In Brazil, Renewables Now reports that the Brazilian oil and biofuels agency ANP’s most recent biodiesel auction saw 1.12 billion liters contracted for a total of $774 million at an average of 68.4 cents per liter. About 1.27 billion liters were offered at the 71st auction by 42 producers. All of the fuel contracted had […]
In Wisconsin, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced a $15.9 million federal grant was awarded to Port Milwaukee from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish an Agricultural Maritime Export Facility that will strengthen Wisconsin’s maritime commerce and economy. Port Milwaukee’s Agricultural Maritime Export Facility, located on the west side of Jones Island, will be […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that although demand for hydrous ethanol softened in January, hydrous prices should still continue to rise through March as is typical during the inter-harvest season when the main center-south region crushes significantly less sugarcane. January hydrous ethanol sales fell 4.3% on the year to 1.75 billion liters, Platts quoted from an […]
Across the Midwest, American Banker reports that agriculture lenders are watching the ethanol sector closely, concerned that it may have peaked, but banks are not yet pulling away from funding producers. What they are doing, however, is tracking closely the policy decisions made by the Trump Administration that are directly impacting the clients they lend […]
In the Netherlands, Chemical Engineering Online reports that GF Biochemicals has teamed with Oman-based Towell Engineering Group in a joint venture to produce bio-based levulinic acid as well as bio-solvents and bio-plasticizers using the levulinic acid. The JV called NXTLEVVEL Biochem will use GF Biochemicals’ proprietary technology and together will undertake both production and marketing […]
In Italy, NextChem announced its alliance with Saola Energy to license in the international market a technology for the production of Renewable Diesel from vegetable oils and residual fats and kicks up a roadshow for its promotion on the American market which took off from Houston with the “National Ethanol Conference”, with next steps in […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports that Elevance Renewable Sciences is undergoing restructuring and as a result its JV partner in a 200,000 ton biodiesel facility in Sabah, Genting Plantations, is taking back the 25% equity stake it sold the US-based technology company because it can no longer contribute equity to the project. Elevance will […]
In Spain, the Olive Oil Times reports that the Spanish farmers unions are looking to potentially allow the use of 600,000 metric tons of low quality “lampante” olive oil as feedstock for biodiesel rather than pay for it to be stored until market conditions improve or private storage aid from the European Union can be […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Sao Martinho is considering the integration of corn as ethanol feedstock at its Pradopolis mill, the largest sugarcane processing facility in the world. Doing so would allow it to produce ethanol year-round, taking advantage of high prices during the inter-harvest season of January through March as several other producers in […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports that the country is set to kick of trials of 40% biodiesel blending in March. B30 was brought into the market in early January as part of the country’s attempts to reduce FX spend on oil imports and boost its palm oil industry. Two vehicle models will be […]
