Biofuels
Diamond Green Diesel to expand renewable fuel capacity using Honeywell UOP technology
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, La., will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 bpd to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP's Ecofining process technology.
Ethanol train derails in Iowa, catches fire with no injuries reported
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- More than two dozen tank cars hauling ethanol derailed Friday morning in northwestern Iowa, causing some to catch fire and sending an unknown volume of the biofuel into a nearby creek, officials said.
Watchdog to ask US lawmakers to probe Icahn's role with Trump
(Reuters) -- A government watchdog group, Public Citizen, said on Wednesday it has asked lawmakers to investigate whether billionaire investor Carl Icahn should have been subject to lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump to overhaul the US biofuels program.
CERAWeek '17: Motiva CEO discusses impact of border tax, US regulations
Implications of a proposed border tax could create higher crude and product prices, inflated margins and increased operating costs for the US refining industry, Dan Romasko, president and CEO of Motiva Enterprises said during a panel discussion at CERAWeek Tuesday, March 7.
Malaysia, Indonesia biodiesel production forecast to rise in 2017
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Malaysia will produce about 900,000 t of biodiesel in 2017, up about 80% from half a million tons last year, while Indonesian output will rise to 3.5 MMt this year from 3 MMt in 2016, an industry expert said on Tuesday.
White House weighs US biofuels program change, no position yet -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of a key change to US biofuels policy requested by oil refiners and Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and special advisor on regulations to President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday.
Avantium to raise at least 90 million euros in IPO
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -- Avantium, a Dutch company that has developed technology for making plastic from sugars rather than petrochemicals, said on Monday it hopes to raise at least 90 million euros in an initial public offering, giving it a market capitalization of $279.95 million.
Oil, biofuels groups urge US EPA deny refiner requests to tweak RFS program
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A coalition of trade groups representing oil, biofuels and other interests pressed the US government on Thursday to deny requests to tweak the country's biofuels program, the latest in a series of political maneuvers that have roiled markets.
Driving innovation in the downstream: IRPC returns to New Delhi
Gulf Publishing Company and Hydrocarbon Processing are pleased to announce that IRPC 2017 will be held April 18–20 in New Delhi.
White House denies Trump order on biofuels program pending, markets roiled
(Reuters) -- The White House on Tuesday denied that President Donald Trump planned to issue an executive order to change the national biofuels program, after the US Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said Trump's team had informed the group an order was pending.
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