Global oil and gas multinational Royal Dutch Shell is proposing to build a biofuels plant in Singapore to meet the region’s rising demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Reuters reported the company’s head of downstream business as saying on 24 November.

Brazilian meat processing giant JBS is planning to build a laboratory-grown meat research centre following its acquisition of Spanish start- up BioTech Foods, Plant Based News reported on 18 November.

Global Clean Energy Holdings (GCEH) plant science subsidiary Sustainable Oils is planning to build a storage and rail loading facility for its camelina in the first quarter of 2022, the company announced on 19 November.

Oils & Fats International (OFI) has teamed up with leading dairy industry market intelligence provider Vesper after adding vegetable oils as a new commodity class to its platform on 9 December.

A luxury face product containing insect oil has been launched by US company SIBU in partnership with insect industry professional Josh Galt.

European grain and oilseed cooperatives will need to increase scale and control costs to meet future challenges and profit from new opportunities, according to a Rabobank report on 18 November.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has announced a new climate action commitment which includes science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

Biofuel producer BioD Technology (BioD) has delivered its first shipment of biodiesel from its refinery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Europe, Globe Newswire wrote on 17 November.

Worldwide production of vegetable oils is forecast to reach a record level in the 2021/22 crop year, according to forecasts published by the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) on 17 November.

Dutch sustainable shipping service firm GoodShipping has launched a partnership between 18 companies to reduce emissions on ship routes between Rotterdam and the UK, GoodShipping announced on 10 November.

Technology by US engineering conglomerate Honeywell has been used in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from algal oil, the company announced on 16 November.

A worldwide shortage and record high prices of fertiliser are driving up food costs and creating a crisis for poorer countries, according to the president of a major fertiliser company.

Global chemical company SABIC has launched a portfolio of bio-based resins, the company announced on 21 October.