Indonesia's planned implementation of a 40% palm oil-based biodiesel blend (B40) has been delayed due to the absence of technical regulations, causing uncertainty among palm oil traders. The government's initial commitment to launch B40 on January 1st spurred a surge in Malaysian palm oil prices, anticipating reduced Indonesian exports. However, key industry players, including Pertamina and APROBI, are awaiting official decrees before commencing B40 sales.
Indonesia has yet to implement a higher mandatory blend of biodiesel planned for Jan. 1 as industry participants await the technical regulations for the rollout, causing confusion among palm oil traders. The government had pledged to mandate 40 per cent mix of palm oil-based fuel in biodiesel from Jan. 1, known as B40 , from a 35 per cent blend currently in force.
The plan for higher biodiesel blend by the world's biggest palm oil producer helped send the benchmark palm oil contract in Malaysia nearly 20 per cent higher in 2024 due to expectations of lower Indonesian palm oil exports. As of Thursday, Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina, which operates the country's largest petrol station network, and biodiesel producers group APROBI said they were waiting for the relevant official decrees before selling the fuel. 'Once the regulation has been issued, there will be time to transition for the sale. At the moment we have prepared Plaju and Kasim refineries for processing of B40,' Pertamina spokesperson Fadjar Djoko Santoso said. Members of APROBI cannot draw contracts for biodiesel distribution without a decree from the government, Secretary General Ernest Gunawan said. Edi Wibowo, director of bioenergy at the energy ministry, said on Thursday that he was awaiting further instructions for B40, without providing more details.Palm oil industry watchers had expected the rollout of the policy to be gradual. Meanwhile, palm oil traders are waiting for the official volume of biodiesel that Indonesia will allocate to fuel retailers to gauge how much exports will be affected. Indonesian officials have previously said the country plans to allocate 15.62 million kilolitres (
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