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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...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q4 2025
...Biodiesel UK biodiesel imports fell to a six-month low in October, with reduced supply from Europe and Asia, including a sharp drop in shipments from China following the UK’s anti-dumping...
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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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UK biodiesel sector warns of collapse without urgent policy change
Britain’s biodiesel sector is facing a major crisis that is putting hundreds of British jobs at risk, industry leaders have warned. Following a meeting with various Government departments, sector companies...
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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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Greenergy acquires Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility
...third biodiesel plant will allow Greenergy to meet growing demand for waste-based biofuel in the UK and Europe. The Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing facility was built in 2010 to process vegetable...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q3 2025
...(76.3ppl) mid-month. Prices remained high throughout the remainder of the month, ending the quarter at $1,155/mt (75.7ppl) supported by increased trade. Biodiesel Despite an increase in Low Sulphur Gasoil Futures,...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q2 2025
...$1085/mt. Biodiesel Biodiesel prices dropped at the start of Q2, as Low Sulphur Gasoil futures, the primary reference benchmark for biofuel grades, fell sharply in response to US import tariffs...
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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...
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Biofuels, HVO and the microbial frontier: Delivering the promise of a cleaner fuel transition
...the urgent push toward net zero. Among the most prominent contenders in this transition are biofuels, particularly biodiesel (FAME) and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). As with all energy solutions, biofuels...
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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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Argent expands low carbon fuel operation to accelerate fleet decarbonisation
...fossil diesel). Argent Fuels offers customers the opportunity to use High-Blend Biodiesel, which includes blends of up to B30 (30% biodiesel, 70% diesel). This allows fleets of buses, coaches, trains,...
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The portable meter that delivers on-site fuel measurements with lab accuracy
...material to quality control of the final product, the applications for Anton Paar’s digital density meters in the biodiesel production process are manifold. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from...
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Fast, reliable biodiesel analysis: ensure diesel blend compliance with FTIR technology
...the transportation sector has prompted many countries to blend traditional fossil-based petrodiesel with biodiesel, primarily consisting of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). This aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions...