# Need additional 2 mln tons methanol to make B50: govt - ANTARA News

> Indonesia's deputy energy minister said the country needs about 2 million more tons of methanol per year to implement the 50% biodiesel blend, B50, in 2026. Domestic production is only about 300,000 tons, so the rest must be imported.

- Date: 2025-03-14 · published 2025-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15579-need-additional-2-mln-tons-methanol-to-make-b50-govt-antara-news
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher B50 targets would require more palm oil for biodiesel, and methanol import needs could raise costs for the biodiesel program.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-07-28 | [Additional exports of 300,000 tonnes palm oil expected to Greece, Balkan markets \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51974-additional-exports-of-300-000-tonnes-palm-oil-expected-to-greece-balkan-markets.md) | +7.7% | +8.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-02-01 | [Palm Oil News - National Palm Oil Industries Might be Good](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72369-palm-oil-news-national-palm-oil-industries-might-be-good.md) | -0.5% | -8.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-09-27 | [BPDPKS decides to suspend palm oil export levies until 2020 - ANTARA News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56959-bpdpks-decides-to-suspend-palm-oil-export-levies-until-2020-antara-news.md) | -2.8% | +2.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-10 | [Continue Program B40 To B50, Government Reviews Options To Transfer CPO Exports To Europe For Domestic Needs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15621-continue-program-b40-to-b50-government-reviews-options-to-transfer-cpo-exports.md) | -0.9% | +12.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-15 | [Ahead of state polls, govt takes steps to control food inflation \| Pune News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45020-ahead-of-state-polls-govt-takes-steps-to-control-food-inflation-pune-news-the.md) | -0.8% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- en.antaranews.com: https://en.antaranews.com/news/348545/need-additional-2-mln-tons-methanol-to-make-b50-govt

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