Scottish start-up Eco Clean is undertaking a research project with experts from the University of St Andrews to develop a new process using fish farming by-products to produce surfactants, according to the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC).

Swiss fluid engineering company Sulzer Chemtech (Sulzer) will supply its technology to polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer manufacturer NatureWorks’ new biopolymer facility in Thailand.

Exporters of used cooking oil (UCO) in Indonesia have formed an association to lobby against new regulations which require proof of domestic sales to obtain export licences, according to industry sources.

The Chinese government is promoting ‘companion planting’ of corn and soyabeans in a bid to reach grain production goals and ensure food security, World Grain reported on 27 January.

German chemical giant Bayer has entered into an agreement with Canadian agriculture biotech company MustGrow to commercialise bio-pesticides from mustard seed, according to Biomarket Insights.

Polymer manufacturer Covestro and biotechnology company Genomatica have announced a partnership to produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of the chemical raw material hexamethylene diamine (HMDA).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to restructure Argentina’s debt and provide further financial assistance to the South American country, AgriCensus reports.

A new report by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) shows that around only 7% of the 1.4M ha of crops such as grain, oilseeds and other plants grown worldwide in 2020 were used in biofuels production.

The clearing of forests in Indonesia to make way for oil palm plantations has decreased in recent years, according to new analysis reported by Mongabay on 26 January.

Global agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has said it is expecting this year to be another strong one after a record 2021.

Global biotechnology company Dyadic has introduced a novel method to produce synthetic cannabinoids, the company announced on 20 January.

Consumer goods giant Unilever is planning to cut about 1,500 jobs worldwide as part of a reorganisation of its management and structure following its failed bid for a division of global healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), according to a BBC report.

Green Fuels Ventures (GFV), a subsidiary of UK biofuel technology developer Green Fuels, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Panamanian company Telfer Tanks to expand biodiesel production facilities in the Republic of Panama, Bioenergy International wrote.