Global agribusiness giant Bunge has partnered with South American logistics and technology company Target to launch a digitised truck freight hiring company in Brazil, the companies announced on 6 May.

Imports of biomass-based diesel in the USA have increased for the second consecutive year, Hydrocarbon Engineering reported on 5 May from US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.

The European Union (EU) Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal by German chemical giant Bayer to overturn its ban on insecticides which have been linked to harming bees, Bloomberg reported on 6 May.

A federal appeals court has upheld a US$25M judgement and trial verdict finding that German chemical giant Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller caused a California resident’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Reuters reported on 15 May.

US refining company Continental Refining Company (CRC) is investing a further US$20M in its biodiesel project in Kentucky, the company announced on 28 April.

A drop in India’s demand for vegetable oil is expected in the coming months due to the country’s second COVID-19 wave, AgriCensus reported on 7 May.

French green technology company Global Bioenergies announced on 4 May that it has launched a range of long-lasting cosmetics based on renewable isododecane.

US plant-based technology company Calyxt announced last month that it had successfully transformed the hemp genome, enabling future advancements in gene editing and advanced plant breeding.

US tofu maker House Foods America is planning to use non-GMO soyabeans at its proposed new US$146.3M facility in Kentucky, World Grain reported on 30 April.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste is modifying its existing production capacity in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced on 29 April.

Swedish fluid handling, centrifugal and heat transfer company Alfa Laval has won an US$18.4M (SEK155M) order for renewable diesel and jet fuel, the company announced on 30 April.

The European Commission (EC) is reviewing its approach to new genomic techniques (NGT) following a report published on 29 April saying they had the potential to contribute to a more sustainable food system.

The publisher of Oils & Fats International (OFI) has launched Sustainable Industrial Manufacturing (SIM) - set to be Europe’s largest showcase of solutions in sustainable manufacturing when it opens at Brussels Expo in Belgium from 9-10 March 2022.