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12.11.07
Pacific Ethanol Halts California Plant
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has halted construction of a 50 million gallon ethanol plan...
12.07.07
US May Adopt 36 Billion Gallon RFS
The US House of Representatives has passed the Energy Independence and Security ...
12.05.07
Global Ag Production Projected To Decrease
The world's agricultural production is projected to decrease by 16% by 2020 due ...
12.04.07
US & EU Seek To End Trade Barriers for Green Technology
The US and the EU jointly launched a proposal in world trade talks aimed at coun...
12.03.07
Bionor Looks To Jatropha in the Philippines
Global feedstock firm Bionor Transformacion S.A. is planning to invest $200 mill...
11.30.07
At the EBB General Assembly in Brussels today, a unanimous decision was reached ...
11.27.07
France May Cut Biofuel Tax Advantage
France may cut tax advantages for biofuels by one-third as part of a review of i...
11.27.07
Analysts See Rise In European Biodiesel Output
European biodiesel output will increase from 7.15 mt in 2007 to 11.7 mt in 2008/...
11.21.07
Biodiesel Production May Lower South American Soy Exports
Increased biodiesel production in Brazil and Argentina is likely to reduce the t...
11.20.07
China To Import 6 Million Tons of Palm Oil in 2007
China will import more than 6 million tons of palm oil in 2007, according to an ...
China Is Largest Edible Oils Market
03.10.08
China has emerged as the largest edible oils market, accounting for 30% of the world trade in vegetable oils.
Among trends in the industry observed by experts: the controversy over trans-fatty acids and genetically modified oils (GMO) is likely to impact soy oil consumption across North America and Europe, with GMO free and organic oils expected to increase in demand in these markets.
In developing countries, trans-fat free crude palm oil is expected to see consumption growth due to lower prices of palm oil in comparison to soy oil. Several large food companies have already begun transitioning to trans-fat free food processing.
Non-edible applications of vegetable oils are expected to continue to gain momentum, particularly in market for biodiesel, where environmental concerns, stringent emission regulations, high energy prices and government incentives are stimulating interest in biodiesel.
Technology advances in B100 automotive systems may also stimulate higher demand in North America and Europe.
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