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The Indonesian government has submitted a complaint to the WTO over the US’ National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) petition to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties against dumped and subsidised biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia.
“Of course we feel that this is a disadvantage for us. We have already lodged our complaints with the WTO,” said Indonesian…
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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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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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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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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 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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US ethanol trade body Growth Energy’s CEO, Emily Skor, has released a statement in relation to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.
Skor said: “The role played by the Secretary of Agriculture is of critical importance to the biofuels industry and rural…
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Edeniq, a well-known US cellulosic and biorefining technology company, announced that it has filed a cross-complaint against California-based biorefining company Aemetis for fraud and negligent misrepresentation among other claims.
In a statement, Edeniq said that it Edeniq lawfully terminated its merger agreement with Aemetis in August 2016 and is vigorously defending itself against a meritless…
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Woodcote Media is delighted to welcome Daryl Worthington to the team as assistant editor of Fluid Handling, Bioenergy Insight, Biofuels International and Tank Cleaning Magazine.
Daryl will be working across Woodcote Media’s portfolio of publications, with a specific focus on Fluid Handling magazine.
Worthington has a wealth of experience in journalism. He joins Woodcote Media from history…
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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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US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the recently expired biodiesel blender’s tax credit were strong drivers of biomass-based diesel demand in 2016,…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to implement renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017 as decided in November 2016.
According to a press statement from Finnish renewable energy specialist Neste, the Regulatory Freeze Pending Review by the new US administration, which was applied to the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017, has expired.
Hence, the EPA continues to…
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The Governor’s Biofuels Coalition has written a letter to President Trump urging him to enforce the renewable fuel standard (RFS) approved by Congress and helps to advance biofuels production in the US.
In the letter, they wrote: “Our states are the home to over 200 biorefineries that are producing tens of thousands of jobs, sequestering tons of carbon, saving millions of barrels of…
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Total US crude oil production in 2016 was below its 2015 level, despite increasing crude oil prices throughout most of 2016, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
However, according to the organisation, monthly production began growing in the fourth quarter of the year after declining over the first three quarters.
Total 2016 production remained above the five-year…
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Greenbelt Resources Corp., an innovator of sustainable energy production systems, announced that it has commissioned the first waste-to-ethanol system for Standard Ethanol, an Australian company that intends to deliver end-to-end, commercial-scale advanced biofuel systems to the Australian market.
This important milestone demonstrates the ability of Greenbelt's commercial-scale technology and…
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