Press release

Brussels, 19 July 2024 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), representing the European producers of biodiesel (HVO & FAME), has successfully obtained provisional anti-dumping duties in its trade case against Chinese biodiesel flooding the EU market. In October 2023, EBB filed an anti-dumping complaint with the European Commission and the investigation was opened in December…

Brussels, 9 July 2024 – While biodiesel from China continues to flood into the European markets, policy makers in the European Commission deliberate their response. The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), which brought a trade case before the institutions, remains confident anti-dumping measures will be announced soon. However, the devastating effects of the situation are clearly…

The European Biodiesel Board sent a letter to representatives of the European Commission regarding the dumping of Chinese biodiesel on the European market. In the letter, we stress that Chinese imports keep flooding into Europe and that the Commission cannot afford to wait and needs to take firm action against the Chinese governmental strategy to…

Brussels, 26 March 2024 – The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has published their manifesto, setting out the legislative priorities for the EU biodiesel industry for the coming years. In order to reach the EU climate targets, decarbonisation of transport will remain a big challenge, as demand for transport continues to increase. The manifesto therefore highlights…

Brussels, 22 March 2024. The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomes the addition of several new feedstocks in the revised Annex IX to the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) adopted by the European Commission. Further clarifications on the definitions of the newly added feedstocks are still needed prior to implementation. The EBB, with its comprehensive sectoral knowledge,…

Brussels, 24 January 2024: After its success in identifying evidence of fraudulent practices and stopping the suspected re-exporting of Indonesian biodiesel through the Port of Hainan in China, the EBB has moved to the next and most significant phase of its plan to combat the huge volumes of biodiesel imports from China that are causing…

Brussels, 20 December 2023: Following an official complaint by the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) in November, the Office of complaint of DG TRADE has announced the opening of an Anti-Dumping investigation into the imports of Chinese biodiesel. In 2023 China was the largest exporter of biodiesel to the EU. As a result of a resulting…

28 April 2023, Estoril, Portugal: on the occasion of the 1st  B+ Summit, a diverse group of more than 50 organizations has decided to sign the B+ Manifesto on Decarbonising Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) with higher biodiesel blends. The B+ Manifesto emphasizes the need to decarbonise the existing HDV fleet in the most cost-effective way, and…

Brussels, 3 April 2023: on 30 March, EU negotiators reached a deal on the revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). The deal includes a strong 42.5% renewables target for 2030 (+2.5% aspirational), coupled with a 14.5% GHG emission reduction target for transport, increasing EU’ decarbonization ambitions. The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), gathering…