US oil and natural gas company Diamond Green Diesel is set to double the production capacity of its Norco renewable diesel plant using Honeywell technology, Biomass reported on 3 November.

German chemicals giant Bayer is facing higher legal charges for cancer claims relating to its weedkiller Roundup and US$10.82bn for impairments on agriculture businesses, much of it related to its 2018 Monsanto acquisition, Reuters reported on 3 November.

Independent smallholders in Indonesia have become the first to be certified under the new RSPO independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard, the RSPO announced on 21 October.

The Indonesian Palm Oil Conference & Price Outlook (IPOC 2020) will be held online this year from 2-3 December.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge reported a 91% jump in its 2020 third-quarter profit with strong soya processing margins and robust demand for soya products boosting its core activities, Reuters reported on 28 October.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted five-year registrations for three dicamba herbicides, DTN reported on 27 October.

German chemical and biotech giant BASF is making progress towards reaching its commitment to source 100% certified sustainable palm (kernel) oil, the company announced on 28 October.

Finnish renewable diesel and sustainable jet fuel producer Neste is set to acquire a refinery in Rotterdam from global agribusiness giant Bunge for €258M (US$306M), the companies announced on 3 November.

Spanish energy company Repsol is set to build the first plant in Spain for the production of low-carbon advanced biofuels including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) at its refinery in Cartagena, the company announced on 22 October.

US-based manufacturer B&G Foods is set to acquire the Crisco cooking oil and bakery shortening brand and an associated manufacturing facility from food and drink company JM Smucker, the companies announced on 26 October.

German international shipping and transportation company Hapag-Lloyd has told exporters it is suspending overseas agricultural container shipments from North America, which is likely to affect US shipments of soyabeans, World Grain reported on 23 October.

Agribusiness giants Cargill and Bunge have partnered to create a blockchain platform to manage the agriculture sector in Brazil, Coin Telegraph reported on 16 October.

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has joined other major trading companies to become a signatory of the Sea Cargo Charter Initiative, the company announced on 7 October.