Resource-rich nation banned coal exports for January, imposed curbs on palm oil shipments, and also floated the idea of an export tax on nickel pig iron – all in the opening weeks of 2022

Jakarta shocked global edible oil markets last week by implementing a new rule that made it mandatory for palm oil producers to sell 20% of their output to domestic consumers at fixed prices

Canada detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in December 2021 on an Alberta farm, the country's first known BSE case in six years

Indonesia, the world's biggest palm oil producer and exporter, last week announced a 20% mandatory domestic market obligation for all palm producers

Officials identified the first case of African swine fever in Nakhon Pathom, after years of saying it was not in Thailand, unleashing a political firestorm

Sumitomo Corp, along with Toshiba and IHI, is building the Matarbari power plant in Maheshkhali near the southeastern city of Cox's Bazar

  Global demand for gold soared in the fourth quarter of 2021 as inflation rose, partly due to a backlog...

Shares in Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill rose 16% in New York overnight after it said it expects to begin caving operations in the next few days

Jakarta conducted a test flight using jet fuel mixed with palm oil last year and plans to do road tests for biodiesel containing 40% palm fuel next month

Joe Biden says Washington is working on removing levies imposed on Beijing by Donald Trump's administration but timing is 'uncertain'

Low infection rates have allowed BHP as well as rivals Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group to keep running mines at maximum output

Jakarta requires approval for exports of crude palm oil, used cooking oil and consumption-ready refined, bleached and deodorised palm olein