US biodiesel producers capture 38 percent market share in UK; UK producers call for regulations, Germany contemplates US biodiesel ban

US B99 biodiesel exports to the UK have climbed, according to new figures from the European Biodiesel Board. The EBB is reporting that 38 percent of UK biodiesel came from the US, prompting the EBB to issue a new call for a regulatory system to combat subsidized biodiesel.

US biodiesel receives a 99 cent blenders credit when it is shipped in B99 concentration, or $300 per tonne.

The German government is considering legislation to outlaw US imports of biodiesel, which would circumvent WTO rules against such as embargo by setting unreachable greenhouse gas emission targets for soy and palm oil-based biodiesel.

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