It’s December 1st and many of us are in holiday mode, maybe purchased something on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday or today, Giving Tuesday, to have gifts delivered to loved ones that maybe we won’t be gathering with in person this year. Shipping has probably never been so important or in […]
In Germany, chemists and engineers at Ruhr University Bochum and Creative Quantum are developing a chemical factory the size of a container that produces methanol from water, carbon dioxide and renewable energies in a highly efficient manner. In a few years, small and medium-sized companies as well as regional suppliers should be able to produce […]
In Colombia, Argus Media reports that at a recent oil chamber annual summit, former mines and energy minister German Arce pointed out the “huge price disparity” between diesel and biodiesel, “one with guaranteed supply and the other with no guarantee” and noted the country’s biodiesel blend mandate will rise to 12pc from 10pc in Q1 […]
In Finland, Royal DSM will start a strategic partnership with Neste to enable the production of high-performance polymers. DSM Engineering Materials will start replacing a significant portion of the fossil feedstock used in the manufacture of its polymers portfolio with feedstock produced from recycled waste plastics and/or 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. These polymers are used, for […]
In Ireland, experts from the IEA Bioenergy and Advanced Motor Fuels Technology Collaboration Programmes analyzed the role of renewable fuels to reduce the climate impact of road transport in a number of countries, including Germany, Sweden, Finland, the USA and Brazil. The analysis considered developments up to 2050, based on national policies, projections of the […]
In Kansas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting comments on an updated Draft Guidance for Plant Regulators and Claims, Including Plant Biostimulants that contain naturally occurring substances and microbes. “Plant biostimulants are increasingly being used by farmers to increase agriculture productivity,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded 2.9%, or 28,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 990,000 b/d—equivalent to 41.58 million gallons daily and a 35-week high, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Production remained 6.5% below the same week last year. The four-week average ethanol production rate rose for the seventh straight […]
In Germany, Covestro developed polyurethane elastomers based on so-called cardyon brand polyols, which contain CO2 and offer the same performance as corresponding petrochemical-based elastomers and enables the offshore industry to reduce its environmental impact and carbon footprint. A new technology from Covestro makes it possible to produce these precursors from carbon dioxide in a proportion […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that the rally in rapeseed prices in Paris also reached the German spot market and drove producer prices. For this reason, many farmers marketed their remaining stocks over the past two weeks. Considering the difficult overall environment, the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) sees the development of […]
This letter was a collaborative effort from James Seurer, CEO Glacial Lakes Energy; Erik Osmon, GM Bushmills Ethanol; Steve Roe, GM Little Sioux Corn Processors; James Broghammer, CEO Homeland Energy Solutions; and Nick Bowdish, CEO Siouxland Ethanol and Elite Octane. Special to The Digest The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same Truer […]
