Global tank storage company Royal Vopak is expanding biofuel storage at the PT Jakarta Tank Terminal (JTT) in Indonesia, the company announced on 16 February.

Global agribusiness giant Cargill has joined an alliance with organic research organisation Rodale Institute and chicken producer Bell & Evans to increase US production of certified-organic corn and soyabeans, the company announced on 9 February.

An agreement has been signed between Maire Tecnimont subsidiary NextChem and biofuels producer Essential Energy USA for the construction of a renewable diesel facility in South America, Maire Tecnimont announced on 15 February.

Danish shipping company AP Moller-Maersk is working towards carbon neutrality by 2050, Clean Shipping International reported on 10 February.

The Singapore subsidiary of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has signed a US$155M biodiesel supply deal with Chinese chemical product company Jiaao Enprotech, Yicai Global reported on 9 February.

Futures and options exchange Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) has launched a revamped crude palm kernel oil futures (FPKO) contract today.

The Argentine government is investigating leading consumer and food companies over accusations they deliberately held back production amid a clampdown on rising prices, Reuters reported on 17 February.

French international banking group BNP Paribas announced on 15 February that it will no longer provide financial services to customers who grow or buy Brazilian soyabeans in Amazonian land that has been cleared or converted since 2008.

Crude tall oil (CTO) refiner Fintoil is going ahead with plans to invest US$121.6M (€100M) in a new refinery in the Finnish port of HaminaKotka, Bioenergy International reported on 9 February.

The Argentine government will not impose a tax increase on agricultural exports or limit how much grain can be shipped abroad to halt rising food prices, Reuters reported on 10 February.

Higher shipping costs were likely for grain traders in 2021, according to a World Grain report on 12 February.

Rates of oil palm deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in 2020 were at their lowest level for three years, according to a new report by Chain Reaction Research (CRR) published on 9 February.

Leading global chocolate companies Mars, Nestlé and Hershey are among the defendants facing a child slavery lawsuit in the USA, The Guardian reported on 12 February.