COMPLAINT AGAINST US BIODIESEL.
Europe Environment, May, 2008
An American mix called B99', containing 99% biodiesel, can benefit from subsidies of around 200 euro per tonne in the USA. Once this mix is exported to the EU, it is then eligible for EU subsidies. This is what prompted the European biodiesel industry to submit a complaint against this unfair competition from doubly subsidised American biodiesel to the European Commission, on 25 April.
In the middle of the European debate on the place of biofuels, exports of American biodiesel to the EU have seen a steep increase since 2007, delivering "a severe blow to the European biodiesel industry," argues the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) in a press release.
The organisation represents 56 companies and associations, which are responsible for 80% of biofuel...
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