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29 Apr 2026
China’s used cooking oil ships to US as war drives biofuel boom
Fuel makers now are scrambling to acquire feedstocks to churn out renewable diesel
AMERICAN imports of used cooking oil (UCO) from China are set to accelerate as increased US biofuel-blending requirements kick in and the Iran war drives up energy costs, making the feedstock a relative bargain.
Two cargoes carrying a combined 339,000 barrels of so-called UCO arrived in the US in the last month or so, according to Kpler data. The supplies represent the biggest imports this year, with about half of it delivered to Port Arthur, Texas, where Valero Energy partners with Darling Ingredients at the Diamond Green Diesel facility.