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President to Sign Regulation on Expanding Mandatory B20...

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo is expected to sign a new Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on expanding the mandatory use of 20 percent biodiesel...

Adaro Uses Biodiesel on Mining Equipment

PT Adaro Energy Tbk has been using biodiesel fuel for heavy equipment and machinery in their mines, namely biodiesel B10, B15, and...

Illegitimate Oil Palm Seeds Found in East Kutai, Farmers...

Once again, Illegitimate oil palm seeds has been an issue in East Kutai Regency of East Kalimantan Province.  Plantation Office of...

Regulation of The Minister of Finance No 81/PMK.05/2018...

The government of Indonesia has enacted Regulation of The Minister of Finance of The Republic of Indonesia Number 81/PMK.05/2018 regarding...

Felling and Chipping Mark The Second Phase of Oil Palm...

TOGETHER with smallholder farmers, the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) and Musi Banyuasin Regency Government felled and chipped...

First Phase of Oil Palm Replanting Program in Musi Banyuasin...

THE first phase of Smallholders’ Oil Palm Replanting Program (PSR) for 2017 planting season in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra...

Businesspeople Encourage Decent Work in Palm Oil Sector

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and Australia together with entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region held a joint forum called...

Indonesia Calls ASEAN, EU to Oppose Protectionism on Palm...

INDONESIAN Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi voiced concern about trade protectionism on agriculture products, exclusively on...

Announcement for Biofuel Market Price Index of August 2018

In trying to implement  5th dictum of Minister of Energy and Mineral Recources Decree Number 6034K/12/MEM/2016 concerning Market Price...

Foreign Countries have Growing Interest in Indonesia`s...

INDONESIA possesses enormous amounts of biomass resources, including biomass from palm oil waste.

BPDPKS Promotes Palm Oil to Russian Business Community

The Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) delivered a presentation to the Russian business community on palm oil industry and its...

Regional Palm Oil Stockpiles Seen Rising

(BLOOMBERG) -- Palm oil inventories in Malaysia probably swelled to the highest in five months in July as production in the world’s...

Impact of Biodiesel Mandatory to Foreign Exchange Efficiency

The implementation of Biodiesel 20 (B20) is believed to affect foreign exchange efficiency, particularly, in oil and gas sector which...

President Jokowi Demands Support to Develop Biodiesel

President Joko Widodo ensured that Indonesia is serious in dealing with the plan to expand the mandatory fuel with 20% biodiesel content...

It Will Take 2-3 Years to Implement B100

INDUSTRY Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that the government needs about two or three years to implement the use of fuel with...

Govt to Amend Regulation on Oil Palm Fund to Push B20

The government is planning to revise presidential regulation on collection and disbursement of oil palm fund in a bid to expand the...