Month: August 2020

The Court of International Trade has ordered the US Department of Commerce to revisit its countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel.The US has had duties on Indonesian biodiesel since late 2017, but Indonesian exports to the US effectively ended in 2016.… Read more

Indonesian trade officials have gone on the offensive on their trade defense for palm oil and started a pushback on the EU’s possible limits on 3-MCPD from palm oil.Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga recently told Indonesian media, “Palm oil is… Read more

Indonesia has picked up a number of allies in its battle with the EU over the bloc’s ban of palm oil in its renewable energy scheme.An additional 18 countries have reserved their rights to participate in the proceedings as third… Read more

In today’s Jakarta Post, co-host of the Palm Oil Monitor, Khalil Hegarty, writes on last week’s decision by the WTO to green light Indonesia’s request to form a panel on its complaint against the European Union’s revised Renewable Energy Directive… Read more