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Mar 24, 2017
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Biodiesel News
Mar 24, 2017
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... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 27, 2017
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... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 27, 2017
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... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 28, 2017
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... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 7, 2017
Renewable Fuels Nebraska, a trade body for the US ethanol industry, has issued a statement stating that it is “strongly opposed to any change in the point of obligation”.
The statement follows last week’s news of rumours from the Trump administration that it would remove oil refiner’s obligation to blend ethanol with petro under the Renewable Fuel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 8, 2017
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,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 8, 2017
Vivergo Fuels, the UK’s largest producer of bioethanol, is warning that the UK’s bioethanol industry and the thousands of jobs it supports are at risk, unless the Government backtracks on a recent recommendation.
Vivergo welcomes the UK government’s recent proposal to increase renewables in transport, but it has major concerns around proposals to limit... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 9, 2017
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... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Mar 10, 2017
In 2016, the US was again the world’s largest net exporter of ethanol, according to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade data.
Net exports are calculated as the difference between exports and imports, and the 2016 calendar year concluded with US net exports at 838 million gallons, the second highest level ever, exceeded only in 2011.
US ethanol shipments exceeded... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 10, 2017
A member of a European Parliamentary group is calling on the European Commission to take measure to promote the responsible cultivation of palm oil and phase out its use for biofuels.
Czech GUE/NGL (European United Left/Nordic Green Left) member Kateřina Konečná has made the call.
Although palm oil was barely employed some 30 years ago, its use has more than doubled... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 10, 2017
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... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 10, 2017
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has said that he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming.
"I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do and there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact, so no, I would not agree that it's a... [Read More]
Other News
Mar 13, 2017
Oil refiners contributed more than $2 billion (€1.87bn) to meet US biofuels requirements in 2016, a 70% surge that helps fuel a growing debate over who should shoulder the costs for meeting environmental regulations, according to a media report.
A Reuters review of regulatory filings from ten refiners, including Valero Energy Corp and CVR Energy Inc, showed that they... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 13, 2017
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,... [Read More]
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