Local palm biodiesel exports to the European Union (EU) and the United States have continued to rise this year despite the ongoing attacks on palm oil greenhouse gas (GHG) emission issues as well as anti-palm oil campaigns by non-governmental organisations, said Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Basri Wahid.
As at end-August, some 167,846 tonnes of local palm biodiesel had been exported compared with a total of 182,108 tonnes exported in the whole of 2008.
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