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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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