Biodiesel: How the EU Commission plans t • Table.Briefings

With biofuels such as biodiesel B7, it also depends on which raw materials are used. Waste is considered more sustainable than rapeseed and soy, for example.

The EU Commission intends to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese biodiesel. The background to this is a sharp rise in cheap imports as well as allegations of fraud. The fuels in question are believed to have been advertised as more sustainable than they actually are.

The European Union will impose provisional punitive tariffs on Chinese biodiesel imports from August 16. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade announced this on Friday. It follows a six-month investigation into dumping allegations against Chinese companies. The move aims to compensate for price disadvantages of European producers.

Biodiesel: How the EU Commission plans to take against dumping and fraud from China

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