Types of Feedstocks

The ASEAN is the home of the three largest palm oil producers in the world, i.e. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. For the production of biodiesel they use:

At some point, biodiesel producers also used palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and sludge palm oil (SPO), which are by-products of palm oil refineries and have a high content of free fatty acids (FFA).

The Philippines is the largest coconut oil exporter. At present, the Philippines is the only country in the world using coconut oil as biodiesel feedstock. On the other hand, Indonesia is also the largest coconut (copra) producer. However, most coconuts are consumed as food and, to a lesser extend, as coconut oil.

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