Malaysian palm oil will still have market in the EU
The Malaysian palm oil will still have its market in the European Union (EU), despite the trading bloc’s decision to phase out palm oil- based biofuel, says Sime Darby Plantation Bhd.Nam News Network , 01 June 2019
Malaysia, Europe, Palm Oil, biofuel ‘Palm oil is a deal-braker for EU-ASEAN trade relations’
Teresa Kok, Malaysia’s Minister of Primary Industries, visited Brussels and other European capitals this week in a last-ditch effort to kill new EU rules that will ban the use of palm oil in biofuels – a measure European adopted because of concerns about deforestation.Euractiv , 10 May 2019
Asia, Europe, Palm Oil, biofuel Biofuels: Commission blacklists palm oil, throws soybeans lifeline
In an eagerly-awaited decision, the European Commission last week categorised palm oil as a high-emitting biofuel crop but provided some controversial exemptions for smallholders and spared soybeans from the delegated act’s provisions.EURACTIVE, 12 February 2019
Europe, Soy, Palm Oil, biofuel Biofuel sustainability criteria ‘blocked’ in EU Commission
A delegated act determining the sustainability criteria of biofuels under the new renewable energy directive (RED II) has been blocked in the European Commission as some Commissioners found the criteria “too light”EURACTIVE, 05 February 2019
Europe, Palm Oil, biofuel Palm Oil’s Loss May Be U.S. Soybean Gain in EU Biofuel Rule (1)
Palm oil would be phased out as biofuel feedstock in EU, U.S. soybean farmers could benefit.Bloomberg Environment, 23 January 2019
Brazil, United States, Europe, Soy, biofuel