Oils & Fats International News
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Bangchak, BBGI and Thanachok Oil Light form partnership to produce sustainable aviation fuel from used cooking oil
Leading Thai biofuel producers and distributors Bangchak and BBGI have teamed up with local vegetable oil and renewable energy company Thanachok Oil Light to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil (UCO), the companies announced.
17 May 2022 -
Russia to hike sunflower export levy from start of June
The export duty on sunflower oil in Russia is set to increase by US$152.80/tonne – or 41% – to US$525/tonne from 1 June, AgriCensus reported local media as quoting the country’s Ministry of Agriculture as saying.
17 May 2022 -
Bunge partners with CoverCress to launch new oilseed crop
A partnership between global agribusiness giant Bunge and US pennycress start-up company CoverCress Inc (CCI) has announced the launch of a new oilseed crop.
16 May 2022 -
Bunge announces stronger than expected first quarter results
Global agribusiness giant Bunge has announced stronger than expected first quarter results.
16 May 2022 -
UFOP reports record high rapeseed and soyabean prices
Rapeseed and soyabean prices have hit record highs, Biofuels Digest reported Germany’s Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) as saying.
16 May 2022 -
Argentine farmers swap cereal crops for soyabeans in bid to counter rising fertiliser prices
Farmers in Argentina are shifting from cereal crops to soyabeans amid rising fertiliser prices, World Grain reported from a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on 29 April.
13 May 2022 -
ADM reports strong first quarter results
Global agribusiness giant ADM has reported strong first quarter results with the company’s ag services and oilseed sector delivering a substantially higher year-on-year performance.
13 May 2022 -
Biorefinery pilot plant set to be launched in Thailand
A new biorefinery pilot plant is set to be launched in Thailand by a joint venture between the National Science and Technology Bio Base Europe Plant (BBEPP), in Belgium, and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), in Thailand, the partners announced.
12 May 2022 -
Ukraine loads first Panamax since Russian invasion
A Panamax bulk carrier has been loaded with Ukrainian corn in the Romanian port of Constanta – the first shipment from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, AgriCensus wrote.
12 May 2022 -
ADM set to open new alternative protein centre in USA
Global agribusiness giant Archers Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced it is opening a new Protein Innovation Center in Decatur, Illinois, USA.
11 May 2022 -
Cargill set to build canola crushing plant after buying land at inland port in Saskatchewan
Canada’s Saskatchewan province has sold land at its inland port to global agribusiness giant Cargill for a canola crushing plant, the Saskatoon Star Phoenix reported.
11 May 2022 -
Neste, Altens and TRAPIL team up to deliver HVO by pipeline in Europe
A collaboration between leading renewable diesel producer Neste, French fuel supplier Altens and pipeline company TRAPIL has delivered up to 3.5M litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) by pipeline in Europe, Neste announced.
10 May 2022 -
BASF launches bio-based surfactant made from soya protein
German chemical and biotech giant BASF has announced the launch of a bio-based surfactant made from soya protein.
10 May 2022