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Indonesia H1 2019 biodiesel exports likely drop to 500,000 kl - association

Tue, 20th Aug 2019 04:56

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Reuters) -

* Indonesian exports of biodiesel in January-June seenfalling toabout 500,000 kilolitres (kl), from around 800,000 kl in theyear-ago period, Paulus Tjakrawan, vice-chairman of IndonesiaBiofuel Producers Association, said on Tuesday

* Exports dropped due to lower demand from European andChinesebuyers, he said

* Meanwhile, the country's domestic consumption of unblendedbiodiesel, known as fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) inJanuary-June came in at 3.24 million kl

* Indonesia's energy ministry data showed January-July FAMEconsumption was 2.95 million kl

* Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he wants the countrytoswitch to biodiesel with 30% bio-content in January next year,from currently 20% bio-content(Reporting by Bernadette Christina Munthe, Writing by FransiskaNangoy, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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