In Belgium, European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) members produced 5.81 billion liters of ethanol and 5.55 million tons of beneficial co-products in 2018, according to new audited data released by the industry group. The figures confirm the importance of ethanol biorefineries to the EU’s efforts to fight climate change and offset its animal-feed protein deficit. […]
In Indiana, POET has confirmed to local officials in Shelbyville that despite the company having to idle production across its different facilities due to ongoing market challenges, the Shelbyville biorefinery is still set to open in March 2020 as planned. The new facility will be the most efficient of the company’s 29 ethanol plants thanks […]
In Washington, key ethanol groups are displeased with Brazil’s increase of 150 million liters per year in ethanol market access rather than removing the quota completely. Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy: “We appreciate the U.S. government’s efforts to raise the TRQ, however we are disappointed that Brazil did not remove their tariff completely to allow a fully […]
In Washington, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and EPA that creates an agreement to share information about fuel production facilities and fuel program compliance to facilitate policy development, market understanding, data verification for renewable fuel credits, identification and reduction of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) fraud in […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports that a Swiss energy trading company has filed suit against Archer Daniel Midland in US District Court in Urbana, accusing the global grain and ethanol giant of manipulating ethanol prices in order to profit from a short position it held in the futures market. The suit says the company would aggressively […]
In New Jersey, Chinese and Rutgers scientists have discovered how aquatic plants cope with water pollution, a major ecological question that could help boost their use in wastewater treatment, biofuels, antibiotics and other applications. The study is in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers used a new DNA sequencing approach […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the European Union’s head of trade for Indonesia has pushed back at the Asian country’s threats to increase duties against European dairy products in an attempted quid-pro-quo for the European Union’s anti-dumping duties added to Indonesian biodiesel imports last month. The EU official said the World Trade Organization absolutely prohibits […]
In Minnesota, Epitome Energy expects to be one step closer to its planned $150 million soybean crush and biodiesel facility with the start of its permitting process. The company recently secured a $250,000 loan from the City of Crookston where the facility will be located as well as $5 million the company will indirectly benefit […]
In Malaysia, the Malaysian Reserve newspaper reports that as the country continues to look for ways to get back at the European Union for banning palm oil as biofuel feedstock, one tactic the government is exploring is to remove from store shelves products that advertise being “palm oil-free” or having “no palm oil.” Indonesia started […]
In India, the Tribune News Service reports that sugar mills in Maharashtra are planning to invest $3.47 billion in expanding ethanol production over the next two years as they work to try to supply the country’s growing ethanol blending mandate and reduce sugar availability in an already flooded market. Currently the state’s sugar mills have […]
