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EU to impose dumping duties on biodiesel from Argentina, Indonesia

10:21 AM MDT | May 22, 2013 | Francinia Protti-Alvarez

The European Union will impose provisional antidumping duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia, according to various media reports. Argentinean biodiesel will face a provisional tariff of 7–11%, and Indonesian biodiesel will face a...


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