In Oregon, state funding is pending but Lake County has obtained alternative funding for the necessary railroad line upgrades to be made in time for Red Rock Biofuels to commence operations in the spring. The current rail line only allows five cars of biodiesel at a time but with Red Rock’s facilities anticipated to bring […]
In Finland, Stora Enso released their Q3 financials showing a continued focus on cash and costs and a profit protection programme target increase to EUR 275 million (about USD $307 million). Q3/2019 (compared with Q3/2018) saw sales decreased by 7.1% to EUR 2 402 (2 585) million. Operational EBIT decreased to EUR 231 (358) million. […]
In Australia, the CBH Group has launched a new trial to supply certified sustainable malting barley from Western Australia to international customers as part of a pilot program in response to the growing global trend for sustainably sourced products. Since 2010, CBH Marketing and Trading has been accredited to access the European Union (EU) biofuel […]
In Turkey, local press reports that police seized 1.53 million liters of illegal biodiesel valued at more than $11 million in the country’s largest-ever illegal fuel bust. The fuel was destined to be smuggled to Spain as biodiesel, even though it was just used cooking oil collected, boiled and with chemicals added to it without […]
In the UK, ICIS reports that a growing shortage in Europe of fatty acids usually produced from tallow has the market looking to source palm oil as feedstock instead. With tallow-based biodiesel production increasing thanks to policies that allow for “double counting” against European biofuel blending mandates when waste feedstocks are used, the tallow market […]
In Malaysia, the Bernama news agency reports that the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries sees biodiesel demand in Malaysia and Indonesia rising to 11 million metric tons next year, 5 million tons higher than this year, thanks to the B30 and B20 policies implemented in the respective countries in 2019. The council sees the […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Platts sees the country remaining a net importer of ethanol despite an estimated 2.5% increase in production as a result of the RenovaBio policy, pegging imports at another 5 billion liters through 2025. The Northeast region, which typically imports corn-based ethanol from the US especially during the sugarcane interharvest season, […]
In Washington, DTN reports that Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks have fallen to a two-year low, with stocks falling in each of the PADD regions except for the Midwest where the majority of ethanol is produced. The Gulf Coast region where most exports originate from saw the biggest draw of 138,000 barrels from […]
In Denmark, on February 1, 2020, Ester Baiget will take up the position as President & CEO of Novozymes. Ester is currently business president for Dow’s Industrial Solutions business unit and a member of the executive leadership team. She joined Dow in 1995 as an engineer in Tarragona, Spain. Since then, she has held manufacturing, […]
In the UK, the Warrens Group is about to take delivery of the first of a new fleet of trucks powered by biomethane gas – making it the first food waste recycling company in the UK to power their HGV waste collection vehicles with biogas converted directly from its own food waste customers. The new […]
