North America

6 hours ago

Benefuel looking to British Columbia for new biodiesel facility

BY Benefuel Inc. The total project will produce 150 MMly and will reduce GHG emissions by more than 550,000 metric tons per year, which is equal to roughly 10 percent of British Columbia's 2030 target reduction for transportation as detailed in the CleanBC Report. READ MORE

14 hours ago

Biodiesel cos. ask Congress for long-term extension of tax credit

BY The National Biodiesel Board The NBB and more than 50 member-companies and affiliated organizations delivered a letter to House and Senate leaders, urging them to enact a multiyear extension of the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax incentive before Congress adjourns. READ MORE

December 06, 2018

Renewable Energy Group names Cynthia ‘CJ’ Warner as CEO

BY Renewable Energy Group Inc. REG announced Dec. 6 that its board of directors has named Cynthia (CJ) Warner to the position of president and CEO effective Jan. 14, 2019, at which time she will also join the board of directors. Randy Howard will remain on the board of directors. READ MORE

December 04, 2018

NBB insists on rigorous review of Argentina's biodiesel subsidies

BY The National Biodiesel Board The National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition submitted comments for the record Dec. 3 on how the U.S. Department of Commerce should conduct recently initiated changed circumstances reviews of U.S. duties on Argentine biodiesel imports. READ MORE

December 04, 2018

Lockheed Martin invests $4 million in Forge Hydrocarbons

BY Lockheed Martin Canada-based Forge Hydrocarbons Corp., a small technology company developing its lipid-to-hydrocarbon renewable diesel process, announced that it has received a USD$4 million investment from aerospace company Lockheed Martin. READ MORE

December 03, 2018

Evonik to expand sodium methylate capacity in Mobile, Alabama

BY Evonik Corp. Following U.S. EPA's decision to grow the biomass-based diesel standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard, Evonik has announced that the company is expanding its sodium methylate production capacity in Mobile, Alabama, to 90,000 metric tons per year. READ MORE

December 03, 2018

National Biodiesel Foundation elects new board of directors

BY The National Biodiesel Board National Biodiesel Foundation directors recently voted to elect Dave Walton to the board. The foundation's mission is to accomplish outreach, education, research and demonstration activities for the advancement of biodiesel. READ MORE

November 30, 2018

Biodiesel industry provides mixed reactions to RFS final rule

BY Ron KotrbaWhile many biodiesel industry stakeholders told Biodiesel Magazine they were encouraged by higher volumes in the final 2019-'20 RFS rule, the associations that represent them criticized EPA for its decision to not address small refinery exemptions. READ MORE

November 29, 2018

Study: Biodiesel adds billions to US economy, tax credit critical

BY FTI Consulting A new study released Nov. 29 by FTI Consulting analyzed the financial and socioeconomic impact of the U.S. biodiesel industry and found that the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit is essential to the industry's growth and prosperity. READ MORE