kamalrudin mohammed salleh – OPIEJ https://opiej.mpob.gov.my Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:49:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Consumer Perceptions on the Implementation of Biodiesel in the Transport Sector: A Case in the Central Region of Peninsular Malaysia https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/consumer-perceptions-on-the-implementation-of-biodiesel-in-the-transport-sector-a-case-in-the-central-region-of-peninsular-malaysia/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:17:30 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=379 Read more]]> This study analysed the level of awareness of diesel and petrol vehicle users in the central region of Peninsular Malaysia on biodiesel and the currently running biodiesel programme for the transport sector, i.e. B7. In addition, the study also examines consumer perception on the implementation of biodiesel use in the transport sector. The results suggest that the level of awareness on biodiesel and the biodiesel programne was very low. Consequently, many of the respondents were neutral in expecting any advantage from B10 on vehicle performance.

Keywords: central region, B7, B10, transport sector, biodiesel

]]> Revealed Comparative Advantage and Competitiveness of Malaysian Palm Oil Exports against Indonesia in Five Major Markets https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/revealed-comparative-advantage-and-competitiveness-of-malaysian-palm-oil-exports-against-indonesia-in-five-major-markets/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:12:32 +0000 https://opiej.mpob.gov.my/?p=370 Read more]]> This study analysed the extent to which Malaysia had a comparative advantage over Indonesia in crude palm oil (CPO) and processed palm oil (PPO) exports to five major markets, namely, China, India, the European Union (EU), Pakistan and the USA. In addition, this study examined how Malaysia’s competitiveness and comparative advantage changed over the period 1999-2014 in major markets by adopting a widely used Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index. The results suggest that Malaysia retained its comparative advantage in exporting CPO to Pakistan from 2009 to 2014 and started to gain comparative advantage in exporting CPO to India in 2014. Meanwhile, for PPO market, Malaysia sustained its comparative advantage in the USA along the study period, but gradually reduced comparative advantage onset 2012. In Pakistan, the study found that Malaysia started to lose comparative advantage for PPO to Indonesia in 2012 and 2014.

Keywords: trade, revealed comparative advantage, export competitiveness, palm oil, CPO, PPO, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India, EU, Pakistan, USA

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