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U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News November 30, 2015

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants energy companies to blend 18.1 billion gallons (68.5 billion litres) of biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply next year, more than in a proposal laid out in May, it said in announcing final rules on renewables use for 2014-16 on Monday. The EPA’s long-awaited

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Clariant sees biofuels boost from VW diesel affair

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 12, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant expects biofuels to get a boost from the scandal surrounding Volkswagen’s manipulation of diesel motor emissions tests, CEO Hariolf Kottmann told a German newspaper. Clariant is spending 30 million euros (C$44 million) a year to expand capacity in Munich to make bioethanol from wheat straw, and

Crops, Markets

Reactions mixed on U.S. biofuel policy role in Canadian market

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 13, 2015

CNS Canada — The climate of the Canadian renewable fuel market could shift when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalizes its new targets, some industry professionals say. Revised biofuel targets recently proposed by the EPA would reduce standards put in place in 2007. The changes would adjust Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations by reducing volume

Crops, Markets

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

New York | Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled much-delayed biofuel targets that sought to strike a middle ground for the nation’s contentious renewable fuels policy but still met with threats of legal action from two of the biggest industries, oil and corn. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to raise its previous target

Local news, Oilseeds

Study concludes Manitoba soybean-crushing plant viable

But that’s partly because of market distortions caused by poor rail service and lacking competition

By Allan Dawson May 20, 2015

Poor rail service and a lack of competition contribute to the viability of a 2,000-tonne-per-day soybean-crushing plant in Manitoba, a study prepared for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and Soy 20/20 says. “Indeed, the numbers tell us that if adequate and regular rail service existed in Manitoba then both a Canadian and/or a

Crops, Markets

ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News, Rod Nickel February 25, 2015

Winnipeg/New York | Reuters — Archer Daniels Midland , one of the world’s top biofuels producers, has slowed North American biodiesel output, the latest sign the industry is battling uncertainty over U.S. renewable fuel policy while the oil rout curbs demand. The Chicago-based agri business has “temporarily” shifted production at its Velva, N.D. oilseeds processing

Crops, Markets

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 19, 2015

Antwerp | Reuters –– European oil refiners urged the European Union on Monday to review laws calling for increased biodiesel content in road fuel because the cost of such renewables will counter the recent plunge in crude prices and weigh on the refining sector. “Governments should not inflict extra burden on the public by increasing

Crops

Quebec police bust alleged veg-oil theft ring

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 11, 2014

Updated — Seven people in Montreal and Laval were arrested Thursday morning and more arrests are expected, linked to what provincial and local police allege has been a major theft ring for used cooking oil. The Surete du Quebec’s Montreal division and the Service de police de Laval said Thursday the seven are alleged to have

News

An E. coli bacteria that we don’t mind

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 26, 2013

A team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand

Most E. coli are harmless or even beneficial, but the bacteria get a bad rap because of toxin-producing strains such as 0157:H7. Scientists at the University of Exeter in England are using E. coli to produce another toxic product, but in this case a good one — diesel fuel. According to the university release, the

Crops, Oilseeds

World demand for biodiesel bodes well for canola

By Lorraine Stevenson March 28, 2013

For good or ill, oilseed and grain growers now have their fortunes tied to the energy market, says a renowned international trend watcher. The rise of biofuels has fundamentally altered the business of agriculture and not just by pushing up market prices, economist James Fry, chair of LMC International, a leading international consulting firm, told

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries

Ample supplies and improved livestock sector to boost Canadian feed sector: FCC

Tag Archives Biodiesel

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

Clariant sees biofuels boost from VW diesel affair

Reactions mixed on U.S. biofuel policy role in Canadian market

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

Study concludes Manitoba soybean-crushing plant viable

ADM cuts biodiesel output as industry hit by weak margins

Refiners urge EU to rethink renewables policy after oil collapse

Quebec police bust alleged veg-oil theft ring

An E. coli bacteria that we don’t mind

World demand for biodiesel bodes well for canola

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