Spanish energy company Repsol has launched a new used cooking oil (UCO) collection service in Madrid, Spain.

Major Ukrainian edible oils and agribusinesses in Ukraine including Kernel, ADM and Nibulon have suffered substantial losses as a result of the ongoing conflict with Russia, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Clean fuels company Axens has acquired stakes in the BioTJet project with the aim of building and operating Europe’s largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in France.

Global engineering company Crown has announced the completion of its liquids pilot plant.

Leading certifying organisation the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) is investigating reports of a surge of advanced biodiesel imports from China produced from waste oil at least partly supplied from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Egypt’s soyabean imports are forecast to decline significantly in the current marketing year due to the ongoing Russia/Ukraine conflict driving up commodity prices, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Oleochemical and palm oil operators are struggling to understand the ramifications of the new European Union (EU) deforestation regulation (EUDR), Argus Media reported.

Spanish multinational oil and gas company Cepsa has formed a joint venture with Bio-Oils to produce biofuels at a new US$1.07bn (€1bn) plant in Huelva, Spain.

Oilseed production in India in the 2023/24 marketing year (October-September) is forecast to remain flat at 41.5M tonnes – almost unchanged from the previous year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Leading Canadian agribusiness Richardson International is set to invest US$220M in its Wesson cooking oil facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

The global soyabean trade in the 2022/23 marketing year is forecast to be stronger than last year mainly due to record Brazil production and strong global demand, according to a report by the United States of Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Oilseed planted area and production in South Africa are set to reach historic highs in the 2023/24 marketing year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Speciality chemical company Evonik is set to increase its production of activated nickel powder catalysts by 25%.