# Indonesia's B40 biodiesel plan faces new delay

> Indonesia's plan to raise biodiesel blending to 40% palm oil content (B40) may face further delays, a senior energy ministry official told Reuters. The official said the timetable is unclear, though technically the country is ready, and that implementing B40 in 2022 will be challenging. Funding gaps and high palm prices are cited as obstacles.

- Date: 2021-08-26 · published 2021-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45435-indonesia-s-b40-biodiesel-plan-faces-new-delay
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A B40 mandate would divert a large volume of palm oil from exports into domestic biodiesel, tightening global vegetable oil supply and supporting prices. Delays reduce that expected demand support, which is mildly bearish for palm oil and soyoil over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-13 | [High palm oil prices delay Indonesia’s B40 plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44939-high-palm-oil-prices-delay-indonesia-s-b40-plans.md) | +0.8% | +13.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-09-19 | [Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections - Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15529-indonesian-government-eyes-b45-biodiesel-as-b50-faces-delays-b40-demand-exceeds.md) | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's biofuel B40 plan expansion at risk on high palm oil prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45437-indonesia-s-biofuel-b40-plan-expansion-at-risk-on-high-palm-oil-prices.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-02 | [Indonesia's B40 palm oil delay causes market uncertainty \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5045-indonesia-s-b40-palm-oil-delay-causes-market-uncertainty-reuters.md) | -10.6% | -10.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-08 | [Palm fell on export concerns, Indonesia’s biodiesel plans - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6540-palm-fell-on-export-concerns-indonesia-s-biodiesel-plans-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| SBO | 2025-09-19 | [Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections - Indonesian government eyes B45 biodiesel as B50 faces delays; B40 demand exceeds projections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15529-indonesian-government-eyes-b45-biodiesel-as-b50-faces-delays-b40-demand-exceeds.md) | -2.9% | -0.8% |
| SBO | 2021-08-26 | [Indonesia's biofuel B40 plan expansion at risk on high palm oil prices - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45437-indonesia-s-biofuel-b40-plan-expansion-at-risk-on-high-palm-oil-prices.md) | -2.6% | -5.4% |
| SBO | 2022-08-30 | [Palm Oil Rises After Indonesia Raises Export Tax, Biodiesel Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15797-palm-oil-rises-after-indonesia-raises-export-tax-biodiesel-use.md) | +0.7% | -9.6% |

## Sources

- hydrocarbonprocessing.com: https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2021/08/indonesias-b40-biodiesel-plan-faces-new-delay/

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