In Switzerland, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s new Circular Bioeconomy report calls for a shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon, circular bioeconomy to capture part of the $7.7 trillion opportunity identified in the CEO Guide to the Circular Bioeconomy published in November 2019. It describes the business case and sustainability imperative for the circular […]
In Indonesia, Hydrocarbon Processing reports the country’s plans to roll out B40 next year have been put on hold due to a lack of funding. It is already struggling to fund the current B30 program so it sees B40 very unlikely. What’s more, tests are still ongoing for B40 which will be a blend of […]
In the Netherlands, Malaysia’s Star newspaper reports that Rabobank’s Agri Commodities Outlook 2021 says palm oil prices are likely to be stronger next year due to likely La Niña floods that should lower production in Southeast Asia, pandemic-related impacts and Indonesia’s planned B40 blending mandate. Even so, Rabobank expects production to rise 4% on the […]
In South Africa, Partners for Innovation (Netherlands), Hive Energy (United Kingdom), iLive Sustainable Development (South Africa) have joined forces to establish Coega Biomass Centre. The company, funded by Hive Energy has taken over and will restore the existing non-operational plant to produce high quality wood pellets using biomass residues, non-indigenous forest and destructive invasive vegetation, […]
In Washington, DTN reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production rose to 990,000 barrels per day, nearly 3% higher on the week and just 6.5% lower than the same period last year. The higher volumes helped push stocks to a 12-week high of 20.866 million barrels, the highest seen since March 20. Demand was […]
In Canada, West Coast Reduction, a family-owned waste recycling company that has been operating for more than 50 years in British Columbia, has turned into the region’s largest supplier of biofuel feedstock. The company produces 250,000 metric tons of liquid feedstock that is now being used by Parkland, a local oil refinery, for co-processing into […]
In Gabon, Energy Mix Report says Olam Palm has chosen a 5ha area near the Libreville port to develop its biodiesel facility. Already the company has a 750-metric ton per day palm oil processing plant in the country. The location of the new facility is ideal for importing equipment as well as for exporting byproducts […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that Cargill is looking at investing in corn ethanol production in light of the government’s pending policy shift to allow grain feedstocks. The company says it is keen to invest but the policy remains “skewed towards sugar mills” so will wait until the policy framework is more stable […]
In Washington, Agri-Pulse reports there are fears that the Environmental Protection Agency could continue to make delays on RVOs for 2021 until the Biden administration takes over in January. The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says it would be the first time since 2015 that RVOs weren’t known ahead of the calendar year […]
In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. has received pre-payment in full for 60,000 liters of renewable diesel, which is now being produced at the Company’s Aldersyde waste to renewable fuel facility. The renewable diesel will be shipped to a third party of the purchaser’s choice once Cielo reduces the sulfur content of its renewable fuel […]
