March 9, 2015
BY Holly Jessen
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Moore County Economic Development Partnership, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative are pleased to announce the issuance of a BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Moore County, North Carolina. The BDO Zone is rated for 925,000 bone dry tons per year.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Nov. 6 announced the state’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry has reached the 20 MMgy capacity threshold needed to unlock the SAF tax credit established by state lawmakers in 2023.
Bunge and GDM on Nov. 10 announced a strategic joint venture, Enerseed, to develop high-quality, novel oilseeds as feedstocks for biofuels. The JV will focus on developing a portfolio of promising, non-traditional oilseeds.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Nov. 9 submitted a petition to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin seeking a partial waiver of the compliance year 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligations (RVOs).
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2026-’27 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 10. The estimate for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production was revised up.