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o convert Pulau Indah into a Free Trade Zone. 6 | MALAYSIAN ECONOMY
~ To support and catalyse increased shipping and logistics activities in Port Klang.
~ Serve as a natural extension to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ).
Value-adding the commodities sector
The Government will implement the Biodiesel B10 program (comprising a
mix of 10% palm oil) for the transportation sector and B7 for the industrial
sector.
To assist smallholders to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO)
certification (RM30 million).
~ To raise the sustainability and export competitiveness of palm oil industry.
To increase the utilisation of local rubber as a new raw material for various
industrial products.
~ The Government will increase the use of local rubber as a composite material for
the construction of roads in Malaysia to increase durability while at the same time
reducing maintenance cost.
~ Target to use Cuplump Modified Bitumen (CMB) to builds roads, including at
ports and industrial areas in stages (RM100 million).
Continue to provide the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) (RM50 million).
~ To mitigate the impact of low rubber prices to smallholders.
~ The smallholders will receive supplemental income when rubber prices fall below
RM2.20 per kilogram.
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~ To support and catalyse increased shipping and logistics activities in Port Klang.
~ Serve as a natural extension to the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ).
Value-adding the commodities sector
The Government will implement the Biodiesel B10 program (comprising a
mix of 10% palm oil) for the transportation sector and B7 for the industrial
sector.
To assist smallholders to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO)
certification (RM30 million).
~ To raise the sustainability and export competitiveness of palm oil industry.
To increase the utilisation of local rubber as a new raw material for various
industrial products.
~ The Government will increase the use of local rubber as a composite material for
the construction of roads in Malaysia to increase durability while at the same time
reducing maintenance cost.
~ Target to use Cuplump Modified Bitumen (CMB) to builds roads, including at
ports and industrial areas in stages (RM100 million).
Continue to provide the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) (RM50 million).
~ To mitigate the impact of low rubber prices to smallholders.
~ The smallholders will receive supplemental income when rubber prices fall below
RM2.20 per kilogram.
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