US refining company Continental Refining Company (CRC) has announced work has started on its soyabean crushing, biodiesel refining and blending facility in Somerset.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) has confirmed that the 33rd edition of the Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition 2022 (POC2022) will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7-9 March 2022.

The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed that existing anti-dumping measures on imports of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel should continue while measures on imports of hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel should be removed.

Palm oil production in Indonesia is forecast to rise by 2.6% this year, according to the head of a government agency quoted by Reuters in a Nasdaq report.

Swiss speciality chemicals company Clariant has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire German chemical and biotech giant BASF’s US attapulgite business.

Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer Bühler is building a plant for French insect producer Agronutris, Bühler announced.

A selection of Italian extra virgin olive oils is due to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS), Olive Oil Times wrote.

US renderer and renewable diesel producer Darling Ingredients has acquired waste collection and recycling start-up Valley Proteins for about US$1.1bn, Reuters wrote.

Independent US liquid fuels storage provider Chemoil Terminals has been bought out by an unnamed investor group, Business Insider reported on 20 December.

The government of New Zealand has announced plans to introduce a sustainable biofuels mandate based on greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions, Ethanol Producer magazine wrote.

Japanese trading and investment conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has agreed to invest and acquire shares in Swiss-based digital blockchain start-up Covantis.

A new study by Juan Vilar Strategic Consultants has researched the potential of using olive pits in biofuels, Olive Oil Times wrote on 9 December.

A Malaysian company has developed an automated tree cutter that could help ease the palm oil sector’s chronic labour shortage, Bloomberg reported on 14 December.