Petroleum firms have two months to change to B10 biodiesel

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 -- Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok delivering her speech during the International Symposium on Application of Engineered Timber Productso Towards High Rise Building Challenges and Opportunities today.--fotoBERNAMA (2018) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroleum companies have two months to switch from the current B7 (a blend of 7% palm methyl ester and 70% petroleum diesel) to B10 biodiesel before its mandatory implementation on Feb 1, 2019.

Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok said the B10 biodiesel (a blend of 10% palm methyl ester and 90% petroleum diesel) programme for the transportation sector would be implemented in phases beginning next month.