The Persatuan Biodiesel Malaysia or the Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) was established on September 2, 2008 and consist of members, located in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. The Association was primarily established to represent the interest of the biodiesel industry in Malaysia. It works closely and represents the industry in government dialogues, forums and committees.
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Development of palm biodiesel industry can spur demand for CPO
2024-02-29 01:25:32
“Our current B10 implementation in the transport sector is just the beginning, as we envision moving towards nationwide B20 implementation," said Fadillah. — Bernama PUTRAJAYA: The growth of the palm biodiesel industry will stimulate local demand for crude palm oil (CPO) and empower it to set prices rather than follow market trends, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and...
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Courtesy Meeting with YB Minister of Plantation and Commodities: January 29, 2024
2024-01-29 12:18:43
The MBA Executive Committee, led by Mr UR Unnithan, President had a courtesy meeting on January 29, 2024 in Putrajaya with YB Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani, Minister of Plantation and Commodities. It provided the opportunity for MBA to introduce the Association, as well as to discuss the future direction of the national biodiesel programme and issues / challenges faced by the biodiesel...
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4th Palm Biodiesel Conference: October 2-4, 2023
2023-10-05 12:35:00
The MBA previously hosted the inaugural Palm Biodiesel Conference in August 2017 in Kuala Lumpur. This year, the Association played host once again to this important event, which provided valuable opportunity for the palm biodiesel industry, its valued partners, stakeholders and the Government from both local and abroad, to meet again in person, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic; to share...
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MBA Golf Tournament 2023
2023-10-05 12:30:00
In conjunction with the 4th Palm Biodiesel Conference, the MBA also organized its golf tournament which was held on October 2, 2023 at the Palm Garden Golf Club, Putrajaya. A total of 34 golfers from the palm biodiesel industry and its associates, as well as invited guests from the Government participated in the golf tournament.
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Press Release: 4th Palm Biodiesel Conference 2-4 October 2023 - Balancing Carbon Neutrality, Energy Security & Social Impact
2023-10-03 12:30:00
The MBA has issued a press release in conjunction with 4th Palm Biodiesel Conference organized by the Association and also the flag-off of PETRONAS' first palm biodiesel B100-fuelled road tanker on October 2-4, 2023 in Putrajaya: Putrajaya, October 3, 2023 – YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Plantation and Commodities delivered the keynote address and...
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Meeting with Brazilian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur
2023-05-15 15:52:57
The MBA EXCO, led by Mr UR Unnithan, President met with Mr Virne Cirne, Second Secretary of the Brazillian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur on May 12, 2023 at Wisma FMM, Kuala Lumpur. The meeting was held mainly to exchange information and experiences on the implementation of national biofuel / biodiesel programme in Malaysia and Brazil, as well as its policies and how each countries are complying and...
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MBA Executive Committee Line-up for 2023 Term
2023-03-29 12:30:00
The MBA convened its 15th Annual General Meeting on March 29, 2023 at Wisma FMM, Kuala Lumpur; to review and adopt the Executive Committee Report and Financial Statement for FY 2022 and appointment of auditor for FY 2023. Mr UR Unnithan of Carotino Sdn Bhd and Mr Tee Lip Teng of Future Prelude Sdn Bhd were re-elected as the President and Deputy President for the 2023 term. For the full line-up...
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Press Release: MBA Congratulates YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim on the Appointment as 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia
2022-11-27 09:28:12
The MBA has issued a press release congratulating YAB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim on the appointment as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, November 27, 2022 - The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) congratulates YAB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim on his appointment as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The MBA looks forward to YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar’s leadership in steering the...
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Malaysia International AgriCommodity Expo & Summit (MIACES 2022 )
2022-07-29 18:31:16
Mr Tee Lip Teng, Deputy President participated as a panelist and shared on “Biodiesel: Fueling the Future towards Green Energy Security” in the Breakout Session 6: Biofuel of the MIACES 2022 on July 27, 2022. The MBA also supported the expo & summit as a strategic sponsor and participated as an exhibitor during the 3-day event held on July 26-28, 2022 at MITEC Kuala Lumpur. The MIACES 2022 was...
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3rd Palm Biodiesel Conference
2022-03-25 18:43:58
The conference which was jointly organized / hosted by the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) and the Indonesia Biofuel Producer Association (APROBI) was held on March 24, 2022 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and also virtually. MBA members participated virtually at the conference. Mr UR Unnithan, President also presented a paper titled "Status and Challenges of Biodiesel Programme in...
Development of palm biodiesel industry can spur demand for CPO
“Our current B10 implementation in the transport sector is just the beginning, as we envision moving towards nationwide B20 implementation," said Fadillah. — Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: The growth of the palm biodiesel industry will stimulate local demand for crude palm oil (CPO) and empower it to set prices rather than follow market trends, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
Fadillah said the national biodiesel blending programme started in 2010 with 5% palm methyl ester (B5) and gradually rose to 20% by 2020. The implementation of the B30 programme in the country is expected to take place by 2025.
“Our current B10 implementation in the transport sector is just the beginning, as we envision moving towards nationwide B20 implementation, which will significantly increase CPO consumption to over one million tonnes per annum.
“We are also exploring the expansion of B10 usage in the industrial sector,” he said during his keynote address at the fourth Palm Biodiesel Conference.
Nevertheless, Malaysian Biodiesel Association president UR Unnithan said the palm biodiesel industry still continues to face headwinds with palm oil delegated regulations from the European Union (EU).
He urged all the stakeholders to work on a global consensus to prove that the commodity will not cause deforestation and is truly a sustainable source.
“The EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED) III and the United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines still singles out palm biodiesel as the non-sustainable source for production.
“This is unfair and I like to use this platform to urge all of us including the governments of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and oil producing countries around the world to build a global consensus around the big elephant in the room which is the indirect land use change (ILUC).
“The ILUC is the one reason that palm biodiesel has been singled out and banned for export,” he said in his opening address yesterday. To date, the total palm biodiesel consumed by the national biodiesel programme exceeds well over 5.5 million tonnes.
Based on a conservative estimation on greenhouse gases (GHG) savings of 60%, this represents about 10.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions saved compared with burning fossil diesel.
“The use of palm biodiesel will help fulfil Malaysia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement of UNFCCC during the COP 21 in France, which is to reduce 45% GHG emissions intensity to gross domestic product by 2030 (based on emissions intensity in 2005),” Unnithan said.
Dr Puah Chiew Wei, director, strategy and policy of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries, said palm oil is the only vegetable oil crop classified as high ILUC risk and feedstock with high ILUC risk will be phased out by 2030.
“Some of the biofuel mandates by EU member states have already started to phase out the palm oil based biofuels in accordance with the RED II as well as the delegated regulations. For Austria, palm oil based biofuels are excluded since July 1, 2021. Czech Republic has 0% biodiesel since 2021.
“Additionally, in Denmark, palm oil based biofuels were to be phased out by 2022 unless certified as low ILUC risk feedstock. For Denmark, all high ILUC risk biofuels are to be phased out by 2025,” she said in her presentation yesterday.
Puah revealed that in 2022, the EU was the second largest importer of palm oil after India, importing about 13% of global palm oil. As such, the mandates (as mentioned above) in the EU member states have significantly impacted the use of palm oil and the trade of palm biodiesel which has shown declines from 2019 to 2020.
In view of these challenges, Puah said there is the need to transform the renewable energy sector, particularly for palm biodiesel, in order for it to remain competitive. This includes changing the renewable energy mix to use waste fat and oils such as used cooking oil, the implementation of sustainable aviation fuel as well as the role of the global biofuels alliance.
“Hence, there is the declining demand of palm oil based biodiesel from the EU, there will still be the continued demand for this kind of fuel from emerging economies.
“For advanced economies, growth is only expected in the renewable diesel sector.
“However, for the emerging economies, we can see a lot of growth from Indonesia in palm oil based biodiesel and in Brazil for soybean oil based biodiesel. Additionally, countries like Malaysia and Thailand are expected to contribute to biodiesel growth as well,” she said. Separately, Fadillah said the ministry has proposed to the Ministry of Finance that the existing 3.0% windfall profit levy (WPL) rate for Sabah and Sarawak be reduced to 1.5% under Budget 2024.
“This was one of the things that the industry players had raised during a dialogue session. They are not objecting to the WPL. They want to look at how the levy, should it be imposed, benefit the industry. This includes incentives and programmes such as oil palm replanting,” he said.
from The Star, October 4, 2023.