In Sweden, Stora Enso will build a pilot facility for producing Cellufoam by Stora Enso, a lightweight, fiber-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning. Bio-based foams are renewable and recyclable and can be used in packaging, for example, to replace oil-based polymer foams which are widely used today. The pilot plant will be located […]
In North Dakota, as part of the conversion of Marathon’s Dickinson Refinery to produce renewable diesel, the North Dakota Public Service Commission has approved two pipelines for the project. One pipeline will carry liquid soybean and corn oil from the rail terminal to the refinery while the other project will do the reverse trip, carrying […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Czarnikow has received permission from the ANP energy regulator to open CzEnergy, a company dedicated to trading ethanol and power in the country. CzEnergy is looking to be involved in both the ethanol and power markets, so it will work with mills that produce both products in addition to just sugar, […]
In Iowa, at a virtual event with former Iowa Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Wapello County educator Melinda Jones last night, businesswoman Theresa Greenfield highlighted and answered questions about her commitment to creating more opportunity throughout rural Iowa, including supporting biofuels. Theresa and Gov. Vilsack laid out how Senator Joni Ernst […]
In Washington, AFPM issued the following statement about the ‘gap year’ applications that have been submitted by small refineries in order to make the case that RFS obligations in previous years have been a source of disproportionate economic harm. EPA is currently reviewing these petitions: “The refining industry is under immense financial pressure, and the last thing […]
In Washington, responding to the oil industry’s effort to undermine the expansion of E15 (gasoline containing 15% ethanol), Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, and National Corn Growers Association on Friday filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit supporting and defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 regulation that finally allowed […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports the country is pushing ahead with its research into the viability of a 40% biodiesel blend scheduled for July next year, with testing expected to wrap up in November. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of road testing, which was first planned for April, as well as changing testing methods so ensure the […]
In Washington, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Special Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) released a comprehensive report on […]
In the UK, Business Green reports the Renewable Transport Fuel Association has been launched to promote low-carbon fuels such as bioethanol, biomethane, biodiesel and biopropene to decarbonize transport. The 12 founding members are Associated British Foods, ABSL, Alco, Argent Energy, Calor, CNG Fuels, Ensus UK, Gasrec, Greenergy, Nova Pangea, Olleco, and Velocys. The association will […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board launched a radio advertising campaign in six Midwestern states, urging President Donald Trump to keep his promise on the Renewable Fuel Standard. The ads will run for two weeks in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. The ads urge farmers, biodiesel producers, and others to visit NBB’s Fueling […]
