B50 biofuel goal may cause palm oil deficit. President-elect Prabowo Subianto’s plan to raise the share of crude palm oil in biofuel could cause a palm oil deficit in the country, the Indonesian ...

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, has said that the 50 percent biodiesel mix or B50 program ...

Indonesia and Malaysia, which together produce 85% of the world's palm oil, face rising uncertainty from U.S. tariffs and the ...

JAKARTA — An Indonesian government program to phase out diesel for an alternative made from palm oil could spur massive deforestation for palm ... It’s expected to reach the B50 stage, a ...

JAKARTA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is intensifying oil palm cultivation to increase crude palm oil (CPO) production as a raw material for 50 percent biodiesel (B50), said the Agriculture ...

Indonesia is conducting tests as it prepares for the incoming government’s plan to increase the palm oil-based biodiesel blending mandate to 50%, up from the current 35%.

The B50 biodiesel term refers to a mix of 50 percent each of CPO and diesel. Armran said that demand for palm oil-based biodiesel was expected to grow significantly, particularly for domestic ...

Demand for palm oil has been increasing as its discount to soyoil and sunoil has grown, driven by the recent price rise in rival oils due to production concerns in the U.S. and supply disruptions ...

The price of palm oil in Malaysia rose again on Tuesday, reaching its highest level in almost three months. This was due to the ...

Indian refiners cancelled orders for 65,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) scheduled for delivery from July to September following a sudden surge in benchmark Malaysian prices, four trade sources ...

After a successful completion of a B30 biofuel blend test on the Suezmax Statia (2006 – 150,205 dwt), Euronav has now successfully concluded a B50 biofuel blend trial on its Suezmax Marlin ...

Across swathes of Southeast Asia, maturing palm oil trees, some as tall as a 12-storey building, are turning into a multi-billion dollar headache for local farmers, regional governments and ...