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A long-time consultant with the US Grains Council (USGC) was inducted into the US/Vietnam Agricultural Hall of Fame at a formal luncheon and awards ceremony. The event which recognised the work of Tran Trong Chien, was part of agricultural month in Vietnam, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the normalisation of trade relations. Chien has worked with the council and the US Soybean Export…
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German prices for oilseed meals have climbed significantly since the beginning of August 2020 - particularly in September. Rapeseed meal surged €22 to €238 per tonne within a month and briefly reached its highest level since May 2020. Prices for soybean meal rose €38 per tonne in the same period. Consequently, soybean meal with 49% crude protein most recently cost €380 per tonne and…
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Missouri's first ethanol plant celebrated a milestone anniversary. POET Biorefining in Macon, US, produced its first ethanol in May 2000 and past and current employees along with local lawmakers and citizens visited the plant to celebrate the special landmark. The plant started with an annual production capacity of 15 million gallons of ethanol. Three years later, the plant expanded its…
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Swedavia is contributing to sustainable air travel by buying more sustainable aviation fuel. The bio-aviation fuel corresponds to about 9,000 flights and will be refuelled at Stockholm Arlanda Airport from 22 September. Swedavia has been buying bio-aviation fuel annually since 2016 corresponding to the need for its own business trips for one year. The purpose is to support aviation's climate…
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Moving away from the traditional fossil fuel paradigm that powers global transportation is a slow and incremental process. Achieving this transition over the next decade requires the coordination of many things. Consistent technology development, innovation, and a progressive replacement of conventional fuels with renewable alternatives are all needed as we phase towards a more environmentally…
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E10info.eu, a new online resource for consumer information about the E10 fuel blend, has launched as part of a broader effort to highlight the importance of renewable ethanol to EU climate goals. Use of E10, which contains up to 10% renewable ethanol by volume, significantly reduces emissions from petrol cars and is sold in petrol stations in 14 EU countries. Other countries are considering…
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Despite the current crisis facing the global aviation industry, its commitment to pursuing sustainability remains strong, particularly as the sector starts to recover. Speaking at the Global Sustainable Aviation Forum, industry leaders reiterated that long-term climate action should be a priority alongside economic recovery in the coming years. Executive director of the cross-industry Air…
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DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, will be neutralising the carbon emissions of its ocean freight shipments from New Year’s Day. In line with its Mission 2050 – Zero Emissions, DHL is committed to transitioning to clean and sustainable sea freight transport for all of its less-than-container load (LCL) journeys. The CO2 compensation for…
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Malaysia’s palm oil exports to China increased by 31.9% or 316,400 tonnes over last year to 1.31 million tonnes from January to June this year. This contrasts with Indonesia which shipped 1.28 million tonnes of palm oil to China - decreasing by 42.7% or 956,400 tonnes. As a result, palm oil market share commanded by Malaysia in China up to June this year rose from 30.7% held last year to…
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The biofuels sector employed a total of 2.5 million people, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Many of these positions were in the agricultural supply chain in countries like Brazil, Colombia and Malaysia, the organisation revealed. In the new IRENA report recently published, the renewables sector accounted for around 11.5 million jobs worldwide last year. The…
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Air bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has delivered 210 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Swedish airport operator, Swedavia. Swedavia and its partners SOS Alarm, Systembolaget and the 2030 Secretariat procured the fuel through a joint tender, as part of an initiative to promote the large-scale production of SAF and its use. The SAF delivered to…
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PT Pertamina will use Honeywell UOP technologies to produce advanced biofuels at its Plaju and Cilacap refineries in Indonesia. The company will use UOP Renewable Jet Fuel Process technology at its Plaju refinery in Palembang, South Sumatra, and UOP Ecofining technology at its Cilacap refinery in Central Java. UOP will provide technology licenses, basic engineering, specialty equipment,…
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In January 2021 fuel suppliers are required to increase the amount of renewable fuel they use to comply with latest updates to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). The scheme, introduced in 2008 by the UK Government to drive Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) reductions in the transport sector, mandates the adoption of renewable fuels for road vehicles, non-road mobile machinery and —…
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