Biodiesel Week

German biodiesel exports up 18 percent year-on-year Totaling around 282.7 million gallons, biodiesel exports were up nearly 18 percent year-on-year. The Netherlands received more than one third of total exports, a 33 percent increase from last year, making it the largest importer of German biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
10 percent biodiesel receives passing grade in Minn. With summer giving way to fall, Minnesota is celebrating a successful run with 10 percent biodiesel (B10) at the pumps. According to Steve Howell, president of Marc-IV consulting, said the stability of the product far exceeded the stability specs. READ MORE SHARE
	Neste Oil to move away from microbial oil R&D Neste Oil announced the company is realigning its long-term R&D efforts from microbial oil research to other areas of technology using forestry and agricultural waste. The firm says the time is not yet ripe for a commercial-scale microbial oil plant. READ MORE SHARE
Study: biodiesel oil dilution impact on off-road equipment seals As agricultural and construction manufacturers increasingly accommodate the use of biodiesel fuels in their vehicles, components used to seal engines and transmissions against contamination and leaks must be made of tested, validated materials. READ MORE SHARE
Governors' Biofuels Coalition calls for amended RFS proposal Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, chairman and vice chairman of the Governors' Biofuels Coalition, have sent a letter urging the Obama Administration to amend the 2014 renewable fuels standard proposal. READ MORE SHARE
North American soybean refinery to install CTi Nano Reactor Cavitation Technologies Inc. announced that its strategic partner and licensee of CTi's vegetable oil refining technology Desmet Ballestra Group has entered into a sales agreement with a soybean oil refinery in North America. READ MORE SHARE