In Malaysia, the Ambassador to Malaysia from the Netherlands says the European Union member states nor the European Commission have a position on the recommendation made by the European Parliament to end the use of palm oil in biodiesel by 2020, instead saying that a balanced approach must be found that takes into consideration the […]
In Washington, a bill that would have allowed for year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol was defeated and won’t get a vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this year. Ethanol producers argue that allowing year-round sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol (E15) would help increase the number of credits that […]
In Washington, 38 Senators have written a letter to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that the 2018 blending mandate for advanced biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard is sufficiently high to drive growth in the biofuels industry. The preliminary volumes proposed would keep conventional ethanol levels at the intended 15 billion […]
In Europe, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive for 2021-2030 (RED II) proposed biofuels reduction on first-generation biofuels made from food crops from 7% in 2020 to 3.8% in 2030 is being debated in the European Parliament’s committees in preparation for a January 2018 vote. While some say the move will reduce pressure on food prices, […]
In France, the European Parliament’s AGRI committee rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs for ITRE and TRAN committees for the Renewable Energy Directive II echoed the need for policy stability for sustainable conventional biofuel producers through 2030 if there was to be hope that they would invest in advanced biofuels. At an event sponsored by the EU […]
In Washington, a meeting between Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska and the Environmental Protection Agency administrator has been set for October 17 where it’s expected they will voice their displeasure at the agency’s attempts to unravel the Renewable Fuel Standard by cutting the advanced biofuel blending mandate and […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board, the Advanced Biofuels Business Council, the American Biogas Council, the American Coalition for Ethanol, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Growth Energy, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, the National Corn Growers Association, the National Farmers Union and the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to President […]
In Argentina, rather than be saddled by anti-dumping tariffs of up to 64.17% that keep its biodiesel out of the US market, the government is instead negotiating with the US Commerce Department to set a minimum price for Argentine biodiesel that would ensure it didn’t compete unfairly with domestic biodiesel production. Though Argentina’s government is […]
In Brazil, Unica, Brazil’s cane industry group told Reuters that trade talks resuming between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries will likely include ethanol trade discussions. Unica said ethanol was excluded from the EU proposal last year and Brazil was surprised by the move because the biofuel had been part of […]
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) is preparing to launch an anti-subsidy case against Argentine an biodiesel imports, following last week decision by the European Union (EU) to significantly lower the anti-dumping duties for the country. The EBB is highly concerned about the impact that Implementing Regulation 2017/1578 is having on the EU market. […]
