In Belgium, FEDIOL, the vegetable oil and protein meal industry, draws attention to acute market developments due to massive increases of imported biodiesel which lead to devastating consequences for the Europe based feedstock up to EU farm level. Imports of biofuels, classified as waste based, for example identified as HVO (hydro-treated vegetable oil) or FAME […]
In Belgium, FEDIOL has released a study on Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) profiles of vegetable oil and protein meal products commissioned to the Belgian research institute VITO. The life cycle stages covered in the FEDIOL study include the industrial processing of commodities, such as oilseeds and crude vegetable oils, but also the up-stream stages of […]
In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board along with FEDIOL and the European Oilseed Alliance is organizing a dinner event in the European Parliament on October 12 discussing the future of sustainable biodiesel. Speakers include Prof. Steve Kaffka from the University of California, the European Commission’s director for renewables and innovation Marie Donnelly, the president of […]
