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FRIENDS have asked for my five cents’ worth on biodiesel in today’s unsettled climate.

SINGAPORE (July 4): SGX mainboard-listed Oiltek International Ltd’s Malaysian subsidiary Oiltek Sdn Bhd is currently in discussions with SEDC Energy (SEDCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), over a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot plant programme.

SHAH ALAM (March 31): The biodiesel production capacity from large-scale facilities such as SD Guthrie Bhd’s (KL:SDG) in Carey Island is critical in ensuring supply continuity and supporting the existing biodiesel usage mandate for Malaysia’s transportation and industrial sectors.

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 19 — Malaysia has strengthened its position in the global low-carbon aviation fuel supply chain with the commissioning of a US$500 million (RM1.958 billion) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Tanjung Langsat, Johor.

PASIR GUDANG, Jan 26 — Malaysia is cementing its leadership in sustainable aviation and energy transition with the launch of the country’s first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant at Tanjung Langsat today. Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad said the launch aligns with the Malaysia Aviation Decarbonisation…

PETALING JAYA: The adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Malaysia will have wide-ranging impact on businesses such as domestic airlines, energy and petro-chemical, as well as plantation and agribusiness companies and the institutional investors who allocate capital to them.

PETALING JAYA: The planned implementation of a carbon tax in the recent Budget 2026 offered little clues that industries were looking out for.

Accounting concerns mean uptake of global trading mechanism has been slow The global carbon trading mechanism that was a flagship achievement of last year’s UN climate talks has been slow to take off, according to data from analytics platform Sylvera.

The production of palm oil contributes to deforestation, threatens wildlife and can produce even more emissions than traditional fossil fuel. The world’s largest producer of aviation biofuel, Finnish fuel firm Neste, has been using banned palm oil instead of recycled cooking oil, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. An SVT…