# Malaysia Says Committed to Raising Palm Oil Biodiesel Mandate

> Malaysia's commodities minister said the country remains committed to progressively raising its biodiesel blending mandate, which is currently 20%. The statement came at a meeting of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries, which also noted Indonesia's raised 35% mandate.

- Date: 2023-05-17 · published 2023-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15734-malaysia-says-committed-to-raising-palm-oil-biodiesel-mandate
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer biodiesel mandate would increase domestic palm oil and soyoil use for fuel, supporting vegetable oil demand. The timing is uncertain because expansion will be phased in as blending facilities are ready.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-26 | [Malaysia mulls raising palm oil share in biodiesel - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15553-malaysia-mulls-raising-palm-oil-share-in-biodiesel-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +2.8% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-09 | [Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7766-higher-biodiesel-mandates-in-indonesia-to-curb-palm-oil-supplies-analyst-says.md) | -0.0% | +10.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-22 | [Malaysia's palm oil-based biodiesel push to add 300,000 tpy in demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15480-malaysia-s-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-push-to-add-300-000-tpy-in-demand.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-24 | [Indonesia, Malaysia commit to biodiesel mandates despite higher prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15832-indonesia-malaysia-commit-to-biodiesel-mandates-despite-higher-prices-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| SBO | 2025-06-26 | [Malaysia mulls raising palm oil share in biodiesel - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15553-malaysia-mulls-raising-palm-oil-share-in-biodiesel-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.0% | +5.2% |
| SBO | 2024-10-09 | [Higher biodiesel mandates in Indonesia to curb palm oil supplies, analyst says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7766-higher-biodiesel-mandates-in-indonesia-to-curb-palm-oil-supplies-analyst-says.md) | -2.5% | +7.7% |
| SBO | 2018-08-06 | [Global palm oil prices set to rise on Indonesia's biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63406-global-palm-oil-prices-set-to-rise-on-indonesia-s-biodiesel-mandate.md) | -1.3% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- english.kontan.co.id: https://english.kontan.co.id/news/malaysia-says-committed-to-raising-palm-oil-biodiesel-mandate

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