In Indonesia, at a palm oil conference held by the Indonesian Journalists Association, palm oil and biodiesel leaders spoke about how palm oil is facing a price fluctuation issue, especially in the last few months because of policies and regulations from several export destination countries like the United Kingdom and the European Union, but that […]
In Indonesia, with an eye on increased demand for diesel in December, Reuters reports that the government has increased its biodiesel allocation for mandatory blending to 6.63 billion liters from the prior 6.19 billion liters. The country has been pushing hard to boost its biodiesel mandate, currently at 20%, to 30% in 2020 with a […]
In Indonesia, the Antara news agency reports that the government is supporting the development of what’s being called the Red and White Catalyst, named after the country’s flag, that is meant to boost the efficiency of biodiesel production from palm oil as it works towards 30% biodiesel blending next year. The Pertamina Research and Technology […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports that the government conducted the world’s longest road test using diesel blended with 30% palm oil, and the results showed that the biofuel is safe for cars. The test also showed that the SUVs fueled by 30% palm biofuel and 70% gasoil are more efficient and have lower emissions compared with […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the European Union’s head of trade for Indonesia has pushed back at the Asian country’s threats to increase duties against European dairy products in an attempted quid-pro-quo for the European Union’s anti-dumping duties added to Indonesian biodiesel imports last month. The EU official said the World Trade Organization absolutely prohibits […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports experts are calling for more tests on the use of B30 before the government implements nationwide. The country recently boosted its blending mandate to 20% in an effort to reduce palm oil surpluses and is now looking to 30% next year and 50% soon after. In mid-June, successful […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports that the country is stepping up its threats of a trade war with Europe over its ban on palm oil for biodiesel from 2020 by telling its domestic airlines to switch to Boeing planes from Airbus as retaliation. Domestic airlines were looking at Airbus after the Boeing 737 MAX-8 crash earlier […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that biodiesel exports for the year through June fell to just 500 million liters compared to 800 million liters during the same period in 2018 on the back of reduced demand from both the European Union and China. Domestic consumption during H1 2019 was 3.24 billion liters, however, according to the […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that biodiesel consumption between January and July reached 2.95 billion liters under the higher B20 mandate, but total consumption for the year is expected to reach 6.2 billion liters. The country is aiming for B30 by the end of next year which could see consumption rise to 9.6 billion liters. Indonesia […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post reports that the country’s president wants to see the biodiesel mandate increase to 30% as soon as January with an eye on 50% blending before 2021. Currently the mandate is for 20%. The aim of the rapid increase in the mandate is to offset any demand destruction from the European […]
