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Spanish biodiesel producers against importing the biofuel from the US

Yesterday, the Spanish Renewable Energies Producers Association (APPA) protested against biodiesel imports from the US into Spain. They claim this imported fuel is subsidized by the US government combined with Spain's policy of not taxing biofuels, locally produced biodiesel cannot compete against the American one. With both the subsidy and the tax exemption, US biodiesel is 0,20 EUR/l cheaper than the Spanish one. Since Spain has definitely approved a mandatory 5.75 percent of biodiesel (B94.25 B5.75?) blended into regular diesel, and 70 ... Read more →

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Whereas some European countries like Germany and Sweden are long-time fans of biofuels, southern European countries seem to need a little more help. Portugal has announced a new tax exemption for national producers to help them being a strong player in the biofuel market. There are no Portuguese ...

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