In Argentina, the Clarin newspaper reports that fter the expiration on August 16 of DNU 330/22, which was launched by the Government in the midst of a diesel shortage crisis and imposed an additional temporary 5% biodiesel blend, the Argentine Chamber of Biofuels (Carbio) requested the “permanent continuation” of the measure. “The measure showed the […]
In Argentina, El Confidencial report CARBIO says that the biofuels bill presented by the ruling party “will eliminate any possibility of future development of biofuels and a whole chain of derivatives that could drive a new chemical oil industry. “ He also pointed out that “it benefits certain companies that show themselves as SMEs and […]
In Argentina, Platts reports that Carbio says impacts from the deal with Europe opening up its market to Argentine biodiesel are already being felt. The new agreement allows the country beginning in March 2019 to export 1.2 million metric tons of biodiesel to Europe annually, with 416,520 tons already seen shipped between March and May. […]
In Argentina, the Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles, CARBIO, is fighting back in response to the European Biodiesel Commission which claims Argentina is distorting the export prices of its biodiesel by imposing a higher export tariffs on soybeans and soybean oil than on biodiesel. CARBIO president Luis Zubizarreta told Clarin, “The European Commission is aware that […]
In Argentina, Carbio and INTA have calculated greenhouse gas reductions associated with the country’s soy-based biodiesel to be 70% at 26 g CO2/MJ Compared to 83.8 g CO2/MJ for fossil diesel, more than sufficient to achieve the European Union’s 60% reduction threshold. The study showed that positive results were largely a result of advanced agricultural […]
In Indonesia, the trade ministry is challenging the latest news from the U.S. on anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel. The U.S. added more import duties on the already steep anti-subsidy duties on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, essentially making it near impossible for biodiesel to enter the U.S. from either of those two […]
In Argentina, Reuters reports that Carbio says the country’s biodiesel industry jumped on the opportunity to boost exports to Europe as soon as the tariffs came down in September with as much as 600,000 metric tons of biodiesel shifted between September and mid-January. That euphoria could be short-lived, however, as Europe is set to launch […]
In Argentina, Carbio wants the government to take the US to the World Trade Organization and demand a reversal of the anti-dumping duties of up to 72.28% lobbed on their biodiesel that has all but closed off that market to them in no time flat. On the back of winning a similar case against the […]
In Argentina, the country’s biodiesel producers association Carbio is hopeful that a resolution to its ongoing dispute with the European Union regarding seemingly unfair anti-dumping duties in the next few weeks, a policy shift it hopes will help to compensate for the suddenly closed US market following the Department of Commerce’s decision to lob 64.17% […]
In Argentina, CARBIO says 2016 biodiesel production will break its previous record at 2.7 million metric tons, 50% higher than last year’s production. The association attributes the increased demand from domestic use of biodiesel in public transport and for electricity production as significant contribution towards the increase in production. In 2017, the industry is looking […]
