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Biodiesel scheme faces delay (29/01/2010)

The full implementation of the mandatory biodiesel blend programe could be deferred to next year, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.
He said the ministry was still looking at the fuel's extra cost of about four to five sen per litre, mainly due to transport and blending costs, which needed to be handled amicably prior to selling ... Details

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