# Can Indonesia Sustain B50 When Palm Oil Feedstock Is Scarce?

> Agrinas Palma Nusantara and Pertamina Power Indonesia plan to restart a biodiesel plant in Riau with annual capacity of 600,000 tonnes of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). The restart is intended to increase FAME supply as Indonesia’s B50 mandate requires about 19 million kiloliters, compared with 17 million kiloliters for B45.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:06:44.133Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88487-can-indonesia-sustain-b50-when-palm-oil-feedstock-is-scarce
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

The B50 mandate increases demand for palm-based biodiesel feedstock, which could support palm oil demand. Restarting the plant could help expand FAME availability, although the article raises concern about whether feedstock supplies can meet the mandate.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: neutral
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-02-03 | [Low palm oil stocks in Indonesia boost prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12321-low-palm-oil-stocks-in-indonesia-boost-prices.md) | +0.7% | -7.2% |
| 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 | 2025-06-02 | [Indonesia's B50 push could lift global palm oil prices: report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24322-indonesia-s-b50-push-could-lift-global-palm-oil-prices-report.md) | +2.3% | +3.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-04-28 | [Why Indonesia’s Palm Oil Export Ban Could Backfire \| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42139-why-indonesia-s-palm-oil-export-ban-could-backfire-carnegie-endowment-for.md) | +8.6% | -1.2% |
| 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% |
| DIESEL | 2023-01-13 | [Indonesia palm oil export curbs, biodiesel plans to hit world vegoil supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15761-indonesia-palm-oil-export-curbs-biodiesel-plans-to-hit-world-vegoil-supplies.md) | +7.3% | -11.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-04-26 | [Minister: Govt to intervene in event of steep palm oil, biofuel price hike \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59479-minister-govt-to-intervene-in-event-of-steep-palm-oil-biofuel-price-hike-malay.md) | -1.2% | -6.4% |
| DIESEL | 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) | -2.4% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- en.tempo.co: https://en.tempo.co/read/2123238/can-indonesia-sustain-b50-when-palm-oil-feedstock-is-scarce

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