Seven Percent Palm Oil Biodiesel Blend to be sold in East Malaysia
January 21, 2015http://paultan.org/2015/01/19/b7-biodiesel-east-malaysia/#ixzz3PL1EPr52
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Plantation industries and commodities minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas announced that 366 petrol kiosks in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan in Malaysia will begin selling B7 biodiesel by the end of January.
"The fuel, which meets international standards, will use 138,000 tonnes of palm oil biodiesel a year," he said, adding that the 7% palm biodiesel blend has been available in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan but only on a limited basis.
The use of B7 biodiesel is set to bump total palm oil biodiesel usage to 576,000 tones a year nationwide. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is also studying B10 biodiesel (10% palm oil blend) compatibility through the implementation of the palm oil biodiesel incentive scheme (IBS) on a voluntary basis with the industrial sectors.
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