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05.22.09
Global Ethanol Demand To Increase 9% Annually
Global demand for ethanol is predicted to increase annually by 9.3% over the nex...
05.20.09
Research Shows Jatropha Not 'Wasteland' Biofuel Crop
According to Indian government researchers, Jatropha plants will grow on wastela...
05.20.09
Ecopetrol To Operate Ocensa Oil Pipeline
Beginning this week, Colombia's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol will manage ...
05.20.09
Argentina Soy Crush Under Last Year
Argentina crushed 6.26 million mt of soybeans into soyoil and soymeal during the...
05.20.09
Obama Proposes New Auto Standards for Emissions and Fuel Economy
President Obama has proposed new auto standards that will increase fuel economy ...
05.18.09
Malaysia Looking To Japan To Boost Palm Oil Trade
Malaysia is looking to Japanese snack companies for strategic partnerships to bo...
05.18.09
Brazil Biodiesel Mandate May Increase In July
Brazil's plans to increase local biodiesel blending from 3% to 4% in July, will ...
05.18.09
ConocoPhillips Pulls Out of Biodiesel Deal With Tyson Foods
ConocoPhillips has stated it will cancel its agreement with Tyson Foods to proce...
05.15.09
Sweden To Use EU Presidency to Promote Biofuels
Sweden has announced it will use its forthcoming EU presidency, which it will as...
05.15.09
Global Oil Demand Revised Down
IEA has revised down its 2009 global oil demand forecast to 3% below 2008. Glob...
Germany Biodiesel Tax To Increase
10.25.07
According to Berliner Zeitung, the German Finance Minister will propose a $0.12 per liter tax on domestic biodiesel, effective August 1, 2008
The new tax will substantially increase the current tax that is cited by the German biodiesel industry as a prime factor for the slowdown in domestic production.
Plants in Germany are reported to be operating at 40-50% capacity because of high rapeseed costs and domestic taxation. The government will propose mandatory biodiesel usage as a production incentive.
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