The relationship between feedstock soybean oil and blendstock heating oil rose Tuesday to hit its highest level in more than two and a half years, as rising feedstock prices continued to bite. The "boho" factor, as the relationship is ...
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Argentina's biodiesel production is on track to decline 30% this year, as rising domestic consumption fails to compensate for dwindling exports, the head of an industry group said Monday. Claudio Molina, the executive director of the ...
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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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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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The US Department of Agriculture is projecting domestic 2013-2014 soybean production to total 3.289 billion bushels, unchanged from the January estimate, data showed Monday. Projected soybean supplies in the USDA's February World ...
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The U.S.biodiesel industry produced a record 1.8 billion gallons of the fuel in 2013,according to figures recently released by the Environmental Protection Agency. Biodiesel industry leaders said the production level underscores their ...
Polish biodiesel production jumped almost 11% on the year to 184,684 mt in the third quarter of 2013, the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) said Thursday. A local market source attributed the rise to strong downstream diesel demand bolstering ...
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Of the 1,093 million lb of feedstocks used to produce biodiesel in October, 50.41% was soybean oil, a 1.21 percentage point decline from September, US Energy Information Administration data showed Monday. Soybean oil remained the largest ...
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State biodiesel research aims to find new opportunities, increase soybean oil demand As biodiesel production grows, so do soybean farmers' profits. Biodiesel helps drive demand for U.S. soybean oil, which is why many state soybean ...
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The European Biodiesel Board, a major group of biodiesel producers, hailed on Tuesday a decision by the European Commission to slap definitive antidumping duties against what it called "unfair imports" of soybean- and palm oil-based ...
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Prices for 2013 US biomass-based diesel renewable credits, also known as RINs, dropped Tuesday to $0.23/RIN, the lowest level recorded by Platts, on strong supply and weak demand, sources said. Specifically, biodiesel RINs -- categorized ...
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Biodiesel has faced a backlash in recent years, as critics charge the industry with razing land and pushing up food costs. But as its competitors struggle, one Hong Kong-based company is moving ahead with a US$165 million plant that turns ...
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US biomass-based diesel production in July rose by 10.21% from June to 166.36 million gallons, according to data released Thursday through the US Environmental Protection Agency's Moderated Transaction System website. Monthly ...
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