# Indonesia plans to roll out 25pct biodiesel rule from 2019 | The Star

> Indonesia will make biodiesel with at least 25% bio-content mandatory from 2019, according to an energy ministry official. The B25 programme could lift FAME consumption to 5.5-6 million kilolitres, more than double 2017 levels.

- Date: 2018-05-24 · published 2018-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64888-indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019-the-star
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A large domestic biodiesel mandate pulls palm oil out of export markets, tightening global vegetable oil supply and supporting palm and soyoil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-28 | [Indonesia plans to impose 40% biodiesel content rule from July 2021 onwards \| Enerdata](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51468-indonesia-plans-to-impose-40-biodiesel-content-rule-from-july-2021-onwards.md) | +7.4% | +7.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2016-11-25 | [Palm oil demand from Indonesia biodiesel sector to surge by 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73756-palm-oil-demand-from-indonesia-biodiesel-sector-to-surge-by-2020.md) | +3.8% | +5.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-08-23 | [M’sia, Indonesia in talks on possible B5 biodiesel programme in China \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69316-m-sia-indonesia-in-talks-on-possible-b5-biodiesel-programme-in-china-the-star.md) | +0.1% | +6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-05-10 | [Indonesians Don’t Mind B20 Biodiesel, We Find out Why](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70911-indonesians-don-t-mind-b20-biodiesel-we-find-out-why.md) | +0.2% | -4.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-19 | [Indonesia mulls palm oil levies increase to support biodiesel plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51467-indonesia-mulls-palm-oil-levies-increase-to-support-biodiesel-plans.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| SBO | 2020-08-28 | [Indonesia plans to impose 40% biodiesel content rule from July 2021 onwards \| Enerdata](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51468-indonesia-plans-to-impose-40-biodiesel-content-rule-from-july-2021-onwards.md) | +0.5% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2016-11-25 | [Palm oil demand from Indonesia biodiesel sector to surge by 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73756-palm-oil-demand-from-indonesia-biodiesel-sector-to-surge-by-2020.md) | +2.1% | -5.6% |
| SBO | 2017-08-23 | [M’sia, Indonesia in talks on possible B5 biodiesel programme in China \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69316-m-sia-indonesia-in-talks-on-possible-b5-biodiesel-programme-in-china-the-star.md) | +0.6% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- thestar.com.my: http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/05/24/indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019/

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