# EU trade tools unable to contain unsustainable biodiesel imports | T&E

> T&E argues that EU trade tools have failed to stop unsustainable biodiesel imports. The EU Parliament voted to disqualify palm oil biodiesel from clean fuel rules after 2020, prompting threats of retaliation from Indonesia and Malaysia. The EU has previously imposed anti-dumping duties on Argentinian and Indonesian biodiesel while negotiating trade deals with those countries.

- Date: 2018-05-07 · published 2018-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65039-eu-trade-tools-unable-to-contain-unsustainable-biodiesel-imports-t-and-e
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A possible EU ban on palm oil biodiesel would cut a major source of vegetable oil demand, weighing on palm oil and supporting rapeseed-based feedstocks, while retaliation risks disrupt trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-14 | [EU lawmakers vote to blacklist soy biodiesel over sustainability concerns \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40522-eu-lawmakers-vote-to-blacklist-soy-biodiesel-over-sustainability-concerns.md) | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-03-12 | [Phasing-out palm oil biodiesel is compatible with WTO due to… \| T&E](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60110-phasing-out-palm-oil-biodiesel-is-compatible-with-wto-due-to-t-and-e.md) | -0.6% | +2.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-14 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports to fall to 5-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15853-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-to-fall-to-5-year-low.md) | +2.5% | +9.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-03-13 | [The Commission specifies the criteria to ensure that biofuels used in the transport sector are sustainable in the context of the recast Renewable Energy Directive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59973-the-commission-specifies-the-criteria-to-ensure-that-biofuels-used-in-the.md) | -0.0% | +3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-23 | [Malaysia's biodiesel exports in 2021 seen falling to four-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47982-malaysia-s-biodiesel-exports-in-2021-seen-falling-to-four-year-low.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| SBO | 2020-03-19 | [Why biodiesel is important to Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54001-why-biodiesel-is-important-to-iowa.md) | +6.4% | +5.0% |
| SBO | 2018-08-07 | [Indonesia bets big on biodiesel to limit costs of oil imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63404-indonesia-bets-big-on-biodiesel-to-limit-costs-of-oil-imports.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2019-03-26 | [Congress to extend biodiesel tax incentive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59976-congress-to-extend-biodiesel-tax-incentive.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- transportenvironment.org: https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eu-trade-tools-unable-contain-unsustainable-biodiesel-imports

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