Production has started at energy company St1 and Swedish forestry company Svenska Cellulosa SCA’s jointly owned renewable fuel biorefinery in Gothenburg.

European Union (EU) trade associations representing the grain, oilseeds, crushing and animal feed sectors have endorsed the bloc’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

The Indonesian government will need to pay US$1.75bn (Rp 28.5tn) to meet the funding gap for the country’s B35 biodiesel blending programme, according to an official from the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) quoted in a Jakarta Post report.

Rapeseed yields in the UK are forecast to be as much as 38% lower this year compared with the previous year – and up to 54% down on the average yield since 2015 – after extreme wet weather hit crops, according to a report by non-profit organisation the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

The Argentine government has announced plans to invest approximately US$550M in building a new grain port in the country’s Rosario region, World Grain reported presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni as saying.

A protest by Polish farmers at the Rava-Ruska border crossing with Ukraine has been suspended, lifting a blockade that has been maintained for months, Reuters reported.

Palm oil exports from Latin America are increasing, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Finnish startup Nordic Bioproducts Group (NBG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thai bioplastic producer PTT MCC Biochem (PTTMCC) to develop next-generation bioplastics, specifically new grades of bio-polybutylene succinate (BioPBS), NBG said on 11 April.

The Mexican government has delayed the introduction of a ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn into the country from the USA until 2025, the Farms news website reported.

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) has urged palm oil industry players to export palm tocotrienol products to China after gaining approval to register the product in the country, The Star reported on 4 April.

The USA imported enough used cooking oil (UCO) last year to produce 600M gallons (2.27bn litres) of fuel, The Western Producer reported.

South Korean spandex maker Hyosung has announced plans to invest US$1bn in a site in Vietnam to produce bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO).

US renewable fuel company DG Fuels has chosen technology co-developed by speciality chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey (JM) and global energy giant bp for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Louisiana.