In Missouri, now that the EPA has approved E15 for year-round use in conventional gasoline markets, the Renewable Fuels Association will host a webinar to help retailers and others in the supply chain learn how this decision impacts the marketplace and how retailers can now engage in year-round sales. The webinar will be at no […]
In Germany, Formula 1 is reported to be looking at how to get to 20% biofuel blending by 2021 as part of its efforts to become more carbon neutral, saying that if one is going to get to 100%, they need to start with 20%. Currently, F1 blends small amounts of biofuel into its racing […]
In the UK, Red Funnel launched its new three-year environment strategy ‘Red Goes Green’ in September 2018, when it announced a raft of new initiatives to help improve and conserve the environment but has since decided that biofuels aren’t a good fit for the ferry company. Fran Collins, CEO of Red Funnel, said: “Over the […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports that a barter deal for 200,000 metric tons of palm oil has been agreed with China as part of the attempts to strengthen trade between the two countries. Construction services, civilian and defense equipment as well as unspecified natural resources products will be supplied to Malaysia by China in […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that competition authorities have greenlighted UK sugar broker Czarnikow’s 49% participation in a new ethanol trading joint venture with Vale do Tijuco Açúcar e Álcool SA and Canápolis Açúcar e Etanol SA. Expansion into ethanol a new move by the British firm that is one of the largest and oldest sugar […]
In Sweden, a PhD candidate demonstrated the potential of Nordic microalgae for simultaneous production of biomass and municipal sewage treatment in the Nordic climate. She has also studied how microalgae and bacteria work together and how this impacts the composition of microbial communities in open algae cultures. Several Swedish microalgae strains that were able to […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the government has decided to allow ethanol producers to market ethanol directly to fueling stations, a move pushed by many mills who have argued that it would increase efficiencies and lower costs while improving margins for mills. The economy ministry needs to develop some underlying tax regulations that could take […]
By Peter Vincent, Chief Technology Officer, Grain Discovery Special to The Digest There has been a lot of buzz recently around blockchain, with most of the talk centering around Bitcoin and on cloak and dagger stories about collapsing cryptocurrency exchanges. But lost in this high-drama debate is the fact that blockchain’s most interesting use-case is […]
The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides in the bioeconomy. Today’s “Stock Worth Tracking” is Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat recently had an IPO and sent out this prospectus summary. They expanded their product lines from Beyond Burger to Beyond Beef, Beyond Sausage, and their newest Beyond […]
In the Netherlands, Vitol announced that it has renamed C&N Ethanol Marketing to Vitol Biofuels Marketing. The name change reflects Vitol’s continued commitment to developing its market leading ethanol business, both as part of its growing renewables portfolio and as a key component of its core gasoline offering. Tom Smith of Vitol Biofuels Marketing commented: […]
