May 18, 2020
Growth Energy welcomes biofuels relief package
Biodiesel News
May 11, 2020
Neste has acquired 100% of the Count Terminal Rotterdam BV and its supporting entities.
The transaction with the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, was sealed on 7 May.
Peter Vanacker, Neste’s president and CEO, said: “This is another important step for Neste in the execution... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 7, 2020
More land in the EU-27 has been planted with oilseeds for the 2020 crop than the previous year due to the expansion in rapeseed and soy areas.
The EU Commission estimates the EU-27 oilseed area for the 2020 crop at 10.6 million hectares.
According to information published by the EU Commission, rapeseed accounts for the largest share of the oilseed area, as it did in... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 6, 2020
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has welcomed the available funding for competitive, cost-shared grants to support infrastructure for higher blends of biodiesel.
The US Department for Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice that funds are being made available under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Programme (HBIIP).
Kurt Kovarik, NBB's vice president of federal... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 5, 2020
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced more details surrounding the application process for its higher blends Infrastructure Incentive Programme (HBIIP) that makes available $100 million (€91 million) in competitive grants.
The grants are for activities designed to expand the sale and use of renewable fuels, $86 million (€78 million) of which is reserved... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 4, 2020
Neste’s acquisition of Mahoney Environmental, a leading collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the US, in March has been approved by the regulatory authorities.
“The completion of this transaction is an important step forward in delivering on Neste’s growth strategy in renewables and in strengthening our global renewable raw material platform, building on... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
May 4, 2020
US production of biodiesel hit 132 million gallons (600 million litres) in February, the latest figures reveal.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) biodiesel production was 2 million gallons (9.09 million litres) lower than production in January. Biodiesel production from the Midwest region accounted for 75% of the US total.
Production came from... [Read More]
Other News
May 1, 2020
Australia and Ukraine have contributed record levels to German rapeseed imports in February.
According to information published by the German Federal Statistical Office, the previously buoyant German rapeseed imports in the last 12 months marketing year continued into this year.
Market participants had feared that imports would decline sharply at the beginning of this... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 29, 2020
South East Asian biodiesel producers have dampened down hopes of a rise in export sales despite having surplus product available.
Countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have seen consumption slashed as the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown measures have lessened demand for fuel.
Malaysia's lockdown is similar to many western countries with shops closed and streets deserted.
Malaysia... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 29, 2020
The UK government has announced that 2,351 million litres of liquid biofuels were used in transport last year, which was an increase of 24% on the year before.
In 2018, 1,899 million litres were consumed. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTCO) put up the percentage of biofuel production for transport fuel produces from 7.25% in 2018 to 8.5% last year.
According... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 28, 2020
Copa and Cogeca have expressed their concerns about the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis on the vegetable oils, biodiesel, rapeseed and ethanol sectors in a letter to the European Commission.
Faced with falling European production and social distancing measures in the EU and worldwide due to the pandemic, protein-rich plant by-product markets risk entering into a phase... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 24, 2020
Malaysia aims to delay the nationwide adoption of plans to step up the use of palm oil in biodiesel, the Malaysian Biodiesel Association said following movement curbs imposed to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.
The world's second-largest producer of palm oil, Malaysia has one of the highest numbers of infections in the region with more than 5,000 cases, 85 of whom have... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 23, 2020
Expectations of another sub-standard rapeseed harvest in Germany are the driving force behind oil mills' efforts to procure supplies for the coming season well in advance, according to the German oilseed growers‘ association.
The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP), which took a closer look at the 2020 sowing trends, has warned about stagnating... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 23, 2020
Malaysian palm oil producers have been urged to use technology to improve yield as the industry wrestles with concerns about sustainability, the chairman of the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) revealed.
Malaysia, the world’s second biggest palm oil producer, has set a cap of 6.5 million hectares on the area under palm oil cultivation. In 2019, the total area planted... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 21, 2020
Bavarian ship management company Minship and its subsidiary Minmarine have announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam.
The biofuel bunkered by the 2009-built bulk carrier M/V Trudy on April 17 was GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuel oil MR1-100, which is a second generation sustainable biofuel... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 21, 2020
Neste has joined an alliance of cross-party political decision-makers, businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders in a call for a ‘green recovery’ after the coronavirus, Covid-19, crisis in Europe.
The alliance places the fight against climate change at the core of the economic strategy in contributing to the quick recovery of the economies and the societies in Europe.... [Read More]
Policy News
Apr 17, 2020
The Biofuels International Conference and Expo that was due to take place in October has been moved to a the new date of 23 and 24 March next year due to the global pandemic.
It is hoped that life and business will have returned to some sense of normality by the originally slated date, but there is no guarantee of this.
Some organisations may still have travel restrictions... [Read More]
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