Oils & Fats International News
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Evidence mounts that Russia is stealing Ukrainian harvests and trying to sell it
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence’s intelligence arm has said that Russian ships carrying stolen Ukrainian grain had reached the Mediterranean Sea and were likely to be heading to Syria, Fortune reported.
30 May 2022 -
Used cooking oil (UCO) feedstock now accounts for one-fifth of all European biofuels
Nearly one-fifth of all European biofuels is now made from used cooking oil (UCO), which has also witnessed the most absolute growth compared with any other biomass-based diesel feedstock in Europe and North America in the last few years, the ACI Oleofuels 2022 conference heard last week.
27 May 2022 -
Perdue AgriBusiness and biotech firm ZeaKal enter soya agreement
US agricultural product processor and exporter Perdue AgriBusiness has entered a soya agreement with biotech company Zeakal, the companies announced.
27 May 2022 -
French cookware maker warns customers not to cook with olive oil
Leading French cookware maker Le Creuset has warned customers not to cook with olive oil, Olive Oil Times reported.
26 May 2022 -
BASF outlines 10-year outlook for seeds and crop protection
German chemical and biotech giant BASF has set out its 10-year outlook for seed and crop protection.
26 May 2022 -
Germany proposes move to phase out crop biofuels by 2030
The German government’s environment ministry is working on a proposal to phase out the use of biofuels produced from food and feed crops by 2030, according to an Argus Media report.
25 May 2022 -
Lower domestic crushing and prices lead to record Ukrainian sunflowerseed exports
Sunflowerseed exports from Ukraine have reached record levels due to lower demand from domestic crushers and reduced prices prompting traders to increase exports, AgriCensus wrote on 18 May.
25 May 2022 -
FAO Food Price Index eases in April
The world food price gauge – the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) – dropped in April from March’s record levels, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
24 May 2022 -
Darling Ingredients set to acquire Brazilian rendering company FASA Group
US renderer and renewable diesel producer Darling Ingredients has announced it is set to acquire Brazil’s largest independent rendering company FASA Group.
24 May 2022 -
Nextleaf licenses technology that processes hemp ash for cement manufacture
Cannabis processing technology company Nextleaf Solutions has licensed its US patent to international construction company Hempcrete Natural Building for technology to process hemp ash for use in cement manufacturing, the company announced.
23 May 2022 -
Singapore start-up produces wine from tofu wastewater
Food technology start-up SinFooTech is producing wine from tofu wastewater using its patent-pending fermentation technology.
23 May 2022 -
Indonesia ends palm oil export ban and reinstates schemes to secure supply of domestic cooking oil
The Indonesian government has ended its palm oil export ban effective today, following its shock announcement on 26 April that it would temporarily halt exports of palm oil and its derivatives.
23 May 2022 -
VERBIO opens new renewable natural gas plant in USA processing corn stover
Leading German biodiesel producer Verbio has opened a new cellulosic renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in the USA using corn stover as a feedstock.
20 May 2022
