# Industry Leaders Warn Against Shifting Biodiesel Blending Responsibility to Refineries

> The Brazilian federal government is considering moving the mandatory biodiesel blending obligation from distributors to refineries. Oleoplan CEO Marcos Boff and Binatural CEO André Lavor warned that the change could concentrate purchasing power, add logistics costs and require refineries to adapt infrastructure. Industry leaders favor keeping decentralized blending and enforcing existing mandates.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T03:08:08.415Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94787-industry-leaders-warn-against-shifting-biodiesel-blending-responsibility-to
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Concentrating blending at refineries could give a few large buyers more leverage over biodiesel plants, pressuring their margins and potentially reducing demand for vegetable oil feedstocks. The proposal is still under consideration, so its near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-01-24 | [Soy Leaders ‘Engage’ with Biodiesel Industry - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60969-soy-leaders-engage-with-biodiesel-industry-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.5% | +3.8% |
| SBO | 2018-01-25 | [Soy Growers, Industry Leaders Discuss RFS, Tax Credit at National Biodiesel Conference - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66863-soy-growers-industry-leaders-discuss-rfs-tax-credit-at-national-biodiesel.md) | +1.2% | -2.0% |
| SBO | 2022-05-19 | [Slick operator: Indonesian cooking oil probe may spread to biodiesel industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15821-slick-operator-indonesian-cooking-oil-probe-may-spread-to-biodiesel-industry.md) | -1.7% | -7.4% |
| SBO | 2017-11-16 | [Biodiesel Industry Board Asks for Higher RFS Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67846-biodiesel-industry-board-asks-for-higher-rfs-volumes.md) | -2.0% | -5.0% |
| SBO | 2019-09-03 | [Biofuels industry focuses on SREs in 2020 RFS RVO comments \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56939-biofuels-industry-focuses-on-sres-in-2020-rfs-rvo-comments-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -1.3% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqL9KhuHeP8chcGMAL9Emnr2s

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