In Belgium, Bloomberg reports that the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought many parts of the world into lockdown will seriously impact its ability to investigate allegations of trade dumping, like ongoing concerns about Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel or US-origin ethanol, especially now that prices are so low they could spark an import window even if […]
In Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board filed an antidumping and countervailing duty petition, making the case that Argentine and Indonesian companies are violating trade laws by flooding the U.S. market with dumped and subsidized biodiesel. The petition was filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission on behalf of the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition, which is made up of the National Biodiesel […]
In Belgium, the European Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into whether US ethanol producers are receiving unfair subsidies before exporting their fuel to Europe. The move is a result of an official complaint by EU ethanol producers and is the precursor to a complaint to the WTO. The investigation that will begin this […]
In Brussels, the European ethanol association ePure is investigating possible dumping of US ethanol on the European market via cheap E90 exports. The blended ethanol is subject to 6.5% import duty rather than the significantly higher import duties against pure ethanol, equaling a roughly $210 savings per cubic meter. More on the story. Meanwhile, In […]
In China, the Ministry of Commerce and Trade says it has opened investigations into possible dumping of DDGS from US ethanol producers. Chinese imports of DDGS rose five times in 2009. The investigation, expected to last until Dec. 28 2011, will look at trade patterns between June 2007 and June 2010. More on the story.
