Lawsuit puts biodiesel use under spotlight

Yingding Biofuel Technology Co Ltd, the privately owned Chinese biodiesel producer, has won its monopoly case against the country's biggest oil refiner, China Petrochemical Corp Ltd.

The company had accused the industry giant of blocked sales of its fuel and that it had effectively monopolized the market.

The Kunming Intermediate People's Court in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province, has ruled in favor of Yingding, in what is being seen as a landmark lawsuit in efforts to reduce the country's reliance on oil and promote the use of biofuel energy.