In Washington, no agreement was reached during President Trump’s biofuels summit held with oil and corn state senators along with the agriculture secretary and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency at the White House on Tuesday, a meeting aimed at ending the impasse over reforms of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Senator Ted Cruz from Texas […]
In Belgium, Euractive reports that European farmers are urging the European Commission to keep conventional biofuels in mind as part of the upcoming “protein strategy.” A third of the EU’s animal feed 45 million metric tons consumed annually is from soybeans, of which only 5% is produced within Europe. The rest is imported, and poses […]
In Washington, D.C., President Trump is calling a meeting this Tuesday to talk about potential changes to biofuels policy after Pennsylvania-based refiner, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, blamed RFS and regulations for its bankruptcy last month. The meeting will include Republican Senators like Ted Cruz of Texas, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, as well as […]
In Washington, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. ‘Today’s decision allows U.S. producers of biodiesel to receive relief from the market-distorting effects of foreign producers dumping into the domestic market,’ said Secretary Ross. ‘While the United States […]
In Hawaii, in the 2018 State of Hawaii Legislative Session, Senator Lorraine Inouye introduced SB 2019 that requires on-road fuel sold in the State to contain no less than 10% biofuel by volume and that amends the definition of “biofuels” to include ethanol and biodiesel. The passing of SB 2019 SD1 would move the State toward […]
In the UK, an investigation was announced in the Official Journal reference C34 on January 31, 2018, relating to imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina. The investigation must be concluded within 13 months, although it can be terminated earlier. A decision to impose provisional duties can be taken after a minimum of 60 days from […]
In Washington, Texas Senator John Cornyn is set to soon release details of his proposed legislation that he’s been working on for the past two years in an attempt to unify the oil and biofuels industries on a path forward for the Renewable Fuels Standard. The new policy centers around the creation of the D8 […]
In Illinois, a new study from the University of Illinois analyzes why the gap between the ethanol blend wall and the conventional ethanol mandate is so important to understanding the movement of ethanol RINs prices, how the gap is rapidly shrinking, and what this means for the future ethanol RINs price levels. The report said […]
In Washington, federal forecasts in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) newly released Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) demonstrate a clear and growing need for U.S. biofuels says Chris Bliley, vice president of regulatory affairs at Growth Energy. The EIA “reference” case, which contains projections through 2050 based on current trends and regulations, predicts an […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the American Petroleum Institute wrote the Environmental Protection Agency urging an even playing field for all refiners under the Renewable Fuels Standard and to not provide waivers for the two dozen smaller refiners who have applied for leniency, a move supported by several governors. The API has instead called for […]
