US cannabinoid ingredient firm Creo has successfully produced rare cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) at demonstration scale, the company announced on 28 January.

US petroleum refining company CVR Energy is planning to convert its Oklahoma refinery to renewable diesel production using Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology.

The European Commission (EC) has added natural hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to its cosmetic ingredient database CosIng, Hemp Today reported on 2 February.

The proportion of Argentine soya meal in global markets is expected to drop to its lowest level in two decades in the 2020/21 cycle, AgriCensus reported on 1 February from a Rosario Board of Trade (BCR) report.

China will be central to the new US administration’s approach to the grain-based food industry following a period of heightened tensions under the Trump administration, World Grain reported on 2 February.

US renewable producer Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) – a 50/50 joint venture between Darling Ingredients and Valero Energy Corporation – has received approval to begin construction of a renewable diesel plant in Port Arthur Texas, Nasdaq reported on 28 January.

US aerospace and jet manufacturer Boeing will begin delivering commercial jets capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, the company announced on 22 January.

Global agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) reported strong profits across its three major business units including its oilseed division in 2020, according to a World Grain report on 27 January.

Up to 500 attendees are expected to convene for the launch of ACI’s Oleofuels Online Series at 3pm CET on Thursday 25 February.

Austria will end the crediting of biofuels with a high risk of indirect land use change (ILUC) – including palm oil – towards greenhouse gas emission (GHC) targets on 1 July 2021, according to a report by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) on 26 January.

German food processing technology supplier GEA has supplied extraction lines for a new olive oil mill in Portugal, the company announced on 25 January.

A European Union (EU) court decision to put crops developed using gene-editing technique under strict genetically modified organisms (GMOs) regulations has been opposed by France, the country’s agriculture minister was reported as saying by Reuters on 18 January.

German industrial group thyssenkrupp has installed a green hydrogen plant for use in the production of biofuels from residual waste at a facility owned by Canadian energy company Hydro-Québec.