German chemical and biotech giant BASF has again reached its target of procuring 100% of its palm kernel oil (PKO) exclusively from Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified sources, the company announced.

A University research team in Israel has published the results of its study of a variety of wild wheat for traits that could be bred into cultivated wheat to protect it from insects, the university announced on 8 August.

Leading Indian oil palm company 3F Oil Palm has announced the launch of a new high-yield oil palm hybrid in the country, The Hindu BusinessLine reported.

Leading US airline American Airlines (American) has announced it has finalised an agreement with renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company Gevo for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The US Senate has passed an act to unlock and progress a range of major projects aimed at modernising the country’s waterways infrastructure, US senator Patty Murray posted on her website.

Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras has announced it has signed a deal with global agribusiness giant Bunge for the supply of raw material used in the production of R5 diesel.

US renderer and renewable diesel producer Darling Ingredients has completed its acquisition of Brazil’s largest independent rendering company FASA Group, the company announced.

South Korean oil refiner Hyundai Oilbank and Lotte Confectionery have signed a deal to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil (UCO), the Korean JoonAng Daily reported.

Leading energy company Mitsui & Co (Mitsui) has formed a partnership with petrochemical firm Cosmo Oil to study LanzaJet technology for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan, the companies announced.

Leading Asian agribusiness Wilmar International (Wilmar) has announced record net profits of US$1.165bn for the first half of this year following improved performance in all key business units.

Leading US biofuel producer Poet has announced it has signed an agreement with Savannah Marine Terminal (SMT) to acquire its rail-to-container transload facility in Savannah, Georgia.

The first shipments of sunflower oil from Ukraine look set to arrive in India – the world’s biggest edible oil importer – in September after a five-month gap, Bloomberg reported Mumbai-based vegetable oil broker and trader Sunvin Group as saying.

German chemical giant Bayer has acquired a majority share of US pennycress start-up company CoverCress Inc (CCI) after signing a shareholders’ agreement with Bunge and Chevron, Bayer announced.