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  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · ptSignificance: Notable

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    Construction starts on R$1.25bn Soli3 biodiesel plant in Rio Grande do Sul

    Construction has begun on the Soli3 biodiesel complex in Cruz Alta, in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The R$1.25 billion project is a joint venture of cooperatives Cotrijal, Cotripal and Cotrisal. Earthworks are ahead of schedule and civil construction is due to start within days, with production expected to begin in May 2028. The plant will initially process only soybeans, with equipment adaptable to canola after minor adjustments. Cruz Alta was chosen for the railway running through the town, which the article describes as the state's only operating stretch. The partners also envisage replicating or expanding the plant in future. No capacity figure is given in the article.

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    Clean Fuels welcomes EPA proposal to reallocate 2025 small refinery exemptions

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the release of the Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions proposed rule. EPA proposes adding supplemental volumes to the current Renewable Fuel Standards so the standards finalized on April 1 are not eroded by the small refinery exemptions granted on August 31. EPA is proposing and taking comment on two approaches for reallocating 100% of the 770 million RIN difference between estimated and granted 2025 exemptions: split the supplemental volume between 2026 and 2027 obligations, or add the full supplemental volume to 2027 obligations. Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed the proposal and urged EPA to finalize adding supplemental volumes to both 2026 and 2027.

Oct 14Wed
  1. Biodiesel
    Google News · SAF · enSignificance: Notable

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    Hormuz shock briefly made biofuel the cheapest bunker option, white paper finds

    A General Index and LSEG white paper finds B30 (30% UCOME biodiesel, 70% VLSFO) became USD 74.61 per tonne cheaper than conventional VLSFO in Rotterdam in April once EU ETS and potential FuelEU Maritime costs are included, after costing USD 11-27 more in the prior three months. B100 UCOME traded at a discount to marine gasoil for eight weeks between March and May; the authors caution this was temporary, not a permanent shift. SAF prices rose USD 636 per tonne between February and March, and aviation would need carbon prices near USD 445 per tonne of CO2e to close the SAF-jet fuel gap.

  2. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Mazda's microalgae biodiesel R&D project selected for NEDO's FY2026 program

    Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that its R&D project "Development of High-Density Microalgal Biofuel" was selected for the fiscal 2026 program of NEDO, the Japanese government agency that funds the commercialization of energy-saving decarbonization technologies. The project targets renewable HVO biodiesel refined from microalgal lipids. Mazda, which has researched algae biofuels since the 2010s together with Hiroshima University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, will lead the upstream chain — high-density cultivation, harvesting, drying and lipid extraction — while Idemitsu Kosan will study refining the extracted lipids into usable fuel. Mazda says it has validated production of more than one liter of fuel in about two weeks from a 1000-liter cultivation tank. As a first industrial application, the company aims to factory-fill every diesel vehicle built at its Japanese plants with algae-derived HVO biodiesel in the early 2030s. Director and CSO Takeji Kojima framed the effort within Mazda's multi-solution strategy toward a regional circular energy model.

  3. Biodiesel
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    Brazil biodiesel exports nearly triple in September to 22900 m³

    Brazil exported just under 22900 cubic metres of biodiesel in September, almost triple the August volume and double the 11300 m³ shipped in September 2025, according to MDIC data cited by BiodieselBR — the biggest monthly volume in 15 months. With shipments topping 100000 m³ in the year to date, Brazil is on the verge of an annual export record.

  4. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Brazil biodiesel margins narrow again in week 40 as plant costs outpace price hikes

    In the 40th week of 2026 (40S), Brazilian plants sold biodiesel at an average of R$5,622.84 per cubic metre, up 2% from the previous week, rebounding after the sector broke a rising streak, according to ANP data cited by BiodieselBR. The price is up 14.8% over 17 weeks of near-uninterrupted gains since mid-June, moving back toward early-year levels — but still about R$300 (5.3%) short of the near-R$6 per litre levels seen at the turn of 2025-2026. BiodieselBR notes that rising plant costs outpaced the price increases applied over the past week, squeezing margins again.

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    Growth Energy backs EPA plan to reallocate 100% of SRE-lost gallons in 2025 RVOs

    Growth Energy commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing to reallocate 100% of the difference between projected and actual exempted gallons lost to small refinery exemptions (SREs) in the 2025 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In August, EPA announced a plan to grant 29 SREs from the 2025 RVO, while pledging to fully account for any lost demand before the end of October. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said reallocating the lost gallons would strengthen the rural economy and give farmers reliable new markets, and credited congressional champions and USDA Secretary Rollins for supporting biofuel growth.

  6. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    Continental Refining to double biodiesel capacity at Somerset, Kentucky plant by November 15

    Continental Refining Company (CRC) said its biodiesel production and fuel terminal operations continue without interruption while it undertakes a major expansion that will double biodiesel production capacity. The capital project began in August and is expected to be completed by November 15; CRC is also adding a rail spur connecting the facility to the Norfolk Southern main line so it can receive and ship biofuel nationwide. The company's 77-acre Somerset, Kentucky complex had its soybean crush plant idled after a July 5 fire; CRC is still evaluating repair and restart options and is seeking a regional partner to operate its grain elevator. In September CRC introduced P51, a higher-blend biodiesel product tested for several years in the fleet of affiliate White Oil Company.

Oct 13Tue
  1. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    BNDES approves R$150M loan to Soli3 cooperative for biodiesel market entry

    Brazil's development bank BNDES approved a R$150 million credit line for Soli3 União Central Cooperativa — a joint venture of the Rio Grande do Sul cooperatives Cotrijal, Cotripal and Cotrisal — to finance machinery and equipment for a soybean processing plant under construction. The loan, under the Fundo Clima – Máquinas Verdes program (the Climate Fund linked to the Environment Ministry and operated by BNDES), is part of a R$1.25 billion project to bring the cooperative into the biodiesel market. The credit has a two-year drawdown period, extendable by 12 months, and supports low-carbon transition and climate-adaptation goals alongside adding value to members' soybeans.

  2. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · deSignificance: Notable

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    Macron asks Brussels to ease fuel specs and allow B10 diesel as France faces fuel crisis

    In a letter dated September 18 to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron asked Brussels to temporarily ease EU fuel quality specifications (density, desulfurization) and to permit diesel with 10% biodiesel (B10) instead of the current B7 standard, as emergency measures amid a diesel crisis in France. Diesel prices in France climbed to about 2.39 euros per liter, and between 14% and 16% of the country's filling stations reported shortages of at least one fuel type in mid-to-late September 2026. French refiners estimate the changes could lift domestic fuel production by 5% to 20%. According to dpa, Macron proposed that, after consultation with automakers, a time limit be set for the relaxed rules.

  3. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    Cuba denies any role in seized biodiesel shipments, energy minister tells Reuters

    Cuban Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Havana (Oct 12) that there was "no contract of any kind with ENETEC S.A." and that no Cuban state-owned company had managed to secure any fuel contracts, rejecting US claims of government involvement in Cuba-bound biodiesel shipments seized in September. The US said last week it had seized 90 separate shipments of biodiesel worth nearly $3 million under contracts involving ENETEC, a sanctioned Cuban state energy trader, as part of a crackdown on fuel deliveries to the island. De la O Levy said US fuel exports are permitted only to Cuba's private sector, not the government, and imports cover less than 3% of the country's fuel needs. Cuba and the United Nations have called the US oil blockade illegal and contrary to international law.

  4. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Argentina biodiesel exports to EU nearly quadruple after Parliament rejects soy reclassification

    Argentina's soybean biodiesel exports to the EU nearly quadrupled in about three months, rising from 50,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026 to around 220,000-230,000 tonnes across reports, after the European Parliament on July 8 rejected a European Commission proposal to amend Regulation 2019/807 that would have classified soy as a high ILUC (indirect land use change) risk feedstock. EU-bound shipments had frozen from March as importers avoided regulatory risk; a coordinated effort by industry body Ciara-CEC, Argentina's foreign ministry and its EU embassy secured the Parliament's rejection, which importers took as clearance to resume buying. Ciara-CEC president Gustavo Idigoras projects full-year shipments to the EU could exceed 300,000 tonnes; the EU is Argentina's only biodiesel export market. Idigoras also noted that Black Sea-related diesel price rises made Argentine soy biodiesel more competitive in Europe. The regulatory debate is not over: the Commission must redraft the Regulation 2019/807 amendment.

  5. Biodiesel
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    Saxony-Anhalt biodiesel output fell 11.5% in 2025, official statistics show

    Biodiesel production in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt fell from 695,735 tonnes in 2024 to 615,857 tonnes in 2025, a decline of 11.5%, according to the state's statistical office. Over the longer term output has risen 19.2% since 2014. The state produced 18.3% of Germany's 3,360,061 tonnes of biodiesel in 2025, a share 1.0 percentage point lower than the prior year.

  6. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · esSignificance: Notable

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    Honduras' private sector backs soy-and-biodiesel plan, seeks Brazilian investment

    Honduras' private business council COHEP, led by Anabel Gallardo, publicly backed the government's plan to develop soy cultivation and biodiesel production with Brazilian company Be8, whose CEO Erasmo Carlos Battistella met President Nasry Asfura this week. The plan envisions a first expandable soy-and-biodiesel processing plant, up to 200,000 hectares of soy cultivation and around 100,000 permanent rural jobs — all targets conditional on project execution. The private sector helped draft Honduras' Ley de Biocombustibles, whose reform is expected to lower investment barriers. Stated goals: diversify agriculture, cut dependence on imported soy derivatives and fuels, and broaden the energy mix. The project remains at the exploration/planning stage; no investment is closed.

  7. Biodiesel
    Google News · BIODIESEL · enSignificance: Notable

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    Indonesia Set to Launch B50 Biodiesel Mandate

    Indonesia is on track to launch its B50 biodiesel programme on July 1, raising the palm oil-based biodiesel blend to 50%, a major step in the world's largest biodiesel mandate programme.

Oct 10Sat
Oct 9Fri
  1. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Opinion: Brazil's Future Fuel Law turns two and should be strengthened

    Brazil's Future Fuel Law (Law 14,993/2024) marks two years since signing on October 8, 2026, establishing itself as a regulatory milestone for decarbonizing transport in Brazil. The piece highlights progress such as ProBioQAV and the PNDV, and argues for strengthening the legislation to secure investment and energy security.

Oct 8Thu
  1. Biodiesel
    ANTARA News · BusinessSignificance: Routine

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    Indonesia considers moratorium on semi-finished processing

    Indonesia's Coordinating Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated the government is considering a moratorium on semi-finished processing industries to accelerate full downstreaming. The move aims to break the cycle of exporting semi-finished nickel and re-importing finished goods, aligning with a national roadmap for 28 commodities.

  2. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Saudi biofuel supplier sets sights on Qatar bunker market

    Kingdom Konsult and The Biofuel Company announced an exclusive partnership on Oct. 6 to introduce B100 biofuel for marine bunkering in Qatar. The Saudi firm will supply fuel and certifications, while the Qatari partner handles market development and customer engagement.

  3. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    DHS Seizes $2.8M Biodiesel Bound for Cuba

    DHS seized over 600,000 gallons of biodiesel valued at $2.8 million destined for sanctioned Cuban firm Enetec. The seizure, involving 90 cargoes from Florida and Texas, occurred amid Cuba's economic crisis and US sanctions.

  4. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Flávio Bolsonaro courts the biodiesel sector

    Flávio Bolsonaro, winner of the first round of the presidential elections, pledged commitment to the biodiesel agenda during a meeting with the Parliamentary Agricultural Front (FPA). The candidate, accompanied by lawmakers close to the sector, called the issue a ‘Brazilian jewel’.

  5. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    US Diesel Exports Critical for Brazil, Mexico, and Europe Amid Ban Fears

    The US decision to release diesel stocks aims to lower record prices and ease fears of a potential export ban under the Trump administration. Brazil, Mexico, and European partners like the UK and Netherlands face significant economic risks due to heavy reliance on US diesel, with Brazil emerging as the top buyer amid Russian supply disruptions.

Oct 7Wed
  1. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Amaggi expands pure biodiesel use to four farms in 2025/26

    Amaggi expanded its B100 biodiesel pilot from one farm to four in Mato Grosso during the 2025/26 season. The company reported no equipment issues after using the fuel on 47 machines for cotton and corn operations.

  2. Biodiesel
    BiodieselBR · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Brazilian biocombustibles to pay 40-90% of fossil fuel taxes under new system

    Brazilian biocombustibles will pay 40% to 90% of the taxes paid by the fossil fuels they replace under the new tax system, according to Joint Ordinance 14/2026 issued by the Ministry of Finance and the IBS Management Committee. The text establishes the calculation methodology for fuel sales tax rates effective when CBS and IBS begin in 2027 and 2029, respectively.

  3. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    COFCO International ships 400,000 liters of biodiesel by rail in Brazil

    COFCO International completed its first rail shipment of 400,000 liters of biodiesel B100 in Brazil, moving the product from Rondonópolis to Paulínia. The company stated the initiative aims to expand logistics alternatives and directly connect producers and buyers to the main fuel hub in Paulínia.

Oct 6Tue
Oct 2Fri
  1. Biodiesel
    ANTARA News · BusinessSignificance: Routine

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    Indonesia halts diesel imports via B50 biofuel program

    Indonesia stopped CN 48 diesel imports in July 2026 after rolling out the mandatory B50 biodiesel blend. The program is projected to save Rp170 trillion annually and reduce emissions, though experts warn of carbon debt risks from CPO feedstock.

  2. Biodiesel
    Biofuels Digest · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Macron urges EU to raise biofuel blending to B10

    French President Macron urged EU President Ursula von der Leyen to ease biofuel blending limits from B7 to B10 to address soaring fuel prices. The Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM) notes that B10 is compatible with many existing diesel vehicles, offering an immediate reduction in fossil diesel use.

Oct 1Thu
  1. Biodiesel
    American Soybean Association · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Small Refinery Exemptions Impact Biofuel Demand

    ASA Chief Economist Scott Gerlt explains how small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard reduce biofuel demand, particularly affecting biomass-based diesel. While EPA reallocation mitigates some impacts, SREs remain a source of controversy and uncertainty for agricultural prices.

  2. Biodiesel
    UFOP · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    UFOP begrüßt Initiative von Bundesminister Rainer zur Steuerbefreiung von Biokraftstoffen in der Landwirtschaft

    UFOP supports Federal Minister Alois Rainer's proposal to exempt biofuels from energy taxation to boost agricultural use. The association argues this aligns with coalition agreements and enhances energy security, farm liquidity, and EU competitiveness.

  3. Biodiesel
    European Biodiesel Board · Press ReleasesSignificance: Routine

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    EBB welcomes definitive anti-subsidy duties on Argentine biodiesel

    The EU approved definitive anti-subsidy duties and a Price Undertaking agreement for Argentine biodiesel imports in January 2019. EBB welcomed the measures and stated it would monitor the agreement's implementation to ensure fair competition.