US farmers have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for next year’s planting due to lower incomes and reduced grain prices, according to a Reuters report.

Process technology specialist Topsoe has signed an agreement to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel technology to Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense (Riograndense) in Brazil.

Speciality chemical firm Sasol Chemicals – a business unit of global chemicals and energy company Sasol – has launched a rapeseed-derived stearyl alcohol for the personal care industry.

US crop protection and seed producer Corteva has partnered with global energy giant bp to develop crop-based feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

Brazil was the leading supplier of soyabeans to the European Union (EU) in the first four months of the current crop year, according to EU Commission data reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Plants and Protein (UFOP).

Australian agricultural chemical firm Nufarm has expanded its research and development (R&D) partnerships in the USA and Brazil.

Global energy company bp has signed an agreement with Spanish agri-food group MIGASA for the supply of up to 40,000 tonnes/year of vegetable oil non-food industrial waste for a decade.

A new company has been launched in Egypt to build a US$530M sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility, Egypt Oil & Gas reported.

Futures and options exchange Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad is aiming to launch a used cooking oil (UCO) futures contract in December to meet increasing demand for the product as a biofuel feedstock, the New Straits Times (NST) quoted the director of the Malaysian bourse as saying.

India’s Adani Group has said it has enough cash flow to cover debt obligations, seeking to reassure creditors after US prosecutors indicted billionaire founder Gautam Adani for fraud, sparking a sell-off in the conglomerate’s stocks and bonds, according to a 25 November Business Standard report.

Global sustainability organisation the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has voted to adopt a major new standard aimed at balancing conservation goals with the practicalities of the palm oil industry.

Japanese brewer and distiller Suntory Group is set to introduce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles produced using paraxylene derived from used cooking oil (UCO) for select products.

Sunflowerseed production in the European Union (EU) is 2024 is expected to be at its lowest level for nine years, according to EU Commission estimates reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Plant Proteins (UFOP).