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Spanish researchers produce microalga for biofuels that cleans olive oil mill wastewater

Spanish researchers produce microalga for biofuels that cleans olive oil mill wastewater

November 24, 2025 |

In Spain, Retema reports team from the  Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Jaén (UJA)  has succeeded in producing biomass from the microalga  Neochloris oleoabundans , which is capable of  decontaminating water from olive oil mills  and accumulating compounds of high industrial value. This advance opens the door to generating […]

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Argentina hopes new US agreement will allow the biodiesel to flow again

Argentina hopes new US agreement will allow the biodiesel to flow again

November 24, 2025 |

In Argentina, Clarin newspaper reports that the framework trade agreement between Argentina and the United States , announced a few weeks ago, opened up a range of expectations in the agribusiness sector that goes beyond beef. One of the sectors that welcomes this agreement is the biodiesel industry , which sees it as an opportunity […]

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Argentina´s largest ag coop up teams with Adnoc trading arm for biofuels marketing

Argentina´s largest ag coop up teams with Adnoc trading arm for biofuels marketing

November 20, 2025 |

In Argentina, DF Sud reports Argentina’s largest agricultural cooperative, Agricultores Federados Argentinos (AFA), has partnered with Adnoc Global Trading (AGT), a company belonging to an energy group owned by Abu Dhabi,  in the United Arab Emirates.  The goal of the alliance, still in its early stages in terms of concrete business deals, is to explore […]

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Ethanol exports doard to 188.8M gallons in August

Ethanol exports doard to 188.8M gallons in August

November 20, 2025 |

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol exports surged to 188.8 million gallons (mg) in August, vaulting 15% above July and running 24% ahead of year-ago levels, with momentum anchored by record-setting shipments to Canada and the European Union, which together absorbed nearly two-thirds of total volumes. Canada climbed 11% to 74.4 mg, remaining the top outlet […]

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Tanzanian sugar mill expands ethanol production to include for clean cooking

Tanzanian sugar mill expands ethanol production to include for clean cooking

November 20, 2025 |

In Tanzania, Food Business Middle East and Africa reports TPC Ltd. Is investing $52 million to modernize its sugar mill that will include expanding ethanol production so it no longer exports raw molasses. The expansion project is set to come online by the end of December 2026 and will produce 16.3 million liters annually of […]

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Posco International buys Indonesian palm oil company for biofuels for $818M

Posco International buys Indonesian palm oil company for biofuels for $818M

November 20, 2025 |

In South Korea, POSCO INTERNATIONAL has completed a full value chain in its palm oil business—from palm seed development to producing palm oil for biofuel feedstock—by acquiring Sampoerna Agro, one of Indonesia’s leading palm companies, and inaugurating a new palm oil refinery in the country on the same day. On November 19, POSCO INTERNATIONAL acquired […]

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Skymetrix and 123Carbon to jointly enhance SAF management for airlines

Skymetrix and 123Carbon to jointly enhance SAF management for airlines

November 20, 2025 |

In Germany, Skymetrix and 123Carbon announced a partnership to simplify and enhance the management of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for airlines. This collaboration will connect Skymetrix’s digital fuel management platform to 123Carbon’s carbon insetting platform, enabling the full end-to-end management of SAF: from the producer to the sustainability report generated by the airline customers. The […]

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Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

November 20, 2025 |

In Argentina, Sin Mordaza reports biodiesel industry again demanded an urgent reform of Law 27,640 and warned that the current scheme is hitting the Santa Fe Industrial Corridor hard, the area that concentrates the greatest productive capacity in the country. The president of the Argentine Chamber of Biofuels, Luis Zubizarreta, was categorical in stating that […]

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Spring GDS launches SAF Book & Claim solution

Spring GDS launches SAF Book & Claim solution

November 20, 2025 |

In Switzerland, Spring GDS is launching its’ Book & Claim solution to reduce emissions from air transport in November 2025. Following the success of its HVO100 biofuel initiative that reduces road transport emissions by up to 90 %, it is expanding its sustainability focus to air transport. Shipping by air is a significant source of […]

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Brookhaven researchers engineer poplar trees to produce chemicals and bioplastic

Brookhaven researchers engineer poplar trees to produce chemicals and bioplastic

November 20, 2025 |

In New York state, a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt levels in soil and were easier to break […]

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