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05.06.09
EPA Releases Proposed RFS2 Ruling
On Tuesday, US EPA released its proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Among...
05.04.09
US And Brazil Create Biofuels Education Network
The US Department of State and the Fulbright Commission, Brazil, are creating th...
05.04.09
Study Finds Plastic Increases Biodiesel Power Output
A study by Iowa State University and the US Department of Defense has demonstrat...
05.04.09
Innovation Fuels Begins NY Biodiesel Shipments
Innovation Fuels has begun regular barge shipments of biodiesel to New York City...
05.01.09
FedEx to Use Biodiesel In Jets
FedEx plans to fuel its jets with a 30% biodiesel blend by 2030. The company is...
05.01.09
Minnesota Biodiesel Mandate Begins Friday
Beginning Friday, Minnesota's biodiesel mandate will increase to 5% as outlined ...
04.29.09
Five Brazilian Biodiesel Plants To Begin Operating
Five small biodiesel plants will begin operation in northeastern Brazil. The pla...
04.29.09
Camelina Jet Fuel Achieves 84% Carbon Reduction
Montana-based Sustainable Oils, a joint venture between Targeted Growth and Gree...
04.29.09
Missouri Approves Budget Including Biodiesel
The Missouri Senate approved the state agriculture budget including biodiesel an...
04.27.09
Biodiesel Plant To Begin Operating in Mongolia
Inner Mongolia Jinjiao Special Materials Co. expects to put a 100,000 mt per yea...
MARKET VIEWS: Argentina Biodiesel Not Reaping Subsidies as EU Claims
09.25.09
Cámara Argentina de Energías Renovables (CADER) has released a report titled State of The Argentine Biodiesel Industry that refutes EU claims that Argentine biodiesel exporters get unfair subsidies, stating that they actually have to pay a 20% export tax.
EU has been considering the 12% difference between the 32% soy oil export tax, and the 20% biodiesel tax an indirect subsidy for Argentine biodiesel producers, but CADER states that the amount of tax applied is based on value added before export.
In other words, biodiesel producers are not receiving a subsidy for exports, but paying the Argentine government a percentage of the soy-products value, in which biodiesel exporters pay less to the government than bean or bean oil exporters. CADER states, the nation's tax system, "seeks to drive investment towards value-added products in the country."
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