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Global Partners axes 70 jobs as it focuses on ethanol amid low oil prices

Plantations International News US-based logistics frim Global Partners LP has cut 70 jobs and aims to handle only ethanol, not crude, at its rail terminal in Oregon in response to low oil prices. The company, which owns one of the largest terminal networks of petroleum products and renewable fuels in the north east of the US, also cut its distribution for the October-December period by 33.7% compared to the previous quarter, and is evaluating all its businesses for possible disposition or reconfiguration. In a statement, Global Partners' CEO, Eric Slifka, said: "We continue to be negatively impacted by fixed costs associated [...]

Shuttered bioethanol plant Kazakhstan readied to relaunch by end of 2016

Plantations International News A mothballed bioethanol plant in Kazakhstan is set to resume production by the end of 2016. The Mutual fund of Kazakhstan is functioning to bring the Biokhim plant, positioned in the town of Tayinsha in the North Kazakhstan region, back on the internet with the very first stage arranged for December 2016. The plant will make bioethanol for the Pavlodar oil refinery, with later shipments arranged for the Shymkent refinery in the south of the country. The Pavlodar refinery, which is presently going through modernisation work along with Shymkent, will start generating Euro-5 and also Euro-6 fuel in [...]

Norway’s Oslo Airport begins jet biofuel delivery for all airlines

Plantations International News Oslo Airport in Norway has become the world's first airport to offer jet biofuel to all airlines through the normal supply mechanism. The biofuel, produced from the Camelina plant, is supplied by oil giant BP’s aviation division Air BP and Lufthansa Group, SAS, and KLM have already signed agreements to purchase the fuel. Air BP has entered into an agreement to deliver of 1.25 million litres of fuel to Oslo Airport with a goal to gradually increase the volume and establish regular commercial delivery. Avinor, the managing company of Norway’s state-owned airports, and Air BP say the beginning [...]

Australian Sustainable Energies becomes part of volunteer administration

Plantations International Information The board of directors of Australian Renewable Fuels (ARFuels), the country's largest biodiesel manufacturer, has positioned the company into volunteer management. Under Australian law, voluntary management is a kind of bankruptcy plan, which develops a chance for flexible strategies to bring around a better end result for stakeholders compared to might otherwise take place in liquidation. The company cites the recent rapidly decreasing oil prices and the resultant raising prices of feedstock, in ARFuels' situation got oils and also fats. According to a statement from the company, there has actually historically been a "relatively short time lag" in [...]

UK to promote use of power from eco-friendly resources

Plantations International News The UK Government has vowed to do more to boost the proportion of sustainable power made use of to heat up the nation's structures and also fuel its automobiles, vehicles and also trains as it intends to meet binding EU targets by 2020. The Department of Energy & & Climate Adjustment (DECC) made the promise in its recently published record entitled Third development credit report on the promotion and also usage of power from renewable sources for the UK. In 2014, the UK obtained 7 % of all power for power generation, warmth and also transport from renewables, [...]

Ensyn to bring Georgia biofuel plant online by 2017

Plantations International Information US-based biofuel plant business Ensyn will certainly begin producing renewable energy from its biofuel plant in Georgia from January 2017. Ensyn told regional press that its Dooly County establishment in Georgia will certainly make use of 440 tonnes of wood tops as well as tree arm or legs to produce power and other gases. It plans to generate 20m gallons of energy ever year. Terrell Hudson, the Dooly Region Compensation Chairman, told regional news web site WMAZ: "The investment for Dooly Area is significant. With a county with under a $ 300m tax obligation digest and a $ [...]

Oil trade physical body data motion to intervene in biofuels claim

Plantations International Information The American Fuel and also Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) team stated it has actually filed a motion to step in to support the US Epa (EPA) in an obstacle against the United States biofuels basic from the country's biofuel and also agricultural groups. AFPM, which stands for oil companies, stands by EPA's authority to decrease biofuels demands from quantities set up by Congress in 2007, the group said in a statement on its site. The biofuel requirements developed by the EPA last November has actually attracted objection from the biofuels industry. Biofuels teams have actually stated regulatory authorities are [...]

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