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Oct 16, 2025
EcoCeres joins the United Nations Global Compact body
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Oct 14, 2025
Shell swallows financial hit after scrapping Rotterdam biofuels project
Shell is reportedly going to face a $600 million (€519 million) hit in the third quarter following the scrapping of its biofuels project in Rotterdam. The oil and gas major had approved development of the 820,000 metric tons-per-year biofuels plant four years ago, but paused construction last year and pulled the scheme completely in early September because it would... [Read More]

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Oct 10, 2025
BiofuelsPartners and EnergyPro create new strategic alliance
BiofuelsPartners and EnergyPro have forged a new strategic partnership aimed at advancing the development of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) and SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) trading within the EMEA market. This collaboration is an important step towards creating a more connected and transparent renewable fuels value chain and accelerating the integration of supply... [Read More]

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Oct 7, 2025
China diverts its import streams
China is the world's largest importer of rapeseed and in August, the country imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties on rapeseed sourced from Canada, after having already introduced tariffs on rapeseed meal and rapeseed oil in March. However, China still relies on imports of rapeseed and rapeseed products, as its domestic output is insufficient to fully meet demand.... [Read More]

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Oct 6, 2025
ACE applauds California approval of E15
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has praised California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing Assembly Bill 30 into law, legislation that opens the door for retailers across California to sell E15. With this action, California – the nation’s largest motor fuel market – joins the rest of the country and will now be open to E15, a proven fuel, helping consumers... [Read More]

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Sep 25, 2025
Australian government vows to invest millions in biofuels industry
The Australian government said it is aiming to invest $735 million (€624 million) in the development of a low-carbon fuels industry. The announcement was welcomed by farm groups, who hope it will boost demand for biofuel feedstocks like canola and sugarcane, Reuters reported. The money, to be released over 10 years from 2028, is intended to stimulate private investment... [Read More]

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Sep 19, 2025
Germany reduces rapeseed oil exports
Following strong export performance in the 2023/24 crop year – representing the second-highest level since the turn of the century – Germany's rapeseed oil exports are showing a general downward trend for 2024/25. According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, export volumes reached 1.27 million tonnes, marking a decline of around 2.7 per cent compared... [Read More]

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Sep 17, 2025
Jet Zero Australia welcomes funding to boost SAF development
Jet Zero Australia (Jet Zero) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the $1.1 billion (€0.63 billion) Cleaner Fuels Programme for the development of the domestic low carbon liquid fuels sector. Jet Zero is one of the leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developers in Australia across three projects in Queensland: Project Ulysses in Townsville (Alcohol-to-Jet... [Read More]

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Sep 15, 2025
Pertamina accelerates biofuel usage in Indonesia
Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned energy holding company, is increasing efforts to accelerate the energy transition in the transportation sector by developing biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen. The move aims to cut carbon emissions while ensuring national energy security. Pertamina senior vice-president Indira Pratyaksa said the transition... [Read More]

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Sep 12, 2025
White House poised for pivotal decision on biofuel rules
The White House is preparing to make a high-stakes decision that could reshape America’s energy and agricultural sectors – and test the balance between climate goals and economic interests. At the heart of the debate is whether to force major oil refiners to offset billions of gallons of recently waived biofuel blending obligations, a move that could either bolster... [Read More]

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Sep 3, 2025
Shell will not restart construction of Rotterdam biofuels plant
Shell Nederland Raffinaderij has announced it will halt construction of its planned biofuels facility at the Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam. The project, which began three years ago by the subsidiary of Shell plc, was reassessed through a comprehensive commercial and technical review, leading to the decision to discontinue development. Machteld de Haan, Shell’s... [Read More]

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Aug 26, 2025
EWABA members have successfully completed the second UDB pilot
EWABA has been advocating for a proper and timely launch of the Union Database for Biofuels (UDB) to contribute to sustainability and traceability of EU biofuels in order to prevent fraudulent imports. EWABA members are well advanced in testing the UDB environment with the second technical pilot involving biodiesel producers and waste collectors completed. EWABA confirmed... [Read More]

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Aug 21, 2025
Marking 20 years of the Renewable Fuel Standard in the US
Growth Energy has commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which opened fuel markets to competition from home-grown biofuels produced from US farm crops. Joining Growth Energy in celebration of the August 8th birthday were leaders from across the heartland, who have helped to make the RFS America’s single most successful policy for... [Read More]

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Aug 20, 2025
Growth Energy praises probe into Brazil’s trade practices
Growth Energy has commended the US Trade Representative (USTR) for initiating its Section 301 investigation into Brazil for its unfair trade practices and called on the agency to take bold action on behalf of American ethanol producers who are placed at a competitive disadvantage bilaterally.  “We appreciate the opportunity to provide input on ethanol market access... [Read More]

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Aug 14, 2025
IGC forecasts larger sunflower seed supply
Russia, Ukraine and the EU account for roughly three quarters of global sunflower seed production. In these key regions, 2025/26 harvests are expected to exceed those of the previous year. Overall, global sunflower seed output is projected to increase 9%. According to latest data from the International Grains Council (IGC), global sunflower seed production in the 2025/26... [Read More]

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Aug 14, 2025
CADO and 4Air harmonise SAF registries for commercial and business aviation
The Civil Aviation Decarbonization Organization (CADO) and 4AIR announced a strategic collaboration between their respective Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) registries. The collaboration's key focus is on interoperability to enhance data integrity, mitigate double issuance risks, and facilitate efficient cross-registry SAF certificate handling between commercial and... [Read More]

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Aug 13, 2025
EU Commission lowers expectations for 2025 rapeseed harvest
According to the latest estimates from the EU Commission, the EU rapeseed harvest is expected to be smaller than previously forecast. The good news is that it will significantly outperform the disappointing previous year's output. However, even this outstanding harvest will not be sufficient to meet the EU-27's demand of approximately 25 million tonnes. Rapeseed harvesting... [Read More]


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