# Can We Ever Get 100 Percent Biodiesel?

> Astra Agro Lestari's president director said reaching B100 biodiesel would require more than higher palm oil output. He estimated palm production growing about 3 million tonnes a year and said moving to B40 or B50 would need several million more tonnes.

- Date: 2020-02-20 · published 2020-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54500-can-we-ever-get-100-percent-biodiesel
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The comments frame the long-run balance between palm oil output and biodiesel demand, but they do not announce a new policy. Near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-05-14 | [European palm oil industry calls for 100 percent sustainable • De Molenaar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53154-european-palm-oil-industry-calls-for-100-percent-sustainable-de-molenaar.md) | +3.2% | +18.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-20 | [Brazilian biodiesel producers look to up their blend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71379-brazilian-biodiesel-producers-look-to-up-their-blend.md) | +0.8% | +5.0% |
| 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% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-04-03 | [News: Roll out B15 biodiesel programme pronto, senator urges Govt \| CarSifu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15741-news-roll-out-b15-biodiesel-programme-pronto-senator-urges-govt-carsifu.md) | -2.6% | -15.2% |

## Sources

- jakartaglobe.id: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/can-we-ever-get-100-percent-biodiesel

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