In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP fuels agency data shows expectations of high biodiesel blending rates production jumped in October to more than 500 million liters, up 22% on the year, while total production for the year through October was 4.38 billion liters, 25% higher on the year. Ethanol production fell, on the other hand, […]
In Washington, state Department of Ecology fined Lewiston-based fuel retailer Coleman Oil $189,000 for spilling 3,840 gallons of biodiesel from a corroded underground pipe at its bulk oil plant in Wenatchee. The fuel contaminated nearby soil and groundwater, and seeped into the Columbia River, creating a visible sheen that appeared off and on for more […]
In India, the Hindu newspaper reports that the government has deregulated the use of surplus food grains as ethanol feedstock. Food and vegetable waste were also included in the list of deregulated feedstocks announced this week. Ethanol produced from the feedstocks will be accepted for blending during the 2018/19 supply year that begins December 1. […]
In Sweden, wastes become resources in the project Ways2Taste, where researchers at the University of Borås are developing methods for growing fungi on material that would otherwise have become waste. The goal is to produce climate-smart materials–including a whole new source of protein. The waste products used in Ways2Taste come from bakeries, ice cream factories, […]
In Washington, a new Energy Information Administration (EIA) study concludes that U.S. petroleum refineries would have “no problem” meeting a requirement to produce gasoline with a higher minimum octane rating (95 Research Octane Number, or “RON”) beginning in 2022, and assumes that refiners would not use more ethanol beyond current levels to meet such an octane standard. […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced that it has repaid its entire obligation for the $500 million senior secured term loan due 2023. All of the company’s assets and subsidiaries, not including Green Plains Partners LP, are unencumbered from term debt. “When we announced our portfolio optimization plan in May, our priorities included proving the […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that the hardship waiver program has been put on hold while the Environmental Protection Agency reviews how applications are scored and waivers are issued. Reuters also reports that on the back of the news, D6 RIN prices rose 4 cents to 14.5 cents. The expectation is that the review will lead […]
In Brazil, DTN reports that biodiesel demand will increase by 600,000 metric tons per year next year when the B11 blending mandate comes in, a 1% increase over this year, as well as allowing use of B100 in transportation such as buses, bringing total demand to 3.3 million tons. Current production is around 4 million […]
In Finland, UPM has published a new biodiversity commitment, which is one of the company’s responsibility targets for 2030. The new commitment and programme will be presented today at the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the United Nations’ Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The aim of the commitment is […]
In Illinois, Platts reports that ethanol prices fell on Tuesday to the lowest level in more than 13 years at $1.1935/gal on the news that the Environmental Protection Agency wasn’t going to reallot RINs that had been waived under the controversial hardship waiver program and that volumes to be released by Friday would be in […]
