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Brazil: Brazil Allows Imported Soy in Biodiesel Production

On November 18, the Brazilian National Energy Policy Council published a resolution to allow for the use of imported materials – either raw soybeans or soybean oil - in the production of biodiesel.
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s review of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).
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Japan: Biofuels Annual

To meet its 2020 biofuel target amid declining gasoline demand due to COVID-19, Japan increases its average bioethanol blend rate to 1.9 percent.
On October 29, 2020, India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister approved revised prices for ethanol procurement by the state-owned Oil Marketing Companies...
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Canada: Biofuels Annual

Canada is developing a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) to reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity (CI) of fuels and all energy used.
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Colombia: Biofuels Annual

COVID-19 containment measures and the economic downturn dramatically curtailed Colombian motor fuel demand.
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Australia: Biofuels Annual

Ethanol consumption in Australia is forecast to remain stable in 2020 at only 1.4-percent of the gasoline pool, and biodiesel use similarly is forecast to remain steady at only 0.2-percent...
On May 7, 2020, the Colombian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT) issued a final ruling in its countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into U.S. ethanol, placing a $0.066/kg duty...