# Indonesia’s B30 mandate to use 9.6 billion liters of biodiesel and save $4.5B in fossil fuel imports  : The Daily Digest

> Indonesia's 2020 B30 biodiesel mandate will require 9.6 billion liters of biodiesel, reducing export availability by 3 billion liters. The industry minister said it will raise palm oil value by $930 million and cut fossil fuel imports by $4.5 billion.

- Date: 2020-03-05 · published 2020-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54012-indonesia-s-b30-mandate-to-use-9-6-billion-liters-of-biodiesel-and-save-4-5b-in
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting about 3 billion liters of palm oil from exports to domestic biodiesel tightens global palm and vegetable oil supply, which is supportive for prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-24 | [Malaysia teaming with Indonesia to develop Chinese and Indian biodiesel markets  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69317-malaysia-teaming-with-indonesia-to-develop-chinese-and-indian-biodiesel-markets.md) | +0.1% | +6.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-12 | [Indonesian biodiesel production seen jumping to 3.5 million tons this year  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65877-indonesian-biodiesel-production-seen-jumping-to-3-5-million-tons-this-year-the.md) | +1.1% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-08-07 | [Indonesia bets big on biodiesel to limit costs of oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63404-indonesia-bets-big-on-biodiesel-to-limit-costs-of-oil-imports.md) | +0.0% | +2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Allocates 15.6 Million Kiloliters of Biodiesel for 2026, B40 Mandate Moves Forward - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15495-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-allocates-15-6-million-kiloliters-of-biodiesel-for.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-06-09 | [Indonesia pushes biodiesel production costs down 20%  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52488-indonesia-pushes-biodiesel-production-costs-down-20-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.1% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2018-03-12 | [Indonesian biodiesel production seen jumping to 3.5 million tons this year  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65877-indonesian-biodiesel-production-seen-jumping-to-3-5-million-tons-this-year-the.md) | +1.8% | +0.3% |
| SBO | 2018-08-07 | [Indonesia bets big on biodiesel to limit costs of oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63404-indonesia-bets-big-on-biodiesel-to-limit-costs-of-oil-imports.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2026-02-03 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Allocates 15.6 Million Kiloliters of Biodiesel for 2026, B40 Mandate Moves Forward - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15495-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-allocates-15-6-million-kiloliters-of-biodiesel-for.md) | +3.1% | +12.2% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/indonesias-b30-mandate-to-use-9-6-billion-liters-of-biodiesel-and-save-4-5b-in-fossil-fuel-imports/

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