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• n  an ester of glycerol and stearic acid

• Cotton seeds now contribute to the manufacture of refined oils, stearin, soap, nitroglycerine, roofing paint, writing paper, nitrocellulose, smokeless powder, lacquers .

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• Malaysian palm oil refiners cut output on tight feedstock supply-sources
  * Two plants in Pasir Gudang may temporarily shut next week KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil refiners are cutting production with some plants running at half their capacity as a two-month drought across the Southeast Asian country has reduced feedstock availability, trade sources said. Lower output of processed palm oil products such as refined palm olein and palm stearin ...
  March 21, 2014 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance