As demand skyrockets with the burgeoning middle classes in countries like China and India, palm oil producers and buyers have come under fire from environmentalists for widespread deforestation in countries like Indonesia that contribute to climate change and extirpation of endangered wildlife.

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Examples discussed included export restrictions in China on rare earth metals and in Indonesia on palm oil.

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Microsoft has teamed up with ten manufacturers, including Legend, China's largest computer maker, to market Chinese Palm PCs.

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New furnishings, linens and china as well as an upgraded tea selection have raised the elegant Palm Court to a new level.

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If China, for example, keeps precious minerals for its own production processes and Indonesia keeps palm oil for its own consumers, what are the implications for producers and consumers in other countries, such as India or Nigeria?

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Countries such as Australia and Indonesia have fed China's growing appetite for commodities and raw materials such as coal, iron ore and palm oil.

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