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NHC to construct second US-based biodiesel catalyst plant in Houston

Plantations International News As New Paradise Chemicals Iowa LLC, a department of TSS Team India, nears conclusion of its brand-new 18,000-ton sodium methylate manufacturing plant at the Manly Terminal in Manly, Iowa, the company is well in progress in establishing one more biodiesel stimulant center in Texas. "We are in the permitting stage for our second plant, which will certainly be in the Houston area," Prasad Devineni, taking care of supervisor for New Heaven Chemicals, told Biodiesel Publication. "The Houston plant will certainly have comparable capacity to, otherwise greater than, the Iowa plant." Devineni stated the business prepares to begin construction [...]

Preview: The 2016 Print Edition of Biodiesel Magazine

Plantations International News The 2016 Print Edition of Biodiesel Magazine is nearly complete, and I would like to share some of its contents with you as we close out the 2015 calendar year. The 2016 print edition of Biodiesel Magazine, combined with the 2016 Biodiesel Industry Directory, is designed to have a 12-month shelf life and will be distributed at nine premiere industry events throughout the year, including circulation in attendee handbags at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Tampa, Florida, this January. The predominant theme weaved throughout the 2016 print issue of Biodiesel Magazine is an outlook for the [...]

Obama signs spending bill, tax extenders legislation

Plantations International News On Dec. 18, President Obama signed a $ 1.1 trillion spending bill and accompanying legislative package of tax extenders into law. The legislation includes two-year extensions of several tax credits that benefit the bioenergy sector. On the morning of Dec. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the spending bill by a vote of 316 to 113. A short time later, the U.S. Senate voted 56 to 33 in favor of the legislation. The tax package retroactively extends the $ 1-per-gallon blenders tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel for two years, from Jan. 1, 2015 through Dec. [...]

UK consumed more ethanol than biodiesel during second quarter

Plantations International News The U.K. Department of Energy and Climate Change has released renewable energy statistics for the second quarter of 2015, reporting liquid biofuels consumption fell by 24 percent, from 464 million liters (122.58 million gallons) during the second quarter of 2014 to 355 million liters during the second quarter of this year. The drop was mostly due to reduced biodiesel consumption. During the quarter, the DECC indicated liquid biofuels represented 3 percent of gas and diesel consumed in the transportation fuel market, down from 4 percent the same quarter of the prior year. According to the DECC, ethanol contributed [...]

Port of Seattle, Alaska Air, Boeing type Sea-Tac biojet partnership

Plantations International News The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Boeing are partnering to approach a considerable ecological goal: powering all air travels by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation biofuel. Sea-Tac is the first UNITED STATE airport to set out a long-lasting roadmap to include aviation biofuel into its infrastructure in a cost-effective, reliable fashion. At the Sea-Tac gas ranch Dec. 16, executives for the port, Alaska Airlines, and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Comprehending to introduce a $ 250,000 Biofuel Facilities Usefulness Research study that will evaluate costs as well as infrastructure needed to supply a [...]

Biodiesel blender or food processors tax credit history passes US Home, Us senate

Plantations International Information The tax obligation extenders package deal that consists of the two-year retroactive expansion of the $ 1 per gallon biodiesel and also eco-friendly diesel mixers tax obligation credit rating was passed by both chambers of UNITED STATE Congress as one of the legal branch's last products for the session. The biodiesel mixers tax credit rating will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015, and in result through Dec. 31, 2016. It is expected to going to President Obama's workdesk for signing within days. While UNITED STATE biodiesel producers and the National Biodiesel Board had high hopes the reward would [...]

New European B20/B30 biodiesel typical released

Plantations International Information A brand-new B20/B30 European fuel requirement for fleets has been released, however it doesn't indicate higher blends will certainly be supplied overnight After four years of technical committee discussions in the European Board for Standardization (CEN), a new criterion has been released for usage of B20 and B30 biodiesel assimilate fleets. This month, the German Institute for Standardization (HUBBUB) released the brand-new specification, titled CACOPHONY EN 16709, enabling usage of biodiesel blends up to 20 or 30 percent, depending on the engine type as well as maker service warranty, in supposed closed automobile fleets. The existing gasoline standard, [...]

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