In Belgium, European Commission has published implementing regulation 2020/2098, OJ ref. L425, initiating an anti-dumping and countervailing duties exemption review for a new Canadian exporting producer of biodiesel, repealing the anti-dumping duty for that producer and making the imports subject to registration. Customs authorities will register imports from Verbio Diesel Canada Corporation for a period […]
In Sri Lanka, Lanka Business Online reports the president has issued an order for corn to be banned as feedstock for ethanol and alcohol. Middlemen have been buying corn and turmeric from farmers at low prices, so the ban on ethanol production is an attempt to reduce the influence of unscrupulous third parties who are […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks continue to climb, reaching 23.5 million barrels last week, the highest since mid-May. The West Coast region was the only one to see a stock draw, down 1 million barrels on the week, while the Rocky Mountains remained steady and the other regions saw […]
In India, the Hindustan Times reports the Chhattisgarh government has agreed to the state’s first public private partnership to set up an ethanol plant. The facility will be located at Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory Kawardha and produce 400,000 liter of ethanol per day in an effort to ensure timely payments to sugarcane farmers. The private […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers has filed a motion this week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit arguing that the biofuels industry has no right to the 500 million “missing” gallons lost when the Environmental Protection Agency waived their compliance in 2016. A coalition […]
In Brazil, Albioma successfully completed industrial commissioning at its all-bagasse Vale do Paraná Albioma plant in Brazil on Christmas Day. The Vale do Paraná Albioma biomass-fueled cogeneration unit, located in the town of Suzanápolis in São Paulo state, is the Group’s fourth plant located in Brazil. The new plant is covered by a long-term, inflation-indexed […]
In the UK, ASDA has contracted Air Liquide to install and operate six biomethane (BioNGV) distribution stations to refuel trucks on its sites. Alongside other investments to increase Air Liquide’s production and distribution capacities, this major contract marks a significant acceleration in the Group’s development of its biomethane activity in the UK. British retail group […]
In France, Solvay has begun a process of decarbonizing the cyclopentanone unit of its Melle plant in France. Through an agreement with an agricultural cooperative for the next fifteen years, the entire cyclopentanone production already relies solely on biomethane gas, a green source of energy. The cooperative built a facility to convert waste biomass into18 GWh of renewable […]
In Pennsylvania, Crawford Advanced Materials, LLC, comprised of both Homeland Fuels Company and Crawford Renewable Energy, was awarded $2 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funds to develop a biodiesel facility within the Keystone Regional Industrial Park in Crawford County. The project will include the construction of site access driveways and parking areas, water […]
In Bolivia, Prensa Latina reports state-owned Yacimiento Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos will be leading the country’s push to produce biofuels as part of the government’s strategy to reduce FX expenditure on fossil fuel imports. Part of the president’s campaign for office included reducing fuel imports by 60% which will require significant investments in biofuel production. Used […]
