The government has called for environment protection by using eco-friendly fuel, like biodiesel and Pertamax.

PRESIDENT Director of the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) Dono Boestami shared Indonesia\'s experience in developing palm oil sectors and its contribution in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the climate change conference COP24. "Of 17 goals of SGDs, there are at least six or seven goals palm oil sector can achieve," Dono said as he delivered presentation at a The Contribution of Good Agricultural Practices to SDGs-themed session in Indonesia Pavilion, Friday (7/12/2018). COP24 is the informal name for the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that has been held in Katowice, Poland from 3 to 14 December 2018.

The Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) delivered presentation about sustainable palm oil at climate change conference COP24 in Katowice, Poland, Friday (7/12/2018). Presiden Director of BPDPKS Dono Boestami spoke to the audiences at a "The Contribution of Good Agricultural Practicies to SDGs"-themed session in Indonesia Pavilion.

BIODIESEL incentives disbursement by the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) until the end of this year is projected to be lower, at around Rp6 trillion to Rp6,5 trillion, than initial target at Rp7.47 trillion. In a hearing session with Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives di DPR Building, Wednesday (5/12/2018), BPDPKS Fund Distribution Director Edi Wibowo revealed that biodiesel incentives disbursement was lower than the target because of low price of biodiesel and high price of diesel fuel. Incentives are disbursed by BPDPKS to biofuel companies to cover the differential between diesel fuel Market Index Prices (MIP) and biofuels MIP.

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THE expanded B20 mandatory program has lifted price of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) for Crude Palm Oil (CPO) in Riau, the biggest palm oil producers province in Indonesia.

INDONESIAN Palm Oil Association (Gapki) suggested that domestic palm oil productivity should be maintained at high level, otherwise Indonesia could lose its share in global CPO market. "If Indonesia cuts down production volume, other country will replace its share in global market," Gapki\'s Chairman Joko Supriyono said in a Focus Group Discussion organized by Investor Daily at Berita Satu Plaza, Jakarta, Wednesday (5/12/2018). He said, increasing productivity is also needed to keep the price from falling.

Palm oil export from Indonesia to China has shown significant growth as China decreased soybean import from the US following the trade war between the two countries. Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) recorded China palm oil import from Indonesian climbed 63 percent to 541.81 thousand tons on October 2018 from 332.52 thousand tons on September 2018. "It was influenced by Chinese policy to cut down soybean import from the US as a result of the trade war between the two countries.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has signed a new regulation on amendment to regulation on tariff of service by the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS).

The Government has enacted Finance Minister Regulation No 152/PMK.05/2018 concerning Amendment to Finance Minister Regulation No 81/PMK.05/2018 concerning Tariff of Service by the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) of Ministry of Finance.

THE expanded B20 mandatory program has made a positive impact to Crude Palm Oil (CPO) absorption in domestic market.

The Indonesian government released the next batch of biodiesel allocation for January-December 2019 at 6,197,101 kiloliters (kL). The allocation was released through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources\' decree no.