Used cooking oil (UCO) poses risk to Canadian canola
Biofuels produced from waste cooking oil imported from China threaten Canada’s domestic canola market, an industry executive says, according to a report in Canada’s…
Feedstock
Fastmarkets and Intercontinental Exchange launch UCO futures contract
Fastmarkets and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced on 9 December the launch of the ICE Waste Cooking Oil (UCO) Gulf (Fastmarkets) futures contract to meet…
STX Group Acquires Feedstock Trader to Expand Biofuels Business
STX Group announced on 3 December the acquisition of Marine Olie, a leading trader of waste-based advanced feedstocks. STX Group said the strategic acquisition…
Australia urges governments to urgently develop national biofuel feedstock strategies
The Australian Sugar Council (ASMC) recently called on governments to urgently develop a national biofuel feedstock strategy to boost the local biofuel industry and…
Used cooking oil(UCO) market to reach $10.9 billion by 2032
The used cooking oil market is expected to be valued at over US$10.9 billion by 2032, says a report by Global Market Insights. ‘The…
RFA discusses importing UCO feedstock with CARB
The Renewable Fuels Association this week responded to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board urging them to do more to…
Prohibition of the use of taxpayers’ money to subsidise the use of biofuels produced by imported UCOs
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has announced the introduction of a new bipartisan bill that would prohibit the use of taxpayer money to subsidise…
USDA FAS report outlines the impact of China’s termination of its UCO export tax rebate
China’s ministry of finance and the state administration of taxation announced Nov. 15 that starting Dec. 1, the 13 percent export-tax rebate on used…
The EU uses just 26% of its bio-waste potential, says the Bio-based Industry Coalition.
Under the Waste Framework Directive (WFD), the collection of biowaste will be mandatory in EU Member States from 1 January 2024 onwards. However, current…
Renewable Fuels Association: urged to strengthen monitoring and verification of imported UCO feedstock
In response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is urging state agencies to…