In the Philippines, Platts reports that domestic ethanol prices have risen by $10 per metric ton to $1,210/cu m on the back of rising molasses prices that rose nearly 6% from January to February. Sugarcane prices also rose during the period but only 1.6%. Imports of US ethanol continue to face delays of around 10 […]
In France, teams at the Institute of Separative Chemistry in Marcoule (CEA/CNRS/ENSCM/Université de Montpellier) and their foreign partners have successfully identified and explained the mysterious synergy that operates between extractants, a phenomenon that has been known to exist since the 1960s but which has never been explained until now. The researchers call this an ienaics […]
In Iowa, Brownfield Ag News reports that Senator Chuck Grassley told reporters he believes the Trump Administration won’t appeal the January ruling of the US Court of Appeals 10th Circuit kicking back small refinery exemption approvals to the Environmental Protection Agency for review. Although the White House sought and received a two week extension to […]
In Abu Dhabi, food and beverage company Agthia Group PJSC is set to launch the Middle East’s first plant-based water bottle made from corn sugar with caps made from sugarcane, and can biodegrade within 80 days. And lots of new biobased packaging solutions are coming out of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s Protective Packaging Design Challenge […]
Methanol is versatile – it can be used as turbine fuel, cooking fuel, and as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells. But G.K.Surya Prakash from University of Southern California shares in this illuminating presentation other ways methanol is handy dandy, like as a liquid hydrogen carrier, how it can be used in internal combustion engines, […]
In Finland, Neste has agreed to acquire 100% of Mahoney Environmental (Mahoney), a collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the United States, and its affiliated entities. The transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. The transaction supports Neste in its effort to build a global waste and […]
In India, the Business Standard reports that oil marketing companies hope that the third time is the charm and have launched yet another ethanol buy tender for 2.53 billion liters to source ethanol for the current season ending in November. With a lack of molasses due to smaller sugarcane harvests impacted by drought and flooding […]
In Malaysia, the Borneo Post reports that the COVID-19 virus is expected to pressure palm oil prices due to logistical challenges and a slowdown in overall business activity. Falling demand from China as a result, as well as Europe’s ongoing pressure against unsustainable palm oil supplies, won’t be sufficiently offset by an uptick in demand […]
In the UK, TechnipFMC and announced that they have established a partnership whereby TechnipFMC will become Neste’s provider of Front End Loading (FEL) services for future Neste NEXBTL projects. The agreement also covers TechnipFMC’s participation during the execution phase of future NEXBTL™ projects. The TechnipFMC-Neste partnership is a result of their long-term collaboration, illustrated by […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports that Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol stocks fell to a five-week low last week to 24.334 million barrels, down from record highs the previous week by 630,000 barrels, as production fell by 35,000 barrels per day to an average of 1.044 million barrels. The West Coast region imported […]
