Industry News

New HGV stop in Calais

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:34 GMT

IDS (International Diesel Services), a specialist in fuelling heavy goods vehicles have completed the final leg of updating their key truck stop in Calais, France.

The station is a fundamental stop for many international drivers who frequently cross in to England.

With help from Air1, six new automated dispensing points have been installed which provide both mineral diesel and AdBlue to commercial vehicles.

Yves Pottier, Manager for Air1, in Yara France, says "the investment in the truck stop falls under our strategy for a durable partnership with one of the key players of the fuel supply industry. With IDS we are investing in its infrastructures and equipment and building a distribution network which will allow our European customers to fill up with AdBlue as easily as with diesel’’. Stéphane Boisson, Sales manager IDS France said, ‘‘we profit from many advantages with Yara, including a guarantee of availability and quality of product’’.

GreenChem Increase Prices by 20%

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:39 GMT

Greenchem have announced a further increase in 2008 for the price of AdBlue. As predicted the increase, effective July 1st places an average increase of 6p per litre onto the cost of their AdBlue product.

This monster increase of almost 20% has been a direct result of rising raw material costs.

Managing director of Greenchem Teun de Bruijn has been quoted… “We have no alternative to increasing our prices, but - due to the much steeper rise in the costs of diesel fuel - SCR technology using AdBlue still makes sound economic sense.”

Further increases are expected now that UK stocks of their AdBlue product have been exhausted.

Oil Prices Drive Up Cost of AdBlue Production Again

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:24 GMT

Again last Friday Oil prices leapt again to record highs.

This time an increase of $10 (about 8%) pushed the price per barrel to another all time high of $138.54 on the New York Exchange.

Energy experts have claimed that the majority of oil producers have not the capacity to increase output to help satisfy demand, with the only exception being Saudi Arabia which despite delivering 9.4 million barrels a day are capable of increasing this to almost 11.5 million.

Energy Ministers have gathered at the G-8 to discuss how best to tackle the issue and indentify if current oil prices pose a risk to the global economy.

These continual increases have forced further increases in production costs associated to AdBlue, with raw Urea prices almost doubling to what they were 2 months ago.

Energy efficiency seems to present the best solution to tackle rising costs, "We also have to address too the demand side of the equation," said John Hutton, Britain's business secretary. "We will do that through new measures to improve energy efficiency (and) accelerate our moves to a new, low-carbon form of energy generation."

Gordon Brown Addresses Fuel Protesters Concerns

Fri, 30 May 2008 02:39 GMT

The widely publicised protests surrounding fuel prices may have influenced the announcement made by the Prime Minister yesterday afternoon.

"It is now understood that a global shock on this scale requires global solutions," Brown wrote in The Guardian newspaper.

Record oil prices have stimulated worldwide protest over the rising price of fuel, which in the UK is 40% up on last year. These increases have struck the haulage industry hard, subsequently the cost has been passed on into almost all industries and consumer products.

"However much we might wish otherwise, there is no easy answer to the global oil problem without a comprehensive international strategy," Brown said, adding that the problem should be made a "top priority" at the EU summit next month and the gathering of G8 leaders in July.

Strikes were called off by French Fishermen last Wednesday only to see the blockades maintained outside oil refineries and depots. Over 300 Truckers and Farmers rallied to protest about fuel prices.

With global economy being directly affected by rising oil prices it must only be a matter of time before someone or something steps up to prevent an international crisis.

Bulk Fuel Tank Diesel Prices Reach Record High

Fri, 23 May 2008 02:01 GMT

Yesterday morning the price of diesel purchased in bulk reached an all time high of &ound;1.05 per litre.

This is a direct result of a $4 increase on crude oil which rose to $135.

No doubt this increase will quickly filter to the pump prices which are feared to rise over &ound;1.30 a litre at the pump.

Prices recorded during May last year and show as an average of 40% lower than today’s rates.

Even still, this continuing increase has not affected the sale of diesel in bulk, it has also further propelled the Biodiesel market.

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