In China, Macau Business reported that Chinese scientists have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40% compared with the global average content of less than 10% Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved […]
In Lithuania, Lithuanian scientists discovered a way to reduce the cost of biodiesel production by adding the by-product of cigarette waste recycling. The high production cost of biodiesel remains a major barrier to its wider applicability, and, depending on the biomass source, using it may cause pollution. Adding a blender such as a triacetin compound, […]
In China, Reuters reported that Bain Capital-backed biofuels refiner EcoCeres has tied up with a waste management firm backed by the Chinese city of Shenzhen to source feedstock as it expands production of low-carbon fuels to meet fast-growing demand. The agreement between Hong Kong-based EcoCeres and Shenzhen Expressway Group, which handles more than 2.5 million […]
In North Dakota, Ethanol Producer Magazine reported that CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange released a report that predicts that both ethanol producers and soybean crushers will benefit from rising demand for biofuels in 2024. “The biofuel sector at large carries the momentum of historically large profit margins into the new year,” CoBank wrote in the report. With […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of dumping of biodiesel from China onto the EU market. If dumping is confirmed and is found to be harming EU producers, the Commission may impose measures (typically duties on imports) to remedy the effects of the unfair trading if such measures are in […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Brazil’s energy policy council CNPE has temporarily halted biodiesel imports while raising the biodiesel blending mandate to 14% from March 2024 compared to the current 12% and will increase again to 15% from 2025. With every 1% increase representing about a billion liters of demand, the move is an important one […]
In Brazil, BiodieselBR reports the CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) will hold an extraordinary meeting in December to discuss bringing forward the schedule to increase biodiesel blending. The meeting may also veto a resolution from the ANP (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) that authorized the import of up to 20% of the […]
In Switzerland, the World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed at its meeting on Monday to a request from Indonesia for the establishment of a dispute panel to review countervailing duties imposed by the European Union on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Indonesia submitted its second request for the establishment of a panel to […]
In Brazil, the ANP Board of Directors approved a resolution that regulates the import of biodiesel for use in the mandatory mixture with diesel oil of fossil origin, amending ANP Resolutions No. 777/2019 and No. 857/2021. The liberalization of biodiesel imports by Brazil could provide access to the product on the international market, with different […]
