Aug 12, 2024
World soybean supply to hit record high
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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.
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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]
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Jun 7, 2024
There are 11 days to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19.
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, which will be held in an adjoining conference... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2024
The International Grains Council (IGC) expects smaller harvests in Russia and Ukraine in its latest forecast.
Consequently, 2024/25 global sunflower seed output of 57.1 million tonnes will remain below the previous year's record of 57.4 million tonnes.
In April 2024, IGC saw world production at 58.1 million tonnes. The reason for lowering its expectations is that above-average... [Read More]
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Jun 5, 2024
CPM, a leading solutions provider of process equipment and engineered technologies, announced the acquisition of Innovative Pelleting Solutions and its high-capacity, direct drive pellet mill technology invented by Graf Equipment.
The new technology brings to the CPM biomass portfolio a high capacity, direct drive pellet mill capable of processing various biomass feedstocks.... [Read More]
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Jun 4, 2024
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €60 million loan to Lan-Oil LLC, a company established by fuel retailer OKKO Group in Ukraine for the construction of a greenfield biofuels project.
The project aims to produce bioethanol in line with the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED III), supporting energy source diversification... [Read More]
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May 31, 2024
There are about two weeks to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19.
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, which will be held in an adjoining conference... [Read More]
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May 29, 2024
Air bp shared insights on the role of sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in helping to lower lifecycle carbon emissions for the industry and its customers at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva.
Air bp recently unveiled the latest enhancements to its customer portal, myairbp, enabling business aviation customers to manage their account... [Read More]
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May 24, 2024
ION Commodities, has announced that Raízen Energia (Raízen), the world’s largest sugar exporter and cellulosic ethanol producer, has selected its TriplePoint solution to manage its extensive commodities portfolios of sugar, biofuels, fossil fuels and renewable certificates.
Raízen plays a significant role in the global bioenergy market, serving over 50 million end... [Read More]