Malaysia is considering restricting the export of used vegetable oil and palm oil waste to ensure raw materials for the development of the sector of environmentally friendly aviation fuel.

HIGHLIGHTS Malaysia is considering restricting the export of used vegetable oil and palm oil residues as part of a broader strategy to secure feedstock for the emerging sector of environmentally friendly aviation fuel, according to high-ranking government officials, as reported by local media. Malaysia plans to process around 1 million metric tons per year of used vegetable oil by 2028, relying on two domestic plants, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani in the upper house of the Malaysian parliament on December 15. According to local media, Hong Kong-based company EcoCeres already operates a used vegetable oil plant in Malaysia with a capacity of 350,000 tons per year, while state-owned Petronas is constructing a second plant with a capacity of 650,000 tons per year, expected to be completed by 2028. "To ensure a sufficient and stable supply of feedstock, the government is implementing two main approaches," said Ghani. Under the first approach, ...