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Howell says 2016 may be busiest year yet for biodiesel at ASTM

Plantations International News An abundance of ASTM and ISO biodiesel activities may make 2016 the busiest year yet at the standards organizations, said National Biodiesel Board senior technical advisor Steve Howell. At the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Tampa, Florida, Howell spoke about his involvement with biodiesel and ASTM for more than two decades, and he detailed ongoing and future technical work at ASTM and ISO that will ultimately expand market opportunities for biodiesel blends. Howell began by discussing how diesel OEMs are seeking changes to ASTM D975, the diesel fuel specification, in order to better perform with their high-pressure [...]

Finnish court says UPM not infringing on Neste patent

Plantations International News The Finnish Market Court has actually ruled in a violation match filed by Neste versus UPM. According to the court's choice, the procedure used at the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery is not within the extent of Neste's license (FI 100248) as well as, as a result, UPM is not infringing on Neste's license. The firm claims company and also the shipments of wood-based UPM BioVerno diesel, based on its very own technology, will continue as normal. Biodiesel Plantations International

Don’t underestimate exotic handled woodlands, says leading scientist

Plantations International Information Initially published at CGIAR FTA From the Tropical Managed Forestes ObservatoryAt the 2015 Global Landscapes Online forum (5-- 6 December in Paris) CIRAD, IUFRO as well as CIFOR are holding a conversation forum: Taking care of and also bring back natural tropical woodlands: Ensuring a sustainable circulation of advantages for individuals in the context of international modification. Ahead of GLF 2015, we spoke to Plinio Sist, Supervisor of CIRAD's Research study System BSEF. He talks of his hopes for exotic woodland administration and also a brand-new economic thinking; one that lastly allows the genuine value of forests, including [...]