ICM has completed the first installation of its proprietary Advanced Processing Package (APP) for Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy. The APP empowers ethanol plants to diversify their product offerings to help increase revenue. The package includes four proprietary ICM technologies - patented Selective Milling Technology, patented Fibre Separation Technology, patent-pending... [Read More]

Oneworld member airlines have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first global airline alliance to unite behind a common target to achieve carbon neutrality. The alliance’s 13 member airlines plan to achieve this target within the existing environmental framework previously agreed to by governments, including through the International Civil... [Read More]

Brazil’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) has been extended for a further 90 days after expiring on August 31 and a 20% tariff was temporarily applied to all US ethanol. A joint statement from Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the US Grains Council; Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy; Jon Doggett, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association; and Geoff Cooper, president and... [Read More]

Neste is planning to restructure its refinery operations in Porvoo and Naantali in Finland. The company is exploring the shutdown of its refinery operations in Naantali and focusing the Naantali site on the terminal and harbour operations, as well as transforming the Porvoo refinery operations to co-processing renewable and circular raw materials. The sustainable solutions... [Read More]

Like every other industry, biodiesel has been reeling since COVID-19 started engulfing the world. From a biodiesel producer’s perspective, the situation is troubling because fuel demand has been low. The pandemic has also caused supply chain disruptions affecting some feedstocks putting even more pressure on biodiesel margins. At the same time, a substantial drop in... [Read More]

ExxonMobil has completed a successful sea trial of the company’s first marine biofuel oil with shipping company Stena Bulk bunkered in the port of Rotterdam. The marine biofuel oil is a 0.50% sulphur residual-based fuel (VLSFO) processed with a second generation waste-based FAME component - and will be available later this year – initially in Rotterdam - before wider... [Read More]

Following a decline in German rapeseed oil exports since the 2016/17 peak year, a trend reversal can now be identified over the last 12 months. The Netherlands in particular absorbed more, but demand from Denmark and Belgium also picked up. German rapeseed oil exports increased in the 2019/20 crop year, following a significant decline over two consecutive years. The... [Read More]

Velocys has been invited to sit on the boards of influential industry groups - the Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RTFA) and the Biotechnology Innovation Organisation’s (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section Governing Board. The RTFA  is newly formed and made up of predominantly producers and suppliers of greener transport fuels. The group will work to support... [Read More]

Haldor Topsoe has announced its ambition to lead the drive to reduce carbon emissions from fuels and chemicals. The Danish company is one of the global leaders in energy-efficient technologies to produce clean transportation fuels as well as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen – universally regarded as the most important fuels and chemicals in a carbon-neutral future. Topsoe’s... [Read More]

PKN ORLEN is the first oil company in central Europe to declare an aspiration towards achieving emission neutrality by 2050. In order to reach this goal by 2030 the company will reduce CO2 emissions from its current refining and petrochemical assets by 20% and emissions from power generation by 33% CO2/MWh. It will invest in projects that will facilitate mitigation... [Read More]

Wakud International has signed a partnership agreement with Modern Arabian Projects for the collection of used cooking oil (UCO) in Oman for conversion into biodiesel. Modern Arabian, the largest collector in the Sultanate, has been collecting UCO throughout the country for over 14 years. Wakud is building a biofuels plant in Khazaen Economic City which will convert... [Read More]

Corn farmers in the US, Argentina and Brazil have united through MAIZALL - the international maize alliance, which works with both individual countries and international regulatory bodies to advocate for science-based policies. MAIZALL is a coalition of maize farmer associations from Argentina (MAIZAR), Brazil (Abramilho) and the US (the National Corn Growers Association... [Read More]

The use of biodiesel blended fuels in Indonesia reached 4.36 million kiloliters (kl) up to the middle of this year, constituting almost 68% of last year's total consumption. According to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry biodiesel consumption has risen significantly since 2016 by nearly 50% to reach 3.75 million kl in 2018 as compared to 2.57 million kl in 2017.... [Read More]

As policymakers and public health experts dig deeper into the human costs of air pollution, including heightened risk from COVID-19 among vulnerable communities, a rapidly growing body of research is raising awareness of the threat posed by toxic fuel additives, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX). These petroleum-based aromatic compounds play... [Read More]

South Korea imported 58.9 million gallons of US ethanol (20.9 million bushels in corn equivalent) for industrial uses from January to July 2020, up nearly 53% year on year. This total constitutes 55% market share, with competition primarily from Brazil, China and Pakistan. This uptick in demand is opening doors for the US  Grains Council (USGC) and partners to build... [Read More]

Germany imported a total of 5.4 million tonnes of rapeseed and field mustard in the 2019/20 season. This was down 7% year-on-year with the main reason being harvest declines in some EU countries that are vital to Germany's supply of rapeseed. France is traditionally the most important supplier of rapeseed to Germany. The country supplied more than 1.5 million tonnes... [Read More]