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An S&P Global and SAF Association report finds India's four co-processing refineries, with 106,500 t/yr capacity, can cover 2027–2028 SAF targets, but the 5% goal for…
Macron has asked the European Commission to ease fuel standards, including raising the biodiesel cap to B10. Europe's biodiesel industry welcomes the move; the Commission…
Argentina's Senate approved a new biofuels bill with 41 votes, raising the biodiesel blend from 7.5% to 10% and ethanol from 12% to 15%. Small biodiesel producers…
Wilmar group head of biofuels Rahul Kale says raising Indonesia's mandate beyond B50 will require new plants, as the government targets B60 in 2027.
Pertamina Patra Niaga's president director has asked for uniform FAME procurement pricing so B50 distribution is fair to all companies. The proposal is still under…
GAPKI data show June palm oil product exports reached 3.28 million tonnes, while the average CPO export price fell to US$1,174 per tonne. End-June stocks stood at 2.84…
ESDM allocated 16.7 million kL of biodiesel to 26 producers for the B50 mandate, up from 15.6 million kL. B50 supply as of 31 August 2026 was recorded at 75–80%.
Bursa Malaysia CPO futures rose to 5,020 ringgit per tonne on 21 August 2026, the highest since December 2024, on Indonesian buying ahead of full B50 and El Niño risk.
ESDM Regulation 3/2026 requires ISPO certification for palm bioenergy businesses from 20 March 2027. An LPEM UI researcher warns it could squeeze smallholders out.
Indonesia's 2026 biodiesel incentive needs have been revised down from a projected IDR 47 trillion to about IDR 32–32.3 trillion. BPDP and the ESDM minister say palm…
ITB researchers presented BENSA (palm gasoline) at BPDP on 15 July 2026. They propose distributed mini-refineries, but say economics remains the main hurdle.
The European Commission is extending the EUDR to palm derivatives used for oleochemicals from 30 December 2027 and dropping cattle leather. Indonesia keeps pressing for…
