# Indonesians Don’t Mind B20 Biodiesel, We Find out Why

> Malaysia is preparing to raise its biodiesel blend from B7 to B10, and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board took media on a 1,000 km test drive with B10 fuel in Borneo. The board then arranged a trip to Indonesia to show how that country's B20 program has operated. The article notes that Indonesia has already moved beyond Malaysia's blend level.

- Date: 2017-05-10 · published 2017-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Malaysia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70911-indonesians-don-t-mind-b20-biodiesel-we-find-out-why
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A move from B7 to B10 would add palm-based biodiesel demand in Malaysia and support palm oil prices. The regional push toward higher blends is a steady source of demand.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-24 | [Indonesia plans to roll out 25pct biodiesel rule from 2019 \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64888-indonesia-plans-to-roll-out-25pct-biodiesel-rule-from-2019-the-star.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-06-04 | [Indonesia route in adopting biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70372-indonesia-route-in-adopting-biodiesel.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-02-06 | [Indonesia’s biodiesel thirst may weaken palm oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54503-indonesia-s-biodiesel-thirst-may-weaken-palm-oil-exports.md) | -2.7% | -11.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-07-25 | [Indonesia’s B50 Biodiesel Tightens Palm Oil Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15546-indonesia-s-b50-biodiesel-tightens-palm-oil-supply.md) | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- dsf.my: https://www.dsf.my/2017/05/indonesians-dont-mind-b20-biodiesel-we-find-out-why/

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