US production of biomass-based diesel in June surged 4.42 million gallons from May to a 2014-high of 149.079 million gallons, US Environmental Protection Agency data showed Friday. Biomass-based diesel production totaled 779.9 million ...
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The Indonesian government reached a deal with lawmakers late Wednesday to revise down its targets for subsidized fuel consumption and crude production in its 2014 budget to make the figures more realistic, officials said. The measure cuts ...
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Members of the Argentinian Biofuels Association, or CARBIO, exported 48,960 mt of biodiesel in April, a 42.4% month-on-month fall and a drop of 42.1% compared with a year earlier, according to data from the industry body Wednesday. CARBIO ...
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The relationship between feedstock soybean oil and blendstock heating oil that the biodiesel industry uses to gauge costs and margins rebounded Tuesday from hitting a three-month low Monday. The "boho" factor, as the relationship is also ...
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Brazil's government is expected to announce Wednesday an increase to the volume of biodiesel mixed with diesel sold at the pump, boosting demand for the biofuel and likely lifting the flagging fortunes of local producers, officials for two ...
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Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
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Argentina will retroactively cut the duty for biodiesel exported in March from 21.75% to 11.07%, according to Claudio Molina, executive director of the Argentina Association of Biofuels and Hydrogen. The official announcement has yet to ...
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Malaysian biodiesel producer, AJ Oleo Industries, has restarted its 100,000 mt/year plant at Segamat in Johor state, CEO Kasim Nani said Monday. Recommissioned early last month, the plant will supply 3,000-4,000 mt/month of palm methyl ...
Chicago Board of Trade May soybean oil futures were down 46 points to 41.42 cents/lb Thursday as weekly data from the US Department of Agriculture showed a significant decline in net export sales. For the reporting week ended April 24, ...
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US biodiesel production fell to 70 million gallons in January, down 48% from December, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. Production was up 6.1% compared with January 2013. Of the 530 million lb of feedstock used ...
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The US imported 525 million gallons of biomass-based diesel in 2013, nearly 10 times the 2012 total of 61 million gallons, the Energy Information Administration data said Friday. The substantial growth reflected increased demand to ...
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Members of the Argentinian Biofuels Association, or CARBIO, exported 85,000 mt of biodiesel in March, a 5.2% fall compared with the same period in 2013, according to data from the industry body received by Platts Monday. CARBIO members ...
Chicago Board of Trade May soybean oil futures Thursday were down 11 points to 42.39 cents/lb despite weekly data from the US Department of Agriculture showing a slight rise in net export sales. For the reporting week ended April 17, ...
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The proposed blending targets in the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard will likely be revised higher, advocates for multiple industries said Monday. Proponents of the ethanol, biodiesel, advanced biofuels, petrochemicals and biotechnology ...
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Malaysia's export tax on crude palm oil will remain at 5.5% for May, unchanged from April, the Malaysia Palm Oil Board's website showed Tuesday. Biodiesel producers and traders said the tax rate would not impact Malaysian biodiesel ...
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