Biodiesel News

US officials have confirmed that biodiesel has been spilled into the Columbia River, based in the state of Washington, Wenatchee.  According to the Associated Press (AP), tests revealed evidence of a spill. The Department of Ecology said that investigators can now narrow their search for the source of the spill. The oil sheen stretched about a mile-long and 20-feet wide over the weekend…
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The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) said it has filed an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the US government to investigate imports from Argentina and Indonesia, saying the countries have violated trade laws by flooding the US market with dumped, subsidised biodiesel. The petition was filed with the US Department of Commerce and the US International Trade…
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The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has announced its support of the US’ National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) anti-dumping and countervailing duty complaints against dumped and subsidised biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia. NBB reported that the US biodiesel market had suffered severe damage as a result of illegal trade activities which escalated by 464% between 2014 and 2016,…
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The Biodiesel Association of India (BDAI) claims that high taxes are making biodiesel substantially more expensive than regular diesel in the country. The association has also called on India’s central government to continue with excise duty exemptions for the sector. “The industry is just not moving ahead because of skewed rates of taxation, which continue to be a major…
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A farmers’ cooperative in Iowa, USA, has staged a demonstration in the state to convince more farmers to switch to biodiesel. The United Farmers Cooperative, based in the town of Afton, compared two trucks head to head to highlight the benefits of biodiesel. One of the trucks was fuelled with a 5% blend of biodiesel (B5), the other with a 20% blend (B20). The results fell convincingly in…
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Investigators believe they have found the source of the mystery biodiesel spill in the Columbia River. Last week US officials confirmed that biodiesel had leaked into the Columbia River somewhere close to Wenatchee, Washington. Exactly where the spill originated remained a mystery, however. A coordinated investigation by state and federal authorities has now identified Coleman Oil, a fuelling…
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The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has given a sustainability certificate to US biodiesel producer SeQuential for its “innovative and nearly zero-waste production of renewable fuel”. The SBA has developed and implemented an objective certification standard for measuring the sustainability of biodiesel production and use. SeQuential has…
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Petrochemical specialist Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 barrels per day to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology. Diamond Green Diesel, which is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients., is the largest commercial…
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US investment bank Capital Corp Merchant Banking has given the green light to help fund a biodiesel project in California. In a statement, the bank said that the facility will be able to process multiple feedstocks of any quality level and turn it into B-100 biodiesel, which is 100% pure biodiesel. A by-product of the biodiesel manufacturing process is glycerol, which, once treated, becomes…
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In Washington D.C., biodiesel industry leaders are meeting with key influencers to spotlight advanced US biofuels, with jobs and economic opportunities as the hot tickets. “It’s simple. Biodiesel can continue to grow American jobs and prosperity in communities throughout the nation,” said Donnell Rehagen, CEO at the trade association National Biodiesel Board (NBB). “Our…
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Finnish renewable diesel specialist Neste has said its product has helped its users to replace conventional diesel and reduce carbon emissions by 6.7 million tonnes in 2016. The amount equals the permanent removal of 2.4 million passenger cars from the roads for one full year. Neste has labelled its product as a low-carbon renewable diesel made from reined renewable raw material. "With Neste MY…
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US agribusinesses AgProcessing (AGP) is pushing ahead with a $38 million (€35m) expansion of its Port Neal biodiesel plant in Sioux City, Iowa, according to media reports. According to media reports in the Sioux City Journal, the company will also build a $90m vegetable oil refinery. Construction on both projects is expected to begin in coming months, said Matt Caswell, vice president for…
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