Biodiesel World News

Calumet: Montana Renewables outperforms expectations in Q2 Todd Borgmann, CEO of Calumet Specialty Products L.P., on Aug. 4 announced that all elements of the company’s Montana Renewables project met or outperformed expectations during the second quarter of 2023. READ MORE SHARE
EPA to hold webinar on regulatory provisions of RFS ‘set’ rule The U.S. EPA has announced it will hold a public webinar on Sept. 7 to discuss the implementation of new regulatory provisions included in the final Renewable Fuel Standard “set” rule, which was released on June 21. READ MORE SHARE
	Yield10 delivers camelina to biofuel customer Yield10 Bioscience Inc. released second quarter financial results on Aug. 14, reporting that the harvest of 2022-’23 winter camelina under grower contracts is well underway and the first delivery of camelina to a biofuel customer is now complete. READ MORE SHARE
Renewable diesel production restarts at Neste’s Singapore plant The production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion restarted in early August according to the company’s plans. The production line at the expanded part of the refinery was shut down in June for unexpected equipment repairs. READ MORE SHARE
USDA maintains forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel The USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released Aug. 11. The forecast for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised up. READ MORE SHARE
Tidewater’s renewable diesel plant to begin production in August Tidewater Renewables Ltd. on Aug. 10 announced that its 3,000-barrel-per-day (45.99 MMgy) renewable diesel complex located at its refinery in Prince Geroge, British Columbia, is mechanically complete and expected to begin production in late August. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA predicts 2% decline in 2023 soybean crop USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest Crop Production report on Aug. 11, predicting 2023 soybean crop will be down 2 percent when compared to last year, with production forecast at 4.21 billion bushels. READ MORE SHARE
Vertex works to expand feedstock types at Alabama biorefinery Doug Haugh, chief commercial officer at Vertex Energy Inc., discussed the company’s efforts to expand the types of feedstocks processed in its renewable diesel unit during the company’s second quarter earnings call, held Aug. 9. READ MORE SHARE
USDA: US biodiesel exports up in June The U.S. exported 118,069.7 metric tons of biodiesel and biodiesel blends of B30 and greater in June, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 8. Biodiesel imports were at 139,086 metric tons in June. READ MORE SHARE
Louisiana renewable diesel project begins operations PBF Energy Inc. on Aug. 3 announced that both the renewable diesel production unit and the feedstock pretreatment unit (PTU) at the St. Bernard Renewables biorefinery co-located with its Chalmette oil refinery in Louisiana are now operational. READ MORE SHARE
Montana Renewables achieves ISCC CORSIA certification for SAF Montana Renewables LLC announced on Aug. 3 that it received its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation certificate via the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification and as developed by the ICAO. READ MORE SHARE
B100-fueled air, water vacuum excavator delivered to DC Water Optimus Technologies has announced that DC Water recently took delivery of the first ever Optimus Technologies/B100 powered air and water vacuum excavation truck. The truck is one of 12 new B100-powered vehicles purchased by DC Water. READ MORE SHARE