In Belgium, the final Regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on HVO and FAME from China has been published in the EU Official Journal. Chinese exports into the EU market will be subject to an anti-dumping duty between 21.7% and 35.5%, except for EcoCeres which received a 10% AD duty. The European Biodiesel Board, and by […]
In India, Honeywell and AM Green signed a memorandum of understanding during India Energy Week 2025 to assess the techno-economic feasibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from ethanol, green methanol from various carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission sources, and green hydrogen. This collaboration underscores the alignment of Honeywell’s portfolio to three compelling megatrends which includes […]
In Illinois, CME Group announced its new physically-delivered Ethanol futures and options are now available for trading. A total of five futures contracts traded on February 7, 2025. Ethanol futures are sized at 42,000 gallons, which is in line with CME Group’s benchmark RBOB Gasoline futures and NY ULSD Heating Oil futures. Ethanol futures offer […]
In Ireland, the Irish Times reports Phillips 66 is seeking a $1.74M judgment against Irish Biofuels Production Ltd. who has allegedly not paid for 8,900 metric tons of used cooking oil. The UCO was sold to the company in two tranches, the first of 5,000 tons in December 2023 with the remainder in March 2024. […]
In Brazil, Acelen has partnered with MulticanaPlus, a company specialized in research and development of plant micropropagation protocols and cloning of elite macaúba plants. The goal is to create genetically identical copies of higher plants. This process will allow the faithful reproduction of the desired characteristics, such as resistance to stress, high productive potential and […]
In Ukraine, VITAGRO Group of companies has begun exporting Ukrainian biomethane to the European Union. The group’s biomethane plant, which was built between 2022 and 2024, started production in September 2024. Until that time, the company was injecting biomethane into Ukraine’s gas transmission system. ERU, together with its partners, will transport the biomethane from the […]
In Japan, Euglena Co., Ltd. announced that its “People’s Republic of Bangladesh / Research Project to Establish a Raw Materials Supply Chain for SAF in Bangladesh” has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “FY2023 Supplementary Budget Global South Future-Oriented Co-Creation Project Subsidy.” Japan aims to replace 10% of domestic airline fuel […]
In Iowa, Iowa Central Community College held its grand opening of the new, state-of-the-art Fuel Testing Laboratory last Friday. The expanded lab includes new cetane and octane rating engines along with several new pieces of equipment that will allow us to test Sustainable Aviation Fuels. It will serve as a hub for innovation reflecting the […]
In Washington state, environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals in polyurethane foams. The innovation could lead to more environmentally friendly versions of foams used ubiquitously in products such as kitchen sponges, foam cushions, coatings, adhesives, packaging and insulation. The global market for polyurethane totaled more than […]
In India, the Economic Times reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target for production 5 million metric tons annually of green hydrogen by 2030 as part of his wider plan to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy by then. Sustainable feedstock for biofuels has also reached 500 million tons, including those that […]
