The White House is reviewing a draft rule that could reshape the Renewable Fuel Standard by deciding whether to reallocate biofuel blending volumes recently exempted for small refineries. The stakes are high: farmers depend on stable ethanol and biodiesel demand to support corn and soybean markets, while refiners seek relief from costly blending mandates. Last […]
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel are set to fall to their lowest levels in more than a decade during the first half of 2025. This sharp decline follows recent changes to the federal fuel tax credit policy, which previously granted a $1 per gallon credit to […]
On September 3, Shell Netherlands, a subsidiary of Shell, announced it will not restart the construction of a large biofuels plant at its Rotterdam Energy and Chemicals Park, originally planned in 2022 with a capacity of 275 million gallons per year. After a thorough commercial and technical review, Shell concluded the project lacked sufficient competitiveness […]
On August 29, Hawaiian Airlines announced it will use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on flights between Osaka and Honolulu, under a supply agreement between its parent company Alaska Airlines Group and Cosmo Oil Marketing Co., a subsidiary of Cosmo Energy Holdings. The airline began fueling with SAF at Kansai International Airport in August, marking its […]
Recently, a WTO ruling favored Indonesia, determining that most of the EU’s 8%-18% anti-subsidy tariffs on Indonesian palm oil, imposed since 2019, are invalid. The European Commission must decide by October 22 whether to remove the tariffs or file an appeal. As the WTO Appellate Body is currently frozen, the EU can choose to appeal […]
Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Chan Foong Hin, announced that the government plans to mandate a 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending requirement for all international flights departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) starting January 2027. The detailed implementation framework is currently being discussed with industry players and stakeholders. With Ecoceres […]
On August 25, 2025, an Air France Airbus A220 completed its delivery flight from Airbus’ Mirabel facility in Canada to Paris, powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus highlighted that this flight marks a significant step forward, as it is the first time the company has directly issued an official SAF sustainability certificate to a […]
On August 22, the UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) published the Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) for its anti-dumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China. The investigation found that Chinese biodiesel was being dumped at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to UK producers. TRA also concluded that imposing anti-dumping measures would be in the […]
On August 21, Ireland’s Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, officially launched the country’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Policy Roadmap, delivering on a key commitment in the government program. This roadmap is seen as an important milestone in driving Ireland’s aviation sector toward a greener transition. Aviation remains one of the most challenging sectors to […]
The European Waste-based and Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA) is pushing for the rapid adoption of the Union Database (UDB) to ensure the sustainability and traceability of biofuels across the EU. The database is designed to prevent fraudulent imports by recording every transaction from feedstock collection to final consumption. EWABA members have already completed two successful […]