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.

President Joe Biden has signed a US$1.2trn infrastructure bill into law to finalise a key part of his economic agenda, CNN reported on 15 November.

A new study in mice suggests that palmitic acid found in palm oils may promote cancer metastasis, Medical News Today wrote on 16 November.

Brazil’s crops in the 2022/23 season are at risk due to tight supplies of fertiliser, according to an AgriCensus report on 11 November.

ORLEN Group firm ORLEN Poludnie is set to build a new plant in Trzebinia, Poland, to convert used cooking oil (UCO) and animal fats into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) and glycerine, the company announced on 3 November.

The world food import bill is expected to reach a record high this year, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Worldwide imports of virgin olive oils and non-virgin olive oils have significantly dropped during the 2020/21 crop year, according to International Olive Council (IOC) data reported by Olive Oil Times on 8 November.

Energy storage firm Global Energy Storage (GES) has bought assets in the Port of Rotterdam from commodity trading company the Gunvor Group, GES announced on 11 November.

The Chinese government’s plans to change the country’s seed regulations are set to pave the way for the commercial production of genetically-modified (GM) corn, according to a Reuters report on 14 November.