Shipping companies have begun reintroducing services through the Suez Canal, according to a Riverside Tanker Chartering report.

Global speciality additive producer Valtris Specialty Chemicals has completed the sale of its Champlor Renewables business in Baleycourt, France, to Avril Industrie.

After an unusually warm January, India will be warmer and drier this month, raising risks for key crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas, according to local weather office data reported by The Star.

The US Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit, as updated by the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) in mid-2025, Biodiesel Magazine wrote.

Production levels in Malaysia and Indonesia - as well as demand from markets like India and China - will determine palm oil prices this season, with forecasts in the MYR3,800-4,800 (US$974-1,230)/tonne range heard at last week’s Palm & Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (POC2026).

Italian oil and gas company Eni has announced a major strategic investment by Q8 Italy – the international arm of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation – in its ongoing construction of a new biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily.

The former Chinese operator of container terminals at the Panama Canal has threatened legal action after its contracts were voided by the country’s Supreme Court, FreightWaves reported on 12 February.

The General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) has lowered the import value-added tax (VAT) on 16 agricultural products including refined sunflower oil, crude sunflower oil and refined rapeseed oil, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a draft amendment proposing the gradual exclusion of biofuels derived from palm oil and soyabean oil by 2030, Biofuels International wrote.

US multinational food company Kraft Heinz has halted plans to split the company, Reuters reported.

Global agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Co (LDC) has added a specialised line to its complex in Timbúes, Argentina.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solution provider SAF One has announced new investment and technology partners for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in the Middle East.

The Indonesian government plans to restrict palm oil waste exports – including used cooking oil (UCO) – to prioritise domestic use, according to a New Straits Times report quoting the country’s President Prabowo Subianto.