Experts say lack of R&D investment keeping Malaysian biodiesel behind the West

In Malaysia, national experts have pointed the finger at the government for failing to invest sufficiently in palm oil R&D for biodiesel during the past 30 years that has left the country and its industry behind others like the US and Brazil who have been innovating extensively to improve biodiesel production. Criticism was also pointed at industry for not having invested significantly in R&D at universities such as is the case in many Western countries.