Biodiesel World News

EU biodiesel stakeholders urge commission to reconsider duties An important meeting of the Trade Defence Instruments Committee looms Oct. 3 at the European Commission, one for which European biodiesel advocates are calling on member states to raise the issue of reinstating tariffs on Argentine biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
German biodiesel exports hit record high in first half of 2018 In the first half of 2018, German biodiesel exports climbed considerably. Demand from the U.S., Sweden and Austria increased sharply. Total exports surged more than 14 percent for the first six months of 2018 compared to the same time last year. READ MORE SHARE
	BDI-BioEnergy restructures to adapt to changing times, markets Biodiesel technology firm BDI-BioEnergy International has recently completed organizational restructuring. Management tells Biodiesel Magazine that, as a result, it is better equipped for the future and to react more quickly to market changes. READ MORE SHARE
Hero BX acquires biodiesel facility in Clinton, Iowa The former Clinton County Biodiesel facility in Clinton, Iowa, is officially under new ownership. Lake Erie Biofuels, dba Hero BX, purchased the assets of the facility from Tenaska Commodities LLC, an affiliate of Tenaska Inc., on Sept. 21. READ MORE SHARE
10 years in, So. Carolina biodiesel producer expands, diversifies Winnsboro, South Carolina-based Green Energy Biofuel, formerly known as Midlands Biofuels, has acquired an idle 40 MMgy biodiesel plant in Warrenville, South Carolina. The 10-year-old company is rapidly expanding and diversifying its offerings. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel tax incentive extension receives bipartisan support On Sept. 27 the National Biodiesel Board thanked 46 members of Congress—led by Rep. David Young, R-Iowa; and Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa—who voiced their strong support for a multiyear extension of the biodiesel tax incentive. READ MORE SHARE
NATSO Alt Fuels Council unveils RFS RIN Management Service NATSO and the Alternative Fuels Council launched a new RIN Management Service Oct. 1 designed to help fuel retailers that blend and sell renewable fuels to more efficiently participate in the Renewable Fuel Standard program and manage their RINs. READ MORE SHARE
EPA updates RFS data to include refinery exemptions, RIN prices The U.S. EPA has updated its Renewable Fuel Standard public data web pages to include the number of small refinery exemption petitions received, approved and denied each compliance year; and the weekly average price and volume of RINs traded. READ MORE SHARE
Pacific Biodiesel subsidiary launches natural sunscreen product A wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Biodiesel, Maiden Hawaii Naturals, has introduced Kuleana Sunscreen, a natural, reef-safe product. Made from plant-based oils, minerals and other natural ingredients, the sunscreen contains no harmful chemicals. READ MORE SHARE
'Next Gen Scientists for Biodiesel' program selects 2 new leaders Shyam Paudel, a Ph.D. candidate at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and William Gray, a chemical engineering undergraduate at Rowan University, have been selected to help lead the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel program. READ MORE SHARE