Oils & Fats International News
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Cargill’s fats and oils now comply with WHO standards for industrially-produced trans fats
Global agribusiness giant Cargill’s complete edible oils portfolio now complies with the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) best practice on industrially-produced trans fatty acids (iTFAs).
22 February 2024 -
Black Sea sunflower oil traders look for new export markets as Asian demand falters
Sunflower oil traders in the Black Sea have been looking for new export markets as demand from Asian falters due to high stocks, national holidays and increased competition, AgriCensus reported.
22 February 2024 -
Polish farmers ramp up protests over Ukrainian grain imports
Farmers in Poland have been disrupting traffic with nationwide blockades as part of their ongoing protests against Ukrainian grain imports, which they claim are affecting their profits, World Grain reported.
21 February 2024 -
Eni Rovuna Basin starts producing vegetable oil in Mozambique for biorefining
Eni Rovuma Basin (ERB) – part of Italian oil and gas company Eni – has started producing vegetable oil in Mozambique for use as a feedstock in Eni’s biorefineries in Europe.
20 February 2024 -
US biodiesel production in 2023 exceeded EPA targets
Biomass-based diesel production in the USA totalled 4bn gallons (15.14bn litres) last year, according to US environmental protection agency figures reported by the Western Producer.
20 February 2024 -
Zero Emission Shipping Fund proposal submitted to UN to deliver on marine sector’s net zero targets
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a proposal to shipping’s global regulator - the United Nations (UN) International Maritime Organization (IMO) - for a Zero Emission Shipping Fund (ZESF).
19 February 2024 -
G3 Canada to continue running Port of Québec
Canadian grain company G3 Canada, which operates a grain elevator in Québec City, has announced that its long-term partnership with the Port of Québec would continue for another 30 years.
19 February 2024 -
Australian tallow exports exceed $1bn for first time driven by biofuels industry
Australia’s tallow exports reached a record value of more than $1bn in the 2022/23 financial year, the country’s Department of Agriculture was quoted as saying by ABC News.
16 February 2024 -
Cargill awards US$2.5M for oilseed crop research
Global agribusiness giant Cargill has awarded US$2.5M to the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota to support research into two novel oilseed crops – winter camelina and domesticated winter pennycress – for use as low-carbon fuel feedstocks, World Grain wrote.
16 February 2024 -
European ethanol producers raise legal challenge to EU maritime legislation
European renewable ethanol producers have launched a legal challenge to the European Union (EU)’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation claiming that it has violated several key EU legislative procedures by not recognising the benefits of sustainable crop-based biofuels, European renewable ethanol association ePURE said.
15 February 2024 -
Ukraine forecast to increase grain exports
Ukrainian grain exports are forecast to increase in the remainder of the 2023/24 marketing year after operations resumed at the country’s major Black Sea ports, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.
15 February 2024 -
Indonesia’s December biodiesel production rises 7% and exports surge
Biodiesel production in Indonesia increased by 7% in December while the country’s exports surged, according to local trade association data reported by S&P Global.
14 February 2024 -
€22M biofuel plant set to open in Portugal
Portuguese biofuels producer BioAdvance has built one of the largest European advanced biofuel plants in Portugal, The Portugal News reported.
13 February 2024