Cultivated fat company Mission Barns to scale up and build pilot plant
20th April, 2021
US cultivated fat company Mission Barns has raised US$24M in funding to scale up production and build a pilot plant in the San Francisco Bay area, the company announced on 7 April.
China proposes ban on CBD in cosmetics
20th April, 2021
New legislation prohibiting the use of cannabis and cannabis extracts in cosmetics is being proposed by the Chinese government, Jing Daily reported on 29 March from an announcement on the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control’s (NIFDC) website.
Oil and fat analysis for improved yield and quality throughout the food chain
20th April, 2021
Dr Kevin Nott, of Oxford Instruments, discusses oil and fat analysis for improved yield and quality throughout the food chain.
Latest issue: March/April 2021
Our March/April 2021 issue gives an update on the expansion of soyabean oil sales during the COVID-19 pandemic with biodiesel use growing in the USA and imports increasing in key markets.
In a special focus, we look at how Southeast Asia accounts for 80% of natural fatty acids and fatty alcohol production and is also a major consumer of oleochemicals.
We also report on China’s post-pandemic recovery and the outlook for the country’s edible oil sector.
In addition, the March/April 2021 issue includes a round-up of the latest plant and project developments around the world.
OFI’s regular mix of news, event listings and statistics also feature in this issue.
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Biopolymer plant to be built in Finland using soya molasses
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Merger creates first US-Canada-Mexico rail network
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Sri Lanka bans palm oil imports and new plantations
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Argentine soyabean harvest hit by highly variable yields
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Production begins at Eni’s Gela refinery
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Goodyear demands sustainable practices from soyabean suppliers
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MOL Group starts biofuel production at Danube Refinery
5th April, 2021
Fact File
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3-MCPD, 2-MCPD and GE - A new challenge
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3-MCPDE and GE - Good practices
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Acrylamide
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Activated carbon
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Ahiflower
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Algae
29th August, 2013 -
Antioxidants
10th November, 2020 -
Bleaching earths
6th July, 2016 -
Bleaching earths (Removing MCPDs and GEs from edible oil)
15th April, 2019 -
Camelina
10th November, 2020