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Moeve supplies sustainable aviation fuel to Norwegian

Moeve supplies sustainable aviation fuel to Norwegian

February 11, 2025 |

In Spain, Moeve and Norwegian signed a contract to accelerate the decarbonization of air transport between Spain and the Nordic region by promoting sustainable aviation fuel. As part of the contract, Norwegian used SAF supplied by Moeve for flights from Las Palmas airport in Spain to Nordic countries, primarily Norway and Sweden, as well as […]

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Blue Biofuels acquires land for large-scale renewable fuel production in Florida

Blue Biofuels acquires land for large-scale renewable fuel production in Florida

February 11, 2025 |

In Florida, Blue Biofuels announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 35.5 acres of land in Frostproof, Florida, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commercialization efforts. The site will house a production facility designed to produce an initial 3 million gallons of biofuel annually. The infrastructure and available land can support future expansion […]

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Neste, DHL Group to tighten collaboration to reduce logistics emissions

Neste, DHL Group to tighten collaboration to reduce logistics emissions

February 11, 2025 |

In Finland, Neste and DHL Group have agreed to jointly evaluate how Neste’s renewable solutions such as renewable diesel, also known as “HVO100”, and sustainable aviation fuel can support DHL in its decarbonization targets in air and road transportation. DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emission logistics by 2050. Interim targets by 2030 […]

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Aviation associations say new sustainable fuel rules unfairly penalize European airlines

Aviation associations say new sustainable fuel rules unfairly penalize European airlines

February 11, 2025 |

In Belgium, Euroactive reported that the German and French aviation associations have called on the European Commission to act immediately against the “competitive distortions” caused by new sustainable fuels rules, pitching a tailored levy for passengers as a solution. From this year, all flights departing from an EU airport will be obliged to include a […]

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Adoption of EU rules on the ETS support system to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation fuels

Adoption of EU rules on the ETS support system to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation fuels

February 11, 2025 |

In Belgium, the European Comission said that on 6 February 2025, it adopted a Delegated Regulation setting out the European Union (EU) rules for the support system established and financed by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), to speed up the use of sustainable aviation fuels. The European Climate Law sets an economy-wide target […]

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COFCO signs 1.5 million tons Brazil-China sustainable soybean trade agreement

COFCO signs 1.5 million tons Brazil-China sustainable soybean trade agreement

February 8, 2025 |

In Brazil, COFCO International, Modern Farming and China Shengmu Organic Milk, both subsidiaries of Mengniu Group, have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to supply 1.5 million tons of certified sustainable soybeans from Brazil to China. The soybeans will be third-party verified as deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) since 31 December 2020, with on-farm audits ensuring […]

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Mexico repeals regulation that prevented the import of genetically modified corn

Mexico repeals regulation that prevented the import of genetically modified corn

February 8, 2025 |

In Argentina, La Voz del Interior reported that Mexico’s government lifted restrictions on imports of genetically modified corn for human consumption. The Ministry of Economy published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the agreement that nullified the application of various restrictions on glyphosate and transgenic corn agreed by the previous government in 2023. For […]

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Thai corn, rice output forecast to rebound this year

Thai corn, rice output forecast to rebound this year

February 8, 2025 |

In Missouri, World Grain reported that Thailand’s rice and corn production in the 2024-25 marketing year is forecast to increase due to acreage expansion and average yield improvement, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture.  The report noted that favorable water supplies in reservoirs in key […]

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Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

Prolonged lack of rain threatens Ukraine’s crops, scientists say

February 8, 2025 |

In Ukraine, The Straits Times reported that Ukraine is experiencing the lowest soil moisture levels of the last seven seasons, raising concerns about yields in 2025. “The total amount of precipitation for November-January was only 79.6 mm and was significantly inferior to the long-term average of 117 mm,” according to the Ukrainian national agricultural academy. […]

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Argentina’s corn planting area climbs

Argentina’s corn planting area climbs

February 7, 2025 |

In Missouri, World Grain reported that the corn planting area in Argentina was revised upward to 6.6 million hectares from 6.3 million hectares in the latest Buenos Aires Grains Exchange estimate. The report noted that soybean planting area is now pegged at 18.4 million hectares, a reduction of 200,000 hectares from the previous estimate as […]

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