# News: Roll out B15 biodiesel programme pronto, senator urges Govt | CarSifu

> Malaysian senator Lim Pay Hen urged the government to speed up the B10 to B15 biodiesel upgrade to keep Malaysia central to palm oil pricing. He said Indonesia's plan to launch its own CPO benchmark price in June threatens Malaysia's position. Malaysia's B30 target for 2025 has already been delayed.

- Date: 2023-04-03 · published 2023-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15741-news-roll-out-b15-biodiesel-programme-pronto-senator-urges-govt-carsifu
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A faster Malaysian biodiesel mandate would add domestic palm oil demand, while a rival Indonesian benchmark could shift price discovery. Both points affect the palm oil price outlook, though the policy is not yet confirmed.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2023-10-03 | [Palm Oil News - Biodiesel Subsidy Delivered Profits for Corporates: Put Away Smallholders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15695-palm-oil-news-biodiesel-subsidy-delivered-profits-for-corporates-put-away.md) | -2.7% | -1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-12-02 | [Indonesia looks at policy revamp to keep biodiesel programme alive - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49527-indonesia-looks-at-policy-revamp-to-keep-biodiesel-programme-alive-the-business.md) | +0.2% | +4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-28 | [Petani Sebut Pungutan Ekspor CPO Hanya Untungkan Produsen Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58466-petani-sebut-pungutan-ekspor-cpo-hanya-untungkan-produsen-biodiesel.md) | -1.7% | 0.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-05-30 | [Palm Oil News - Assumed, Subsidy to 11 Biodiesel Factory is Misused](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70912-palm-oil-news-assumed-subsidy-to-11-biodiesel-factory-is-misused.md) | -2.9% | -4.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-13 | [Biodiesel price must be controlled, says Kok \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58468-biodiesel-price-must-be-controlled-says-kok-the-star.md) | +2.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- carsifu.my: https://www.carsifu.my/news/roll-out-b15-biodiesel-programme-pronto-senator-urges-govt

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