ADM Trucking and Loyola University join expanded B20 Club
SOURCE: Illinois Soybean Association
March 19, 2025
BY Illinois Soybean Association
The B20 Club has expanded its membership with two additional organizations that support B20 biodiesel as a readily available, low-carbon fuel solution for Illinois communities. The new B20 Club fleet members are ADM and Loyola University Chicago Searle Biodiesel Lab.
Founded in 2014, the B20 Club is a partnership between the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) and American Lung Association.
“These new B20 Club member organizations are established leaders in development and use of biodiesel to promote a more sustainable future,” says David Kubik, ISA biofuels and trade policy manager. “We look forward to partnering with them to continue to expand the use of higher biodiesel blends in Illinois and beyond.”
ADM
Advertisement
ADM is a global leader in purchasing, processing and transporting agricultural products, as well as being a leading producer of biofuels. Three ADM biodiesel manufacturing plants in the U.S. supply BQ-9000 quality biodiesel to wide range of on-road, off-road, marine, rail and retail customers. ADM also uses biodiesel blends up to B20 to fuel a portion of its 550 Class 8 over-the-road trucks that transport grain and ingredients across the Midwest. ADM subsidiary ARTCo also fuels 29 marine vessels operating on the Mississippi River system with blends up to B30.
“As a producer and user of biofuels, ADM is thrilled to partner with the B20 Club. It’s a great opportunity to build relationships and collaborate with like-minded individuals who are moving in the same direction to reduce carbon emissions,” says Brandon Rick, fleet and sustainability manager for ADM Trucking.
ADM Trucking powers its Decatur-based fleet of nearly 150 tractor-trailers on biodiesel blends up to B20.
Advertisement
Loyola University
The Searle Biodiesel Lab at Loyola University’s Lake Shore campus converts used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel in an effort to reduce waste, conserve resources and combat climate change. The program utilizes recycled cooking oil from campus food service facilities as well as other Chicago area universities, student and faculty donations, businesses and institutions. The lab processes the recycled oil into ultra-low carbon biodiesel fuel to power Loyola’s intercampus shuttle buses. With recently installed technology, the shuttles are now equipped to run on 100% biodiesel, or B100, which significantly reduces tailpipe emissions.
“There are vast opportunities for biodiesel to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles like buses, garbage trucks, snowplows and 18-wheelers,” says Zach Waickman, senior program manager for the Loyola University School of Environmental Sustainability, where the Searle Biodiesel Lab is located. “We’re excited to collaborate with stakeholders to promote the use of biodiesel as a drop-in solution through our membership in the B20 Club.”
Other B20 Club Members
The two new B20 Club members join municipalities, utilities, trucking companies, marine fleets, fuel suppliers and other organizations who have joined the B20 Club since 2014. For more information about biodiesel and the B20 Club, visit B20Club.org.
Related Stories
Virgin Australia has entered an agreement with Viva Energy to SAF for its flights departing from Proserpine, Queensland. The SAF will consist of Jet A1 and a 30-40% synthetic blend component made from waste and residue feedstocks.
The largest single volume order of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by a DB Schenker customer has been placed by Mercedes-Benz. The order is for approximately 13,000 metric tons of SAF and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 40,000 metric tons.
JetBlue along with its fuel partners marked the first-ever regular supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial air travel in the region at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
SK Energy on March 10 announced that it had signed a contract with Cathay to supply no less than 20,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) until 2027. SK Energy has been supplying ISCC certified SAF to Cathey since November 2024.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines.
Upcoming Events
