In France, CMA CGM launches ACT with CMA CGM+, comprising of four services, enabling customers to analyze, reduce and offset the environmental footprint of goods’ transport by utilizing liquefied natural gas and biofuel generated from used cooking oil. CMA CGM made the groundbreaking decision to power 26 of its containerships using liquefied natural gas by […]
In Brazil, The Rio Times reports that the average prices of hydrous ethanol increased in 13 states and the Federal District in the week ended on Saturday, November 14th, compared to the preceding period, with the price of biofuel falling in 11 states. This is according to a survey by the National Agency of Petroleum, […]
In India, Outlook India reports that Bharat Petroleum, which is the national coordinator for ethanol blending by state-owned refiners, is confident of meeting the new government target of blending 10 percent biofuel with petrol by 2022 with the latest addition of maize to the approved feedstock list for biofuel. “State-run oil marketers are required to […]
In Massachusetts, Manus Bio Inc., a company that produces complex natural products through advanced fermentation, and BBGI Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest fully integrated biofuel producer, formed a new joint venture for the manufacture and distribution of high value natural ingredients in Southeast Asia. The new entity, called WIN Ingredients, will establish additional bio-fermentation manufacturing […]
In Washington, D.C., S&P Global Platts reports that D6 RIN prices have more than quadrupled in 2020, starting at 15.25 cents on Jan. 3 and climbing to an annual high 70 cents on Nov. 9 with a post-election day spike based on the belief that a Biden administration would result in stronger enforcement of biofuel […]
In California, Pacific Ethanol, Inc. entered into an agreement with Liberty Basin, LLC to sell 134 acres, rail loop and grain handling assets at its Pacific Ethanol Magic Valley plant in Burley, Idaho for $10 million in cash, but Pacific Ethanol will retain the ethanol production facility and terminal on remaining 25 acres. Pacific Ethanol […]
In Portugal, PRIO will launch Eco Bunkers, a green fuel for ships with 15% biodiesel incorporation, developed from recycling processes of residual raw materials, produced at the PRIO Biodiesel plant, in Aveiro. This new product, innovative in the Iberian Peninsula, marks the entry of PRIO in the “green” segment of maritime transport, with a highly […]
In Australia, biotech company Circa Group, who produces versatile, bio-based platform chemical levoglucosenone (LGO) from waste cellulose, launched a new e-commerce shop which enables LGO and some of its derivatives to be directly purchased for research and discovery purposes. LGO is an outstanding building block with applications in a wide range of areas, such as […]
In India, as part of a Memorandum of Understanding, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Adani Group, BASF SE, Germany and Borealis AG, completed a Joint Feasibility Study for a chemical complex that comprised of a propane dehydrogenation plant, a polypropylene production and an acrylics value chain complex, but the project has been put on hold […]
In Spain, Bioo, a biotech startup that generates electricity from nature, has developed Bioo Panel, which collects the electrons liberated in soil from the breakdown of organic substances by its natural microorganisms. Installed underground, Bioo Panel visually fits into the landscape of any yard, garden or park and constantly produces electricity during day and night, […]
