The price of soap, shampoos and detergents in India could increase if the government introduces the proposed anti-dumping duty (ADD) on a key raw material, saturated fatty alcohol, Argus Media reported trade association the Indian Surfactant Group (ISG) as saying.

Worldwide oilseed production in the 2023/24 marketing year is forecast to increase by 7% mainly due to soyabean output in South America and sunflowerseed in the European Union (EU), Russia and Ukraine, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Polish biofuels producer ORLEN Południe is using BASF technology to convert glycerol – a by-product of biodiesel production – into renewable propylene glycol (BioPG) at its plant in Trzebinia, BASF announced.

The Turkish government is expected to increase import duties on sunflowerseeds and sunflower oil from the current zero rate to 27% and 36% respectively from 1 June, according to trade sources quoted by AgriCensus.

US engineering conglomerate Honeywell has supplied Chinese company Sichuan Jinshang Environmental Protection Technology (JSRE) with technology for its new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Suining, Sichuan Province, China.

Global engineering and processing plant supplier Desmet's new Oils & Derivatives Innovation Center Asia in Malaysia opens today.

Grain and oilseed exports from Russia have increased despite the government’s claims of export challenges, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Israeli computational biology company Evogene has announced that its Ag-Seed division has been awarded a €1.2M (US$1.3M) grant to develop oilseed crops with high CO₂ assimilation and drought tolerance.

Leading US energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan (KMI) has announced an agreement with Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste to store feedstocks, such as used cooking oil (UCO), at its Harvey terminal in Louisiana.

Global tank storage company Vopak has expanded its storage capacity for waste-based feedstocks in Rotterdam with the launch of 16 new tanks.

Oilseed growers in India have urged the government to raise the import tax on palm oil – the most widely used vegetable oil in the country – to help support thousands of local farmers facing a drop in domestic rapeseed prices, Reuters wrote on 10 May.

Renewable fuel feedstock producer Oleo-X has launched a pre-treatment facility for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstocks, Business Wire reported.

Global oil giant Shell is set to make the first deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2025 from its Rotterdam plant in the Netherlands, according to a report by S&P Global.