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A difficult decision for Argent Energy.

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Argent Energy to end production at Scottish biodiesel plant

European biodiesel producer, Argent Energy, has entered consultation on plans to end production at its biodiesel plant in Motherwell, Scotland. Despite the excellent team and their considerable efforts, external factors...

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Greenergy – additional biodiesel production

Last week Greenergy acquired Harvest Biofuels’ biodiesel manufacturing facility at Seal Sands on Teesside. The acquisition of Harvest’s manufacturing assets gives Greenergy additional biodiesel production capacity with which to meet...

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Biodiesel plant opens on Merseyside

...biodiesel to show at least 90% less greenhouse gas emissions when compared to regular mineral diesel. This makes it the most sustainable type of biodiesel in the world.” www.agrienergy.co.uk Return...

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The future of biodiesel

...significantly higher GHG default value than feedstocks used to produce bioethanol.  This clearly would have disadvantaged significantly the European biodiesel industry. UK biodiesel producers would have been affected to a...

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Clever chemistry fuels business

With most biodiesel currently traded through the Rotterdam barge market, one UK company has revealed ambitious plans to convince the UK that home grown biodiesel from waste is the way...
Facility expansion extends feedstock range for biodiesel production.

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Greenergy expands biodiesel manufacturing plants  

Greenergy has announced the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability. This...

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Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel

Almost 1000 buses in Scotland are set to run on a blend of 30% biodiesel supplied by Argent Energy. The B30 fuel is made at the company’s plant near Motherwell...

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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025

...introduced an initial 10% blanket tariff on all Chinese exports. Biodiesel Biodiesel markets also trended upwards during Q1, supported by demand following an increase in European biofuel obligations under the...

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Biofuels – an uncertain future

...UCO for producing biodiesel has grown rapidly over the last year; currently around 42% of the UK’s biodiesel is produced from it.  However, to meet future targets additional sustainable resources...

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HVO: An industry update

TRA proposes removal of measures for HVO The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its recommendations with regard to trade remedy measures on biodiesel. Having reviewed each measure that...

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TRA proposes removal of HVO measures

...ensure that British biodiesel producers continue to be protected from unfair international competition from subsidised US products, while helping to drive down prices for users of a type of biodiesel...

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The evolution of the UK biofuels sector

SUPPLIES OF BIODIESEL IN TO THE UK MARKET COMMENCED IN 2002 WITH BIOETHANOL STARTING IN 2005, INSIDE OUT TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MARKET Under the Renewable Transport Fuel...