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…
According to the Helsinki Times, Finland’s UPM, Neste, and St1 are jointly advancing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from wood residues. UPM’s plant in Lappeenranta is ready to begin production, using crude tall oil—a byproduct from wood processing that…
TotalEnergies has recently announced a 15-year long-term supply agreement with Quatra, a leading European company in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil (UCO). The agreement will take effect in 2026 and will provide TotalEnergies’ biorefineries in Europe with…
April 7 – Thai Industry Minister Mr. Akanat Promphan has announced that Thailand is accelerating the localization of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, with a focus on using Used Cooking Oil (UCO) as the primary feedstock. To this end, the…
The UCO collected by Olleco will be refined at the new facility and then piped to the biodiesel plant. In addition to a comprehensive network of local warehouses, Olleco’s website says the company operates three UCO biorefineries, a biodiesel plant,…
According to the Irish Times, Phillips 66 is seeking $1.74 million in damages from Irish Biofuels Production Ltd. for 8,900 metric tons of waste cooking oil that the company allegedly failed to pay for. Phillips has sued the Irish biodiesel…
The United States is taking steps to restrict imports of waste cooking oil to prevent lucrative tax credits for foreign supplies used to produce biofuels. In the long-awaited guidance, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said that fuels produced using…
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade on Wednesday issued a new regulation requiring exports of used cooking oil (UCO) and palm oil residue (including waste water oil slick POM) to apply for a government export license, which is valid for six months.…
The Malaysian Derivatives Exchange (Bursa Malaysia) introduced US dollar-denominated Used Cooking Oil futures on Monday, with a total of 42 transactions on the first day, equivalent to 1,050 metric tonnes of Used Cooking Oil changing hands. Bursa Malaysia Derivatives said…
On 13 December, Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas, and four of their colleagues sent a letter to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Reagan regarding the surge in imports of used cooking…