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Brazil raises biofuel levels, sees gasoline self-sufficiency
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) on Wednesday approved increasing the level of biofuels mixed into fossil fuels, a move towards gasoline self-sufficiency that was also celebrated by renewable energy lobbies after the government earlier hinted the blends would not be changed this year. From August 1, the proportion of ethanol to be mixed in gasoline will rise to 30% from 27%, and the amount of biodiesel in diesel increases to 15% from 14%, Pietro Mendes, oil and gas secretary at the energy ministry, said during an event to announce the changes.
Read moreBiofuel Demand to Soak Up More Than Half of U.S. Soy Oil Production Next Year, USDA Says
U.S. biofuel makers will consume more than half of all soybean oil produced in the U.S. next year as a recent flurry of federal policy moves has transformed the sector, including higher blending mandates and curbs on foreign biofuel imports and feedstocks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
Read moreAre tariffs enough to save Europe's biofuels sector?
First, I want to point you towards Amanda Chu's excellent investigation into the delays faced by some of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year of Joe Biden's flagship industrial and climate policies. The US president's Inflation Reduction Act and Chips and Science Act offered more than $400bn in tax credits, loans and grants to spark development of a US cleantech and semiconductor supply chain. It galvanised a wave of investment but of the 114 large projects tracked by the FT, each worth more than $100mn, a total of $84bn - or 40 per cent - have been delayed for between two months and several years, or paused indefinitely.
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RENWEX 2022. Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles, the international exhibition and forum are going to be run in Moscow
RENWEX 2022. Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles features an international exhibition and specialised forum run under the slogan "Creating the future of renewable energy together".
The event is going to be held in Moscow, Russia on June 21-23, 2022.
Cargill to acquire Arkema's epoxides business
As demand for bio-based industrial solutions continues to grow, Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Arkema's epoxides business which includes a facility located in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. After closing, the investment will give Cargill end-to-end production capabilities in bio-based plasticizers and polyols and enable the company to better serve its industrial customers with nature-derived alternatives to traditional petroleum-based additives.
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Russians drinking less, living longer, WHO says
Russia remains a nation of heavy drinkers, but alcohol consumption has fallen 43 percent from 2003 to 2016, a key factor in the country's rapid rise in life expectancy, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Read moreRussian rocket for suborbital space tourism to use ethanol as fuel
A projected rocket for commercial suborbital spaceflights, to be launched from a private space center to be built in Central Russia, will use ethyl alcohol as a fuel, the project's head told TASS on Thursday.
Read moreTatarstan is to have ‘maize-based' petrol and catalysts all Russia needs
The introduction of up-to-date technologies to the economy of Tatarstan was discussed at a meeting of Tatneftekhiminvest-holding's Board of Directors chaired by President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov on 28 November. Read in Realnoe Vremya's report from the Government House on plans for the introduction of new fuel additives and catalysts that use renewable feedstock, use of digital twins of enterprises of the oil and petrochemical complex and development of a circular economy in Tatarstan, which is aimed to minimise waste and environmental pollution.
Read moreRussia - Law on fuel ethanol production signed by President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law regulating the production and trade of fuel ethanol. The regulation had already been adopted by the State Duma on November 13, 2018 and approved by the Federation Council on November 23.
Read moreMarkets Now: Ethanol, Corn and Wheat Markets
While agriculture still tries to digest the roller-coaster news out of Washington D.C. from 2018, analysts are already focused on the dynamics of the new year. Clinton Griffiths sat down with Tommy Grisafi of Advance Trading and John Payne, publisher of "This Week in Grain" to discuss 2019 market movers.
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