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Indonesia’s Commodity Export Plan: What We Know So Far
Indonesian President Prabowo has proposed a major change to how palm oil and other commodities will be exported from Indonesia: a ‘single desk’ model with a state-owned enterprise handling licensing, pricing and clearance.
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Draft Regulation on Commodities and SOEs: The Text
The Government of Indonesia recently released a draft text on a state-owned enterprise for exports of palm oil — here’s the draft
Competition or Protection? US Antidumping Hits Fatty Acids
The US has launched antidumping and countervailing duty investigations against Indonesian and Malaysian fatty acid exporters, with alleged dumping margins up to 170%.
ANALYSIS: Oleochemicals in EUDR is Industrial Policy, not Environmentalism
Brussels added palm-based soap and a list of oleochemicals to the EUDR on 4 May. Six days earlier, two EU chemical industry trade bodies had publicly asked for exactly that. The Commission’s stated reasoning mirrors theirs almost word for word as it shifts its protectionism from farming to manufacturing.