Indonesia 2020 biodiesel consumption seen around 8 mln KL -trade ministry
JAKARTA, June 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s consumption of palm oil-based biodiesel, known as B30, is seen around 8 million kilolitres (KL) this year, below target, Trade Ministry data showed on Monday.
Can power from palm oil waste replace fossil fuels in coal-loving Asia?
Low in moisture and high in calorific value, palm kernel shells are ideal for burning, but their use for power production does not come without challenges. Can these materials help shrink coal’s climate impacts in Asia? What happens to the waste that accumulates when oil palm fruits are processed?
PLB Engineering unit inks MoU for waste-to-energy plant in Penang
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): PLB Engineering Bhd’s 65%-owned subsidiary PLB Terang Sdn Bhd (PLBT) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Welle Environmental & Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd to jointly set up a municipal solid waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Penang.
Cypark Resources buying Perak biogas plant for RM6m
KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Cypark Resources Bhd said it is buying a 51% equity stake in biogas plant operator BAC Biogas (Kg Gajah) Sdn Bhd for a total consideration of RM6 million. In an exchange filing today, Cypark said its wholly-owned subsidiary Reviva Sdn Bhd had entered into an agreement to purchase 1.53 million ordinary shares in […]
Japan govt gives boost to MPIC biogas project
The biogas project of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) with Dole Philippines Inc. has received a subsidy from the Japanese government, the first in the country to secure such assistance from its Asian counterpart. In a disclosure, the Pangilinan-led company said the biogas project of MPIC’s wholly owned subsidiary METPower Ventrue Partners Holdings Inc. (METPower) […]
COVID-19 pandemic causes labour shortage for Malaysia’s palm industry
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Reuters) – Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are causing labour shortages at Malaysia’s palm plantations, officials said. The world’s second-biggest palm oil producer relies on foreigners for 70% of its plantation workforce, drawing mainly from neighbouring Indonesia and from South Asian countries. […]
Malaysia resumes CPO exports to India
KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Malaysia has resumed crude palm oil (CPO) exports to India as the latter has started buying the commodity again from Malaysia after barring such imports in recent months. In a statement today, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said the country expects India’s June and July 2020 purchasing contracts […]
Philippines’ DOE says bioethanol blending program to continue amid reports of suspension
Singapore — The Philippines’ Department of Energy, or DOE, said there is no official suspension of the country’s bioethanol blending program with gasoline products after local media reported that the Independent Philippine Petroleum Companies Association is supporting the possible suspension of the mandate to divert the production of ethanol for hand sanitizers.
