Vanaspati Ltd, said on Wednesday that it will spend up to 1.5 billion rupees ($38 million) to buy 20,000 hectares of oil palm plantations in Indonesia."We are looking at either virgin or developed plantations in Indonesia.