* Argentina is a leading supplier of biodiesel to Spain

* Spanish biodiesel producers accuse Argentina of dumping

By Maximilian Heath/BUENOS AIRES, June 29 (Reuters) – Argentine biodiesel producers fear their top buyer Spain could soon curb imports of the fuel, hitting revenues and forcing them to find new markets, industry leaders said on Wednesday.

Spain’s government is expected to take steps aimed at forcing biodiesel buyers to purchase the fuel from European producers to stem the flood of cheap imports from countries such as Argentina, a leading global exporter. Leer más »

Argentina is one of world’s top biodiesel suppliers.

SAN NICOLAS, Argentina, Aug 27 (Reuters) – An Argentine company opened on Friday the country’s first factory to make biodiesel from algae, hoping to use pond scum as a replacement for soy in making biodiesel as part of a push for renewable energy. Leer más »

Molinos, Vicentin and Oleaginosa Moreno Hermanos will invest $350 million to build a soy-processing plant in Argentina, the companies said in a statement late on Wednesday.

The grain-processing plant will be located just north of Rosario, the main agro-industrial hub in Argentina, which is the world’s largest supplier of soymeal and soyoil. Leer más »

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government is negotiating a plan to reduce diesel imports by making energy companies blend more of the fuel with soy-based biodiesel within the next year, industry sources said on Wednesday.

A new law requiring all diesel to be mixed with 5 percent of the plant-based fuel came into force earlier this year in the South American country, the fourth-biggest global biodiesel producer and top supplier of soybean oil. Leer más »