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Jan 24, 2025
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Biodiesel News
Jan 16, 2025
Neste is partnering with the Italian fuel distributor Firmin to make Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ available for the first time in Italy. Neste MY Renewable Diesel (also known as HVO100) has been available in Italy since the new year. “We are very proud to partner with Firmin bringing Neste MY Renewable Diesel to the Italian market. “This collaboration marks an... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 14, 2025
The rapeseed area in Germany has been expanded in nearly all German states, reaching a total of 1.1 million hectares. Declines were only recorded in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia. This is the result of the latest forecast published by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In its mid-November 2024 estimate, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 13, 2025
Kilang Pertamina Internasional, a refinery unit of Indonesia's state owned energy firm Pertamina, aims to produce its first certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the first quarter of this year, Reuters reported. The firm received certification for SAF in December including the International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 10, 2025
Alleima will supply Preem with heat exchanger tubes to be used in the conversion of the Lysekil refinery from fossil to renewable fuels. The investment is an important part of Sweden's green energy transition and will make Preem the largest producer of renewable jet fuel in northern Europe. The redevelopment of Preem's IsoCracker plant (ICR) in Lysekil started late... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2025
Neste and Bayer have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the US. This includes identifying partners and developing the value chain together and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products. Neste is working together with value chain partners in several regions globally, collaborations varying... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 9, 2025
Berge Bulk and BHP have joined forces to pioneer an iron ore voyage from Australia to China powered entirely by B100 biodiesel. The Berge Lyngor, a 206,330 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carrier, is delivering iron ore from Australia to China. Last month, the vessel successfully bunkered B100 biodiesel. This pilot marks the first use of B100 biodiesel on the iron ore trade route... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Jan 8, 2025
KPI OceanConnect and Neste have announced the first successful delivery of renewable diesel (also known as HVO100) for the cruise industry in Singapore. The landmark delivery of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ took place in November 2024 and marks a significant milestone for the Asia-Pacific marine sector. The delivery of renewable diesel from Neste was made at the Singapore... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 16, 2024
Diatomite filter aids have been successfully used in multiple solid/liquid separation applications for decades. Composed of the fossilised remains of aquatic algae, their inert, siliceous and highly microporous structures make them unique for providing depth filtration to submicron level. However, diatomite demonstrates limited adsorption properties, so producers tend... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 13, 2024
Neste and BMW are to collaborate on the supply of renewable diesel. BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany. This will see Neste's renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig and Regensburg. The transition of the initial filling... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 11, 2024
bp has launched bp bioenergy HVO in Spain aimed at heavy-duty road transport. The renewable diesel will be available at selected service stations located in Madrid, Valencia and Navarre. The oil and gas company will study the possibility of extending the availability of HVO to more points of sale in 2025. “With bp bioenergy HVO, we are complementing our traditional... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 10, 2024
Braya Renewable Fuels may halt operations at its Canada biofuels plant amid poor economic conditions. An “economic shutdown” of the Come by Chance plant in Newfoundland may be needed due to “lower-than-normal margins and short-term market disruptions caused by the expiration of the Blenders Tax Credit,” Paul Burton, refinery manager, said in an emailed statement.... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 6, 2024
British haulage business Chamberlain Transport has switched its local Palletforce collections and delivery vehicles to now be fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) supplied by Certas Energy. The family-owned company is expected to reduce its annual carbon emissions by more than 150 tonnes (150,000 kilograms) as a result of this change. Chamberlain Transport plans... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 5, 2024
Auramarine will deliver two shipsets of diesel fuel oil (DFO) and liquid biofuel (LBO) supply systems to Meriaura - a Finnish shipping company. The Auramarine fuel supply systems will be used onboard two Meriaura cargo ships. The systems will be manufactured at Auramarine’s Shanghai factory with deliveries to the shipyard in May 2025 and March 2026. The fuel supply... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 4, 2024
Xavier Noyon, the secretary general of the European Biodiesel Board, the largest trade association representing producers of HVO and FAME in the EU, spoke to Biofuels International about the recent developments in the EU policy landscape and zoomed in on trade measures emerging from Brussels. As the new European Commission is finding their footing, can we already predict... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 3, 2024
EWABA’s Government Affairs Director Dasa Mamrillova looks at the best way forward for the EU road transport sector and she poses the question - will the internal combustion engine survive? As the future policy making influenced by various new trends and black swans is often so unpredictable, it is time to look into the crystal ball and guess how the future road transport... [Read More]

Biodiesel News
Dec 2, 2024
Acreages of rapeseed in the EU-27, Australia, Canada, India, and the US are likely to record increases while the area in Russia is expected to decline. In its latest estimate, the International Grains Council (IGC) has forecast the global rapeseed area for the 2025/26 marketing season at 44.1 million hectares. This translates to a 1.4% rise compared to the current... [Read More]


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