Press release
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EBB position on the review of CO₂ standards for light-duty vehicles (LDVs) Regulation
Brussels, 7 October 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), representing biodiesel (HVO & FAME) producers in the EU has submitted their input to the open consultation on the review of the Regulation on CO₂ emission standards for light-duty vehicles. As EBB, we’ve contributed with clear and forward-looking proposals: Last July, the European Commission launched…
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EBB Statistical Report 2024-2025
Brussels, 3 July 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published its 2024-2025 Statistical Report, providing a comprehensive overview of biodiesel production, consumption, feedstock use, and trade developments across the EU. As the leading industry association, EBB’s report offers insights into the role of biodiesel in meeting the EU’s energy and climate goals. The…
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EBB position on the revision of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy
Since the beginning of the current EU political mandate, the European Commission has identified[1] bioeconomy as one of the pillars of its main multi-annual political priority: strengthening the EU economy’s competitiveness. The renewed EU bioeconomy strategy is expected to unleash the full potential of this sector, by addressing – as the Commission’s “call for evidence”…
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EBB welcomes EU discussions on concrete actions to address biofuels fraud
Brussels, 14 April 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), representing biodiesel (HVO & FAME) producers in the EU, welcomes the recognition of the importance of combating Annex IX biofuels fraud, and the fact that the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass fuels is discussing concrete measures to address it. We consider…
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European Commission President favours technology neutral CO₂ emissions standards
Brussels, 3 March 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), representing biodiesel (HVO & FAME) producers in the EU, welcomes the speech of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, acknowledging the need for a technology neutral approach in the revision of the CO₂ emissions standards regulation. The President promised to “speed up work on…
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Time to act on biofuels fraud: EBB proposes ambitious reform of RED verification
Brussels, 20 February 2025 – In its continued effort to tackle biofuels fraud, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published an elaborate and ambitious proposal revising the rules on sustainable biofuels verification. The trade association, representing EU producers of HVO and FAME from all feedstocks, is suggesting changes to make the verification system more robust…
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Commission publishes Regulation to protect EU biodiesel industry from dumped Chinese imports
Brussels, 11 February 2025 – The final Regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on HVO and FAME from China has been published in the EU Official Journal. Chinese exports into the EU market will be subject to an anti-dumping duty between 21,7% and 35,5%, except for EcoCeres which received a 10% AD duty. The European Biodiesel…
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National governments approve definitive duties on biodiesel from China
Brussels, 9 January 2025 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomes the approval of the definitive duties on biodiesel (HVO and FAME) from China by EU member states. In July of last year, the EBB already obtained provisional anti-dumping duties that are currently in force, but were subject to approval of national governments of EU…
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Exclusive use of CO₂ neutral fuels in new cars, vans, trucks and buses: Industry is submitting its technical report to the European Commission
This press release was distributed by the Working Group on Monitoring Methodologies (WGMM), of which the EBB is a founding member. Brussels, 11 December 2024 – The Working Group on Monitoring Methodologies (WGMM) officially handed over its key report on “Monitoring the use of CO2 neutral fuels in road transport – a cross-sectoral industry assessment”…
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EBB Welcomes Anti-circumvention Investigation on Biodiesel Imports from Indonesia and Transshipped via China and the UK
Brussels, 17 August 2023: earlier today, the European Commission officially opened an anti-circumvention investigation to address suspected evasion of EU countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports via China and via the UK, which was triggered by an EBB request in July 2023. Since the imposition of countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia in December…