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TerraMax joins Iowa Soybean Research Center as industry partner

TerraMax joins Iowa Soybean Research Center as industry partner

June 14, 2026 |

In Iowa, the Iowa Soybean Research Center (ISRC) at Iowa State University welcomed TerraMax as its newest industry partner. A representative from the company will serve on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research needs and funding priorities for the center. As one of the ISRC’s industry partners, TerraMax will provide financial […]

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Ukraine keeps 2026/27 grain crop and export forecasts unchanged

Ukraine keeps 2026/27 grain crop and export forecasts unchanged

June 14, 2026 |

In Ukraine, APK Inform reported that Ministry of Economy of Ukraine is maintaining its forecasts for grain production and exports in the 2026/27 MY and does not see any critical factors that could significantly alter the crop planting structure in 2027. Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture Taras Vysotskyi said that the ministry expects […]

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Indonesia fleshes out plan to strengthen state control over commodity exports

Indonesia fleshes out plan to strengthen state control over commodity exports

June 14, 2026 |

In Indonesia, Reuters reported that Indonesia’s Trade Ministry published technical regulations that give the central government more control over coal, palm oil and ferroalloy exports, part of a plan by President Prabowo Subianto to boost earnings from the country’s plentiful natural resources. The new export rules for the three commodities have been in effect since […]

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Argentina’s Rosario Stock Exchange raises soybean and wheat harvest estimates

Argentina’s Rosario Stock Exchange raises soybean and wheat harvest estimates

June 14, 2026 |

In Argentina, Reuters reported that the Rosario Board of Trade (BCR) raised its harvest estimates for Argentina’s 25/26 soybeans and 26/27 wheat. The entity said that the new estimate for soybean is 51.5 million while the wheat estimate is now 20 million tons. In May, the chamber had estimated soybean production at 50 million tons […]

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Spanish Government and Maersk to explore green fuels production

Spanish Government and Maersk to explore green fuels production

June 14, 2026 |

In Spain, Puente de Mando reported that the Spanish government and the Danish shipping group A.P. Moller Maersk have signed a general collaboration protocol to explore opportunities for large-scale production of green fuels in Spain, under which up to two million tons of green fuels could be produced annually. This project aims to explore the […]

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Cyan Ventures launches Green Fuels Accelerator to fast track commercial-scale low carbon liquid fuels

Cyan Ventures launches Green Fuels Accelerator to fast track commercial-scale low carbon liquid fuels

June 14, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Cyan Ventures has launched a first-of-a-kind Green Fuels Accelerator (GFA) to advance commercial scale low carbon liquid fuel (LCLF) production.  Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) – with support from industry partners including Qantas and Boeing – the GFA has selected its first seven Australian LCLF projects […]

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Salzgitter secures green hydrogen supply for low-carbon steel project in Germany

Salzgitter secures green hydrogen supply for low-carbon steel project in Germany

June 14, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that under the seven-year agreement, Salzgitter will receive 10,000 tons of green hydrogen annually from EWE’s 320-megawatt hydrogen production facility in Emden, Germany.  The hydrogen will be transported through Germany’s core hydrogen pipeline network to Salzgitter Flachstahl, where it will be used in the company’s Salcos direct reduced iron (DRI) […]

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NOROO holdings advances commercialization of bio-based 3-HP through major Korean Government initiative

NOROO holdings advances commercialization of bio-based 3-HP through major Korean Government initiative

June 14, 2026 |

In Korea, chemical group NOROO Holdings announced that it has been selected as the lead executing organization for a major national project titled “Development of Feedstock Production and Value-Added Product Technologies to Promote the Bio-Based Polymer Market.” This flagship initiative is supported by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) under the Ministry of […]

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Maharashtra launches biomass-to-bioenergy project in India

Maharashtra launches biomass-to-bioenergy project in India

June 14, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that a new biomass conversion project has been launched in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district to transform agricultural residues into clean energy and biochar. The project, developed through a partnership between Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. and Ankur Scientific, is designed to convert a wide range of biomass feedstocks, including mango seeds, corncobs, […]

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CaixaBank boosts sustainable energy through the financing of a waste treatment plant in the UK

CaixaBank boosts sustainable energy through the financing of a waste treatment plant in the UK

June 14, 2026 |

In the UK, CaixaBank said it will finance Viridor for the construction of the Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF), a waste processing plant located in the Tessworks industrial zone in Redcar, around 50 miles from the city of York, in north-east England.  The plant is designed to process waste from seven local authorities in […]

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