Never mind the mercury: Indonesia says coal ash isn’t hazardous
by Basten Gokkon on 11 March 2021
The Indonesian government has taken fly ash and bottom ash from coal burning out of its list of hazardous waste.
The distinction is crucial as the handling of “hazardous” waste is subject to different and far more stringent regulations than non-hazardous waste.
The delisting comes in response to lobbying efforts by industry groups, which want to be allowed to sell coal ash to the construction industry.
Indonesia is one of the world’s top coal producers, and the fossil fuel accounts for the majority of the country’s power generation.
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Jakarta. The Indonesian palm oil industry, the biggest in the world, has suffered disruption during Covid-19. Although lockdown measures in export destinations have restricted the market, the demand for palm oil has increased domestically.
“The year of 2020 was marked with market uncertainty due to Covid-19, indeed it has had a great impact not only on the palm oil industry but also Indonesia’s economy,” Tofan Mahdi, Head of Communications at Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki), told Jakarta Globe on Friday.
Palm prices may hit nine-year high in turbulent 2021
Palm oil production in the world’s top two producing countries is expected to recover and drive volatility in prices this year, which are likely rise to nine-year highs, a Reuters poll showed.
Malaysia’s benchmark palm oil contract kicked off the year at near decade-high levels of 3,800 ringgit ($940.13) due to a supply crunch in global edible oils.
Prices are, however, forecast to average at 2,800 ringgit ($694.96) a tonne this year, its highest since 2012, compared with 2,685 ringgit last year, according to the median estimate from a poll of 18 analysts and industry players.
“2021 is going to be more turbulent. The market is expected to face more volatility because crude palm oil price has gone way beyond expectations,” said Christopher Chai, general manager with Kwantas Corp.
Palm oil production in the world's top two producing countries is expected to recover and drive volatility in prices this year, which are likely rise to nine-year highs, a Reuters poll showed.