In India, Outlook India reports the country’s Food Corporation of India supplied 6.35 million metric tons of rice to ethanol producers between June 2025 and June 2026 at prices nearly 40% below its average procurement cost, according to a government statement. The rice, valued at $1.5 billion, was sold under the Open Market Sale Scheme […]
In Massachusetts, the Martha’s Vineyard Times newspaper reports the Steamship Authority has restarted its pilot program using RD99 renewable diesel to fuel its largest ferry, the Island Home, after supply constraints delayed the project. The ferry operator approved an unbudgeted $165,000 purchase of 200,000 gallons of fuel for use through the end of 2026. While […]
In California, Inside Climate News reports workers at Marathon Petroleum’s Martinez renewable fuels refinery remain locked out after striking over contract terms they say contribute to unsafe working conditions, including understaffing and excessive overtime. The dispute follows a 2023 refinery fire that seriously injured an employee during startup of a renewable diesel processing unit, prompting […]
In New Zealand, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape Ltd., a New Zealand-founded developer of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for battery applications. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing excellence, and large-scale deployment. The […]
In Pennsylvania, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem announced an innovative bio-acetone production platform for the corn-ethanol industry that enables producers to generate a new coproduct alongside ethanol. Combining LBDS’ proprietary fermentation technology with Braskem’s bio-acetone recovery process, the solution creates a new revenue stream for biorefineries while maintaining ethanol production performance and providing […]
In Vietnam, the Investor reports Duc Giang Chemicals Group plans to sell its 50,000-metric-ton-per-year ethanol plant in Lam Dong province, just two years after acquiring and reviving the facility. The company said the business has made only a limited contribution to revenue and authorized management to seek buyers and complete the sale in 2026. Duc […]
In Malaysia, the Malaysian Reserve newspaper says the government estimates that increasing biodiesel blends from B10 to B12 or B15 in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah will reduce annual diesel consumption by about 334,139 metric tons, equivalent to nearly 386.7 million liters. The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities said the higher blends would extend the country’s […]
In Argentina, Rosario 3 reports Essential Energy Holding has begun to develop advanced biodiesel formulas aimed at supplying maritime and river navigation. This initiative seeks to transform the consumption matrix of ships operating on the waterway. The technical development and elaboration operations are concentrated in two strategic units located in the productive heart of Santa […]
In Finland, Puro.earth recently announced the certification and issuance of CO2 Removal Certificates (CORCs) for the VEAS wastewater treatment plant project in Norway, developed by Inherit Carbon Solutions. The project is the world’s first project in which biogenic CO2 released during biogas production is captured and permanently stored geologically – a new approach for bioenergy […]
In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved two credit operations that amount to R$ 150 million for the Cerradinho Group, focused on financing investments in technological innovation, industrial modernization and expansion of biofuel production in its units, located in Chapadão do Céu, in the Southwest of Goiás, and Maracaju, in […]
