Neste’s acquisition of Walco Foods, an Irish trader of animal fats, has been approved by regulatory authorities and the transaction has been closed. Neste’s raw material strategy is focusing on growth of waste and residues and the development of new raw material sources. The company said this acquisition will help it to enhance its global supply of waste and residue... [Read More]

Brazilian soybean exports are likely to exceed the previous year's level significantly following the expansion in production areas. The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) estimates the soybean production area for the 2022/23 crop year at 42.5 million hectares. This translates to a presumed increase of 1.6 million hectares on the previous year. The five-year growth... [Read More]

Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel with up to 85% renewable ethanol are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles, according to a new study. Research carried out by consultants at IFPEN – a French public research, innovation and training organization in the fields of energy, transport and the environment – measured and compared the greenhouse-gas... [Read More]

Japan-based K Line has successfully trialled marine biofuel on a Supramax bulk carrier. The company tested the marine biofuel delivered by GoodFuels on the bulker known as Albion Bay. The vessel finished the loading operation of hot rolled steel coils at JFE Steel Corporation West Japan Works and began sailing to Pakistan’s discharging port. GoodFuels delivered... [Read More]

Universal Biofuels has been selected by three government-controlled oil marketing companies (OMCs) and a major oil refiner in India to supply 8 million gallons of biodiesel over the next two months. In a statement, the company, a subsidiary of Aemetis, the California-based biofuels company, said this would require the Aemetis biodiesel/glycerin production plant to operate... [Read More]

Delta and DG Fuels are to expand the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which is critical to achieving a more sustainable future for aviation. Under  the new agreement, the low-emissions fuel company plans to establish a new SAF supply stream that could provide Delta with 385 million gallons of unblended sustainable aviation fuel. “Achieving a sustainable... [Read More]

Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has completed a $20 million (€20 million) equity investment in Fulcrum by SK innovation, the energy arm of South Korea's SK Group. In addition, the clean energy company pioneering the creation of renewable, drop-in transportation fuels from landfill waste, and SK innovation will work together to enter into an exclusive licensing agreement to explore... [Read More]

Boeing and Alder Fuels announced a new partnership to expand production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The firms will test and qualify Alder-derived SAF, advance policies to expedite the transition to renewable energy in aviation and grow the amount of SAF for the global aerospace market. Alder Fuels' proprietary technology enables the efficient conversion of abundant,... [Read More]

Northern Ireland motorists will be able to fill up with greener E10 fuel from November – a year after the rest of the UK moved to the cleaner fuel. E10 is made from 10% bioethanol and is designed to have a lower carbon footprint than petrol made entirely from fossil fuels. Its use in Northern Ireland was delayed because the shift to E10 was subject to the approval... [Read More]

Chevron Renewable Energy Group broke ground on the expansion of its Emden biorefinery during a ceremony on August 27. The expansion project in Germany includes the addition of a pretreatment system at the facility, which is expected to allow the business to utilise a broader variety of feedstocks for the production of biodiesel. Chevron Renewable Energy Group operates... [Read More]

Testing, inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas (BV) has released a new ‘Biofuels Ready’ notation to support the wider deployment of biofuels in the shipping industry. This notation will help the maritime industry address the main challenges related to the use of biofuels by ships, providing requirements to ensure ship safety and environmental compliance. The... [Read More]

Mark Wubbels, head of RBL emerging markets at Clariant, speaks to Biofuels International about the challenges the company faces in a post-pandemic world made more uncertain by the Ukraine war. Can you outline how the past 12 months have been for Clariant? Over the last 12 months, much like the year before, almost all the geographies and markets in which we operate... [Read More]

Renewable fuels company Aemetis has agreed to a multi-year agreement with International Airlines Group (IAG) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to British Airways and Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus’ flights. This supply will help fuel flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025. IAG, parent company of both British Airways and Aer Lingus, will purchase a total... [Read More]

Sulzer Chemtech and BASF have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the goal of advancing technologies for renewable fuels that will further expand the partners’ portfolio of sustainable solutions. The companies are entering into a strategic partnership to reduce the carbon intensity of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. The collaboration combines... [Read More]