In Singapore, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has discontinued its Biodiesel FOB Southeast Asia daily price assessment and the associated PME versus Crude Palm Oil assessment, effective Feb. 25, 2026. The final publication date s of the Biodiesel FOB Southeast Asia weekly average price (AAVSV04) and monthly average price (AAVSV03) will be on Feb. […]
In India, Aemetis, Inc. announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary in India secured allocations of approximately $24 million for the supply of more than 27 million liters of biodiesel to India’s three government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for the period ending March 2026. Additional OMC fuel supply orders are expected throughout the year to support […]
In Iowa, Iowa’s biodiesel plants produced 244 million gallons in 2025, down 31% from 353 million gallons in 2024. Only eight facilities reported production in 2025, with several running off and on, well under capacity. The industry faced great uncertainty in 2025 due to both low Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending levels and a lapse in federal tax policy. When it comes to Iowa biodiesel production, […]
In Bulgaria, the state news agency BTA reports the transportation ministry has canceled the public tender for 10 new trains that would run on biodiesel because only one bid was received from ZOS Vrutky from Slovakia. The tender was for the first half of the planned 20 trains the government wants to purchase, but under […]
In Brazil, the Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil, ABRA – Brazilian Association of Animal Recycling, ABIOVE – Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, ACEBRA – Association of Cerealist Companies of Brazil, OCB – Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives, UBRABIO – Brazilian Union of Biodiesel and Bioquerosene and APROSOJA BRASIL – Brazilian Association of Biodiesel and […]
In Brazil, the Board of Directors of the ANP approved on Monday an 180-day extension of the temporary suspension of the marketing of biodiesel among similar distributors, previously planned for the period from May 1 to Dec. 31, 2025. The initial period of suspension was approved by the Agency’s collegiate in March 2025, given relevant […]
In Indonesia, Platts reports the country has alloted a similar volume for biodiesel for 2026 as 2025 at 15.646 million kiloliters, enough to supply its B40 mandate but puts into question whether the country has the capacity to achieve the B50 mandate it has claimed will come into effect next year. The president already announced […]
In Brazil, Wärtsilä will supply the main engines for two new pusher tugs being built for Brazilian operator AMAGGI. The ships are under construction at the Beconal shipyard, located in Manaus, Brazil, and are designed with a focus on decarbonized operations. The engines will run on biodiesel, a capability that was a key factor in […]
In Missouri, a recent study commissioned by Clean Fuels Alliance America and Farmers Fueling the Future finds that California’s indirect land use change (ILUC) assumptions for U.S. soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel are outdated lacking modern agricultural practices and current science. The analysis, Land Use Change Emissions Associated with Soybeans: Considerations for California’s LCFS, conducted […]
In Washington, NATSO, the national association representing America’s travel plazas and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR) applauded Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) for introducing the “Consumer Relief and Opportunities for Producers Act” (S. 3297) that […]
