Tag: EU
EU places tariff on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia
Tweet In the EU, a new tariff on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia will take effect on May 29th as an investigation into unfair subsidies for Argentine and Indonesian producers takes place. Provisional tariffs are in place at between 7-11% for Argentine imports, and 0-10% for Indonesian imports. The investigation will conclude by December, [...]
European Commission raids Statoil, Shell offices on biofuels and oil price collusion allegations
Tweet In the EU, Fox Business is reporting that the office of Statoil and Royal Dutch Shell were subjected to “announced inspections,” also known as raids, over charges that unnamed companies have been allegedly reporting faked commodity prices to Platts’ Market-On-Close (MOC) price assessment reports. The price reports are used to generate benchmarks for regional [...]
Biofuels Short Takes: BioAmber, CRP, Farm Bill, EU De-Carb
Tweet BioAmber IPO. In Minnesota, BioAmber announced the closing of its initial public offering of million units consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase half of one share of common stock at $10.00 per unit. Each warrant will be exercisable at an exercise price of $11.00 per whole share of [...]
ePURE asks European Commission to investigate potential illegal US trade
Tweet In Belgium, ePURE has asked the European Commission to investigate if EU customs legislation is properly applied in Finland. Evidence from several sources indicates that ethanol blended with gasoline coming from the US and destined for the EU market will be classified as an ethanol blend with much lower import duties than denatured ethanol, [...]
Free webinar for rendering and waste oil companies selling into UK and EU
Tweet In the EU, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials is hosting a free webinar to learn about the procedures and documentation that will be required of rendering and waste oil companies selling into the UK and EU market. It’s a great option for rendering or waste oil companies looking to sell into the UK or [...]
Indonesia ready to take EU to the WTO over biodiesel dumping spat
Tweet In Indonesia, the country is ready to take the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its biodiesel trade disagreement following bilateral negotiations that failed to resolve the problem. The industry expects the EU to impose duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports following the tracking of imports from Indonesia and Argentina last month. An [...]
“Sylvian LeDuc on why woody biofuels wouldn’t be the best plan for the EU.”
Tweet EcoManLeader #Renewable Biofuels scientists are asking more complex questions about how molecules spin, bond, and break when… EuroGeosciences: Sylvian LeDuc on why woody biofuels wouldn’t be the best plan for the EU: opean: Renewable Energy Association fires back at green groups pushing for subsidy cuts:
“EU fiddling while oil burns – time for proactive biofuels policy.”
Tweet Today on Twitter: GreenSkoopr US Energy Department announces projects to develop advanced drop-in biofuels for military jets and ships followEBP Podcast: #Biofuels mfg at Eastman Business Park (Legacy Assets Grow EBP) testRun24408567 EU fiddling while oil burns – time for proactive biofuels policy
Five national biofuels associations slam EU’s ILUC proposal
Tweet In Europe, five national biofuels associations have signed a joint statement refusing the European Commission’s ILUC proposal. The associations from Spain, Italy, Poland, the UK and Germany say that they support policies to reduce negative impacts from land use change and on food security but says the ILUC proposal ignores the positive impacts of [...]
Stricter sustainability requirements hampering EU biodiesel trade
Tweet In Germany, trade of RED-compliant biodiesel is getting more difficult as customers add on stricter sustainability criteria than that included in the EU policy, such as compliance with Birdlife International’s biodiversity criteria following the “important bird areas” norms, or UNESCO’s biosphere reserves. German customers are requiring compliance with Nabisy, and those who can’t comply [...]
