In the UK, Greenergy announced the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels […]
In Uruguay, Medios Publicos reports the government is studying the possibility of increasing the mixture of ethanol in gasoline as well as resuming the use of biodiesel in diesel. Current regulations provide for a mixture of bioethanol in gasoline of at least 8.5%, even through the current blend in reality is closer to 9.8%. Biodiesel […]
In Brazil, BiodieselBR reports the biodiesel sector in January delivered more than half the volume of biodiesel it committed to for the second half of 2023. According to the most recent data from the ANP, manufacturers reported having placed practically 662.5 thousand m³ at market disposition. This is the fifth largest monthly volume in the […]
In Brazil, Informa Araguaia reports the federal government will nationalize the rules of the Social Biofuel Seal, aiming to ensure that 50% of purchases of this product come from family farming. Among the changes, the nationalization of production stands out, especially in the states of the North and Northeast Regions, including semi-arid areas, such as […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that state-owned PalmCo has announced an investment in a 443,000 metric ton-per-year biodiesel facility while delaying the launch of its IPO. Having chosen the technology and being close to deciding on a contractor, it expects the biodiesel plant to come online in 2026. The IPO, however, doesn’t have a new date […]
In China, Macau Business reported that Chinese scientists have developed new technology allowing the manufacture of biodiesel fuel with higher biomass content, which could reach over 40% compared with the global average content of less than 10% Shen Jian, a professor at Nanjing Normal University’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and his team improved […]
In Lithuania, Lithuanian scientists discovered a way to reduce the cost of biodiesel production by adding the by-product of cigarette waste recycling. The high production cost of biodiesel remains a major barrier to its wider applicability, and, depending on the biomass source, using it may cause pollution. Adding a blender such as a triacetin compound, […]
In China, Reuters reported that Bain Capital-backed biofuels refiner EcoCeres has tied up with a waste management firm backed by the Chinese city of Shenzhen to source feedstock as it expands production of low-carbon fuels to meet fast-growing demand. The agreement between Hong Kong-based EcoCeres and Shenzhen Expressway Group, which handles more than 2.5 million […]
In North Dakota, Ethanol Producer Magazine reported that CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange released a report that predicts that both ethanol producers and soybean crushers will benefit from rising demand for biofuels in 2024. “The biofuel sector at large carries the momentum of historically large profit margins into the new year,” CoBank wrote in the report. With […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of dumping of biodiesel from China onto the EU market. If dumping is confirmed and is found to be harming EU producers, the Commission may impose measures (typically duties on imports) to remedy the effects of the unfair trading if such measures are in […]
