Industry News 
03.06.08
US Firms To Invest $55 Million In Philippine Biofuels
The US Department of Agriculture has signed two agreements with American firms w...
03.05.08
Petrobras To Set Up Biofuels Unit
Petrobras says it is setting up a separate unit for ethanol and biodiesel, aimin...
03.05.08
EIA Doubts US Can Meet Ethanol Goals
The US is not expected to make enough cellulosic fuel to meet Congress' mandate ...
03.05.08
USDA and DOE to Invest in Biomass Research
The USDA and US DOE will invest up to $18.4 million over three years in 21 bioma...
03.04.08
Komatsu Approves Biodiesel For Its Engines
Worldwide machinery manufacturer Komatsu has announced that biodiesel blends of ...
03.03.08
Chevron & Weyerhaeuser to Research Ethanol Technologies
Timber company Weyerhaeuser and oil company Chevron announced a new partnership ...
02.29.08
American Soybean Association Eyeing WTO Challenge
If differences can't be resolved through the Doha Round negotiations for a new W...
02.29.08
German Biodiesel Producers Appeal Tax Increase
German biodiesel producers appealed this week to the German Chancellor to end bi...
02.28.08
US House Passes Energy Tax Package
Yesterday, the US House has passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation ...
02.27.08
Soy Based Biodiesel Production Declining
The share of soy oil-based biodiesel in total US biodiesel production is declini...
Petrotec To Build Two New Biodiesel Plants
03.19.08
German biodiesel producer Petrotec says it plans to build two new 100,000 mt biodiesel plants, one in the UK and one in the US, using waste chip fat and cooking oil as feedstock.
Petrotec currently produces about 85,000 mt of biodiesel annually for export to the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium at it Borken plant in north Germany, and says it will start up its second 100,000 mt biodiesel plant in the North Sea port of Emden in April.
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