# Indonesian biodiesel producers turn to China - Business - The Jakarta Post

> Indonesian biodiesel producers are looking to China as a growth market after anti-dumping actions in the EU and US hurt their export access. The Aprobi association says about 7 million kiloliters of its 11 million kiloliter capacity sits idle, and China's B5 program could absorb around 9 million kiloliters a year.

- Date: 2017-06-09 · published 2017-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70367-indonesian-biodiesel-producers-turn-to-china-business-the-jakarta-post
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Redirecting biodiesel exports to China would support palm oil demand for biofuel use and could tighten supply for vegetable oil markets.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-03-28 | [Indonesia, India palm groups to propose tax incentives to certified palm - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59956-indonesia-india-palm-groups-to-propose-tax-incentives-to-certified-palm-the.md) | +1.7% | +1.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-19 | [Indonesia to boost biodiesel exports, Malaysia expects to lose market share](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65412-indonesia-to-boost-biodiesel-exports-malaysia-expects-to-lose-market-share.md) | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-08 | [Indonesia: Government restricts the export of palm oil-based biodiesel products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48505-indonesia-government-restricts-the-export-of-palm-oil-based-biodiesel-products.md) | +4.0% | +14.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-04 | [Indonesia`s Biodiesel Enters EU Market Again - BPDP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64415-indonesia-s-biodiesel-enters-eu-market-again-bpdp.md) | -2.6% | -4.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-28 | [Canadian canola benefiting from US duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67573-canadian-canola-benefiting-from-us-duties-on-argentine-and-indonesian-biodiesel.md) | +4.6% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- thejakartapost.com: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/06/09/indonesian-biodiesel-producers-turn-to-china.html

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