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BIOFUELS QUARTERLY: BIOFUELS NEWS REVIEW

China drops anti-dumping probe against U.S. DDGS
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) said on June 21 that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it has terminated the anti-dumping investigation against U.S. DDGS exports to China. In the announcement, the Ministry of Commerce stated that the applicants in the case withdrew their petition on May 10, which resulted in the ministry terminating the investigation in accordance with China’s anti-dumping regulations. “As a result, we believe and we anticipate no tariffs will be imposed against DDGS marketed to China from U.S. producers,” said Thomas Dorr, USGC president and chief executive ofﬁcer. The anti-dumping petition was initially filed Dec. 28, 2010. The USGC immediately reached out to U.S. stakeholders to organize a response. The council subsequently participated in evidentiary hearings in Beijing and has cooperated fully with the ongoing Chinese disposition of this case. The U.S. exported 195,000 tonnes of DDGS to China in 2009. That grew to 2.3 million tonnes in 2010, and fell back to 1.6 million tonnes in 2011, following announcement of the investigation. Dorr said 2012 exports are up nearly 84%. “There needs to be a two-way level of transparency in these market opportunities. It’s important for us to have access to the Chinese markets, but it’s equally important we have a long-term insight into what their expectations and demands might be in order that our producers and those that build, sustain and supply our infrastructure are capable of making the necessary investments,” Dorr said. Dorr thanked the 80 ethanol producers that helped the USGC with the hearings. The USGC said it plans to continue its efforts in China and work to expand the market opportunity.

E15 receives final approval from U.S. EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. — The Obama Administration gave its ﬁnal approval for the sale of E15 ethanol blends under the waiver conditions set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said on June 15. At an announcement by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the administration stated that all regulatory hurdles to E15 had been addressed by the ethanol industry. Speciﬁcally, EPA has notiﬁed the RFA that its E15 Retail Advisory addresses the agency’s concerns with residual fuel left in gas pumps with just a single hose. The advisory is now incorporated into the RFA’s E15 Retailer Handbook. The E15 Retailer Handbook is referenced by RFA’s EPA-approved misfueling mitigation plan – a strategy required by EPA to ensure E15 is being appropriately and legally offered to consumers. To help with compliance, the RFA is also offering the approved and required E15 pump labels free of charge to retailers. “In the eyes of the federal government, E15 is a legal fuel for sale to cars, pickups and SUVs made since 2001,” said RFA President and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Bob Dinneen. “E15 has undergone the most vigorous testing and regulatory process of any fuel approved by the federal government. With all i’s dotted and t’s crossed as far as EPA is concerned, our undivided focus will turn to addressing state regulatory issues, identifying retailers wishing to offer E15, and paving the way to greater use of domestically produced ethanol.” Fuel providers and retailers wishing to offer E15 must ﬁrst register with EPA. In so doing, these companies must state their plans to adhere to the RFA’s EPA-approved misfueling mitigation plan. A copy of that plan and the E15 Retailer Handbook can be found at www. EthanolRFA.org. In cooperation with Growth Energy, the RFA has also initiated a nationwide fuel survey program as required by EPA to ensure stations offering E15 are adhering to misfueling mitigation requirements, such as proper labeling, ethanol content and vapor pressure. Hurdles to the widespread adoption of E15 remain, including pending litigation, threats of congressional intervention to prevent the sale of E15, and state regulatory issues, RFA said. Also limiting the fast adoption of E15, particularly in summer months, is the requirement that E15 meet stricter federal evaporative emissions standards, known as Reid Vapor Pressure or RVP. Currently, most summer gasoline formulations would likely exceed federal limits when blended with 15% ethanol.

BDI BioEnergy to build biodiesel plant in France
GRAMBACH, AUSTRIA — BDI – BioEnergy International AG will build a multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in the port of the French city of Le Havre, the company said on July 10. The order volume amounts to €16.4 million. The plant will produce biodiesel exclusively from waste materials instead of from rapeseed oil, which has been the main raw material used in France up to now. The customer is EcoMotion France, a subsidiary of Saria and of Intermarché, one of the largest supermarket chains in France. The biodiesel manufactured in the new plant will be marketed via the ﬁlling station network of Intermarché. Locally collected animal fats, that are not approved for human consumption, and used cooking oil will be the raw materials processed. The plant will be producing 75,000 tonnes of biodiesel per year.

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