Asia-based biofuels company EcoCeres has partnered with waste management firm Shenzhen Expressway Environmental to source waste feedstock.

US oleochemical producers will continue to switch operations from tallow to palm-based fatty acids this year, according to a report by Argus Media.

Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste’s crude oil refinery in Finland is set to be converted into a renewables and circular solutions refining hub.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued licences to 26 domestic seed companies to produce, distribute and sell genetically modified (GM) corn and soyabean seeds in selected provinces, Reuters reported.

Malaysia-based used cooking oil (UCO) recycling company FatHopes Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based biofuel producer Lootah Biofuels to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Dubai, World Biomarkets Insights wrote.

German chemical giant Bayer has won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a California man who claimed he developed cancer from exposure to its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller, Reuters reported.

Singapore company Eves Energy is set to build a microalgae oil plant in Indonesia this year, The Straits Times reported.

The Brazilian state of Mato Grosso is set to have its largest soyabean crop loss to date, reducing the country’s overall 2023/24 output to 153M tonnes, according to estimates by consulting firm Itaú BBA reported by AgriCensus.

Global production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is forecast to triple to 1.875bn litres in 2024, according to latest estimates by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The rate of childhood and adult obesity in Europe and Central Asia has risen, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Speciality chemical company Clariant has announced it will be closing down its sunliquid bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania.

The US government has published guidance on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), AgriCensus reported.

UK biotech start-up Holiferm plans to scale up its production of biosurfactants after securing US$23.36M (£18.5M) in investments.