Saltindonusa develops diesel fuel additive product

PT Saltindonusa Pratama (Saltindonusa), an oleochemical producer, has aggressively developed a crude palm oil (CPO)-based diesel fuel additive product, which is the outcome of the research conducted by the University of Indonesia. President Director of PT Saltindonusa Pratama Okky Oktardiono explained that the use of the additive diesel fuel would grow rapidly in the next five years. Considering huge business opportunities in the biofuel sector, the company plans to bolster production capacity by 72 tons per month with a total investment of 5 billion rupiahs (US$532,198) starting in 2011. (October 22, 2009)