Biofuels
Icahn subpoenaed by US on biofuels dealing
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been subpoenaed by the US Justice Department over his efforts to overhaul the US biofuels program during his time as an unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump, his company said in a securities filing.
Diamond Green Diesel initiates engineering review for proposed expansion
IRVING, Texas — Darling Ingredients Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation announced that in anticipation of growing demand for renewable diesel due to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and global low carbon markets, they will initiate an engineering and construction cost review to analyze an additional project growing annual production capacity to 550 MMgal at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) facility in Norco, LA.
Enerkem biofuel facility receives approval from EPA to sell ethanol
MONTREAL — Enerkem Inc., a waste-to-biofuels and renewable chemicals producer, announced it has received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton, AB, Canada facility under the US renewable fuels standard (RFS).
Peru, Argentina to seek resolution to biodiesel dispute
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentina and Peru are seeking to resolve a dispute stemming from Peru's decision to apply anti-dumping tariffs on imports of Argentine biodiesel a year ago, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Friday.
DuPont to sell cellulosic ethanol plant in blow to biofuel
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) — DuPont Industrial Biosciences, a unit of DowDuPont Inc, on Thursday said it halted operations at a 2-yr-old ethanol plant and will sell it, dealing another blow to efforts to create biofuels without using food crops.
Indonesia 2017 biodiesel use to reach 2.53 MMkl
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesia's unblended biodiesel consumption is expected to come in at 2.53 MM kiloliters (kl) this year, said Dono Boestami, the chief executive of the Indonesia Estate Crop Fund, a government agency that overseas consumption of the fuel.
Icahn refinery cuts biofuels short amid reform standstill
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Carl Icahn’s oil refining company CVR Energy has significantly unwound a large short position in the US biofuel credit market, more than halving its outstanding blending obligation, the company said on Wednesday.
ExxonMobil, Renewable Energy Group progress in biodiesel research
CLINTON, N.J. — ExxonMobil and Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced that by utilizing REG’s patented fermentation technology, the companies’ joint research program has demonstrated the ability to convert sugars from a variety of non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel.
Industry Perspectives: The latest in refining technology
Nearly 700 refineries are operating in more than 120 countries around the world.
Editorial Comment: Ingenuity out of necessity
One of the main focal points in this issue of Hydrocarbon Processing is the environment.
- Studi Tecnologie Progetti S.p.A. signs agreement to upgrade Attock refinery in Pakistan for $600 MM 7/1
- Maire's NEXTCHEM awarded engineering contract for Pacifico Mexinol's $3.3-B, 2.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project 7/1
- BASF closes purchase of DOMO Chemicals’ shares in Alsachimie JV 7/1
- deugro completes another equipment shipment for INEOS' Project One project in Belgium 7/1
- Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio 7/1
- HyOrc and Acetech partner to develop waste-to-green methanol facility in the UK 7/1
