UPDATE 1-Indonesia B40 biodiesel plan back on track as crude oil prices pick up
JAKARTA, July 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% – known as B40 – is back on schedule with a target for implementation by July 2021, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Thursday. Indonesia, which has been increasing the palm oil content of its […]
Sime Darby ramps up palm replanting with new high-yielding seedlings
[KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby Plantation, the world’s largest producer of sustainable palm oil, rolled out the replanting of unproductive trees with its new higher-yielding seedling which it says is 20 per cent more productive. Malaysia-based Sime in June announced its “GenomeSelect” seeds with a potential to increase output of the edible oil by 20 per […]
Govt inaugurates C. Java plant able to produce fuel from waste
The government inaugurated on Monday a facility to produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF), a fuel made of various types of waste, in Cilacap, Central Java, as part of efforts to improve Indonesia’s waste management and speed up the country’s transition to renewable energy.
Pertamina pilots palm oil-based ‘green diesel’ production
State-owned oil giant Pertamina has produced its first-ever batch of palm oil-based “green diesel” in its refinery in Dumai, Riau. Trial production hit 1,000 barrels per day (bpd) from July 2 to 9, said Pertamina in a statement on July 15. The test proves the Dumai oil refinery is technically capable of producing such a biodiesel.
Malaysia losing up to 25% of palm oil yield due to labour crunch: MPOA
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is losing up to 25 per cent of its potential palm oil yield due to a labour shortage that is expected to worsen in the coming months, the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) said on Monday. The group, which represents plantation firms, said the government’s decision to freeze the recruitment of new foreign […]
Asian palm oil producers offers to work with EU as it readies new food rules
[KUALA LUMPUR] Asian palm oil producers, long at loggerheads with the European Union over curbs on imports of the edible oil, have offered to “work together” with the European Commission in drafting rules for the EU’s latest “Farm to Fork” food supply policy.
Euro 5 upgrade delayed at 6 refineries
The enforcement of Euro 5 emissions standards will be postponed from 2024 after lockdown measures halted upgrade plans at six refineries, says the Energy Business Department. The upgrade requires technical help from overseas experts who are unable to visit Thailand because of travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic, said department chief Nanthika Thangsupanich.
IEAT to seek more waste-to-energy help
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) will ask energy officials to increase support of waste-to-energy schemes to better dispose of increasing amounts of industrial waste caused by state promotion of domestic investment.
