
Sep 3, 2024
Southeast Asia primed to play key role in SAF growth, says Boeing
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Aug 30, 2024
Enerkem recently announce the appointment of Michel Chornet as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Dominique Boies in this role.
This announcement follows a series of important changes to prepare for the next phase of the company’s growth.
Michel Chornet, already an integral part of Enerkem’s leadership team for many years, assumes the role of CEO with immediate... [Read More]
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Aug 29, 2024
Alleima has been awarded with a gold medal by EcoVadis - a leading provider of corporate sustainability ratings.
This prestigious recognition of sustainable business practices places Alleima in the top 5% among the more than 130,000 companies assessed worldwide.
EcoVadis is one of the world’s most trusted providers of business sustainability ratings, intelligence,... [Read More]
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Aug 23, 2024
World production of vegetable oils is growing, as is demand.
Commodities like palm and soybean oil are likely to be significantly more abundant in 2024/25 - more than offsetting the decline in sunflower oil.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects global production of vegetable oils in the current crop year to hit a record level at 224.2 million tonnes.
This... [Read More]
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Aug 21, 2024
Despite an expansion in area planted with sunflowers in the European Union - harvest expectations are fading.
The reason is lower yields due to adverse weather conditions.
The unfavourable weather conditions in Europe prompted the EU Commission to lower its harvest estimate for sunflower seed significantly.
In the forecast published at the end of July, the harvest... [Read More]
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Aug 19, 2024
Despite an expansion in area planted with sunflowers in the European Union - harvest expectations are fading.
The reason is lower yields due to adverse weather conditions.
The unfavourable weather conditions in Europe prompted the EU Commission to lower its harvest estimate for sunflower seed significantly.
In the forecast published at the end of July, the harvest... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2024
India is following Brazil’s steps and increasing the ethanol blending mandate in the country.
Brazil began commercial ethanol blending in gasoline in the 1970s, as a response to the sudden increase in crude oil prices, and with a view to reduce the country’s dependency on imported petroleum.
In the 1970s the US began commercial ethanol blending petroleum for the... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2024
In its latest outlook, the USDA minimally lowered the forecast for global soybean supply. Despite this adjustment, the USDA expects a bumper crop.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is optimistic about global supply of soybean in the 2024/25 season.
It currently anticipates production to reach 421.6 million tonnes, representing a 26.4 million tonne rise on the... [Read More]
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Aug 10, 2024
Today (10 August) is World Biofuel Day, which is designed to heighten awareness of the significance of biofuels in aiding the global transition to net-zero and more sustainable practice.
The day encourages nations to invest in research and development, policy initiatives and inventives that will advance the adoption and implementation of biofuels more widely in our society.
Biofuels... [Read More]
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Aug 5, 2024
Argent Energy is pleased to announce that Dickon Posnett, the company’s Corporate Affairs Director, has recently been re-elected as president of the European Biodiesel Board (EBB).
The EBB has recently had great success in their drive to stop the dumping of biodiesel into the EU after successfully obtaining provisional anti-dumping duties in its trade case against Chinese... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2024
Enerkem has appointed Michel Chornet as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Dominique Boies in this role.
This announcement follows a series of important changes to prepare for the next phase of the company’s growth.
Chornet, already an integral part of Enerkem’s leadership team for many years, assumes the role of CEO with immediate effect.
The appointment... [Read More]
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Jul 10, 2024
While biodiesel from China continues to flood into the European markets, policy makers in the European Commission deliberate their response.
The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), which brought a trade case before the institutions, remains confident anti-dumping measures will be announced soon.
However, the devastating effects of the situation are clearly shown throughout... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2024
Ricardo, a global strategic environmental and engineering consulting company, has been chosen by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to lead a consortium creating Europe’s first ever Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Clearing House.
Working alongside fellow consortium members - Trinity College Dublin, Intertek, Politecnico di Torino, ENVISA, and Spark Legal... [Read More]
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Jul 5, 2024
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has announced the formation of the country's first technical centre for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that focuses on standard setting and product research, Reuters reported.
The new centre, based in Chengdu, will take the lead in mapping out industry policy and setting up standards for products and quality control.
CAAC... [Read More]
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Jul 1, 2024
India is following Brazil’s steps and increasing the ethanol blending mandate in the country.
Brazil began commercial ethanol blending in gasoline in the 1970s, as a response to the sudden increase in crude oil prices, and with a view to reduce the country’s dependency on imported petroleum.
In the 1970s the US began commercial ethanol blending petroleum for the... [Read More]
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Jun 24, 2024
EU-27 soy supply is expected to increase further in the 2024/2025 marketing season.
The main reason for the anticipated larger 2024 harvest volume is the larger area sown, whereas yields are seen to decline slightly.
The soybean output within the European Union more than tripled over the past 10 years. The EU Commission expects the soybean harvest this year to amount... [Read More]
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Jun 14, 2024
There are just four days to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19 – we look forward to seeing you there.
The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year.
For the first time the two-day event will include a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit,... [Read More]