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03.25.09
US Senators Confront EPA About RFS
US senators are asking EPA not to propose regulations assuming that greater US b...
03.25.09
Argentina May Move Up Biodiesel Mandate
The Argentine Government may move the introduction of the biodiesel mandate to 2...
03.23.09
Manitoba Canada Licenses First Biodiesel Plant
In Canada, Manitoba has licensed its first biodiesel plant, Greenway Biodiesel, ...
03.20.09
Argentina Does Not Plan to Lift Soy Export Tax
Argentina does not plan on lifting the soy export tax and will instead funnel 30...
03.17.09
US EPA Proposes Emissions Reporting
US EPA has proposed a comprehensive national GHG emissions reporting system that...
03.16.09
Obama Discusses Energy With Brazilian President
President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had the...
03.13.09
EU Imposes Provisional Duties on US Biodiesel
EU has announced provisional anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of ...
03.12.09
UK Desalination Plant to Be Powered By Biodiesel
The UK’s first large-scale desalination plant is due to open in 2010 at Beckton,...
03.11.09
El Salvador Plans Biodiesel Research
El Salvador plans to begin a feasibility study to produce biodiesel for the loca...
03.09.09
Malaysian Palm Oil Sales Increase
Malaysian palm oil sales to China in January-February totaled over 530k mt, up 4...
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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