# Greater push for biodiesel in Indonesia, Malaysia | Borneo Post Online

> Indonesia has run its B20 biodiesel mandate, which blends 20% palm-based biodiesel into diesel, since 2016 and reports savings of up to US$1 billion in diesel imports. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board took Malaysian delegates to Jakarta to study the program. Indonesia plans to move to B30 by 2020.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70909-greater-push-for-biodiesel-in-indonesia-malaysia-borneo-post-online
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Mandated blending gives a structural floor to palm oil demand, and a move to B30 would add meaningfully to domestic consumption. Malaysia's own adoption of higher blends would add demand as well.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-21 | [MPI and MoF in talks for biodiesel stabilisation fund \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55944-mpi-and-mof-in-talks-for-biodiesel-stabilisation-fund-borneo-post-online.md) | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-22 | [Positive on EU’s removal of duties on biosdiesel import from Indonesia \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66113-positive-on-eu-s-removal-of-duties-on-biosdiesel-import-from-indonesia-borneo.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-11-07 | [Indonesia targets three-year timeline for 50% biodiesel mandate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15604-indonesia-targets-three-year-timeline-for-50-biodiesel-mandate.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-31 | [Export tax freeze to support Malaysian palm oil industry \| Borneo Post Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65878-export-tax-freeze-to-support-malaysian-palm-oil-industry-borneo-post-online.md) | +3.4% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-04 | [Indonesia's Thirst for Biodiesel May Undercut Global Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54693-indonesia-s-thirst-for-biodiesel-may-undercut-global-palm-oil-supply.md) | +4.6% | -11.1% |

## Sources

- theborneopost.com: https://www.theborneopost.com/2017/05/03/greater-push-for-biodiesel-in-indonesia-malaysia/

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