In Argentina, Reuters reports that the country’s biodiesel exports have come to a screeching halt due to COVID-19. Despite trade spats with Europe, the region remains Argentina’s main export market that accounted for $775 million in revenue from 1 million metric tons of imports last year. Carbio, the biodiesel chamber, says that trade to Europe […]
In Brazil, Valor Economico reports that private equity firm Lone Star has gone in and purchased a lien against Atvos Agroindustrial from Natixis for $5 million in a hostile takeover move. The lien which equates to a majority share dates back to 2017 and would make Lone Star the majority owner if successful. Odebrecht owns […]
In Finland, Neste’s acquisition of Mahoney Environmental (Mahoney), a leading collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the United States, has been approved by regulatory authorities, and the deal has been closed. Neste’s feedstock strategy is focusing on waste and residues growth and the development of new feedstock sources. The company is targeting 100% […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says ethanol exports averaged 96,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2019, the first annual drop in U.S. ethanol exports since 2015. Despite the decrease, total exports remained at the second-highest level on record. The United States exported more fuel ethanol than it imported in 2019, the 10th year in […]
In West Virginia, Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla™, says that its FOG (fats, oils & grease) Brown Grease separation technology is now available in a modular system configuration to accommodate remote collection sites and large-scale food production facilities where high volumes of FOG are generated. Designed for both interior and exterior placement, the […]
In the UK, the government’s proposal to introduce E10 petrol in 2021 came after years of lobbying by the National Farmers Union to introduce the biofuel to gas stations nationwide. Last year the NFU wrote to various government departments outlining how implementing E10, maintaining Britain’s bioethanol processing infrastructure and supporting a thriving British biofuel industry […]
In California, Aemetis has begun deliveries under a long-term agreement with Messer to supply carbon dioxide (CO2) to a newly-constructed, state-of-the-art CO2 plant located adjacent to the Aemetis ethanol plant. This week, the Aemetis 65 million gallon per year ethanol plant began supplying CO2 to Messer for processing into liquid CO2 – a key product […]
In Canada, Blackburn News reports that farmer-owned Cellulosic Sugar Producers Cooperative has closed its doors. The coop was set up to provide feedstock to the Comet Biorefining project in Sarnia but those plans were put on hold a year ago, so membership shares and investments made by farmers were given back and the business wound […]
In Denmark, Syngenta and Novozymes are entering the commercialization phase of Taegro, a microbial foliar fungicide with broad spectrum potential. The two companies originally joined forces in 2012 to develop and market the product, and have now received the first wave of product approvals in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Netherlands, […]
In Minnesota, Calyxt, Inc., a plant-based technology company, launched a retail offering of Calyno cooking oil, the company’s first commercial product, which is grown by Midwest farmers and produced in the United States. Calyno oil is allergen and gluten-free, with zero grams trans-fat per serving, 20% reduced saturated fat and comes with an FDA qualified […]
