American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty traveled to Mexico City in mid-November for the final ethanol technical workshop held this year for Mexican petroleum equipment installers and retailers.
Geoff Cooper transitioned into the role of president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association last month. He recently discussed his goals for the organization and the ethanol industry with Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The European Parliament approved new targets for renewables, energy efficiency and second-generation biofuels when it voted to confirm a provisional agreement reached with the European Council in June on a revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).
The U.K. Department for Transport has published preliminary data on its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for a portion of 2018, including data on how much ethanol met U.K. sustainability requirements.
Ethanol Facts, a new online resource for information about renewable ethanol, launched Nov. 6 as part of an effort to help inform the public about the production, use, sustainability and importance of ethanol as a renewable fuel.
On Nov. 8, Growth Energy announced that American drivers have driven another billion miles, totaling 6 billion, on E15—a fuel with 15 percent biofuel that is approved for all 2001 and newer vehicles.
Green Plains Inc. has released third quarter financial results, reporting a $12.5 million net loss. The company also discussed the sale of several assets, plant improvement projects, and the importance of E15 and export markets to the industry.
Leaders from the U.S. feed grains value chain traveled together to Mexico last week to meet with longtime customers and incoming officials from the Mexican government on the heels of the recently-concluded U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the November edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, maintaining its October forecast for 2018, but increasing its ethanol production forecast for next year.
Cooperative Producers Inc, a farmer-owned cooperative, has added E15 at its fuel site in Funk, Nebraska, according to the Nebraska Ethanol Board. This is CPI's third location selling E15 in Nebraska.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. has released third quarter 2018 financial results, reporting significantly increased net earnings overall. Results for the company's bioproducts segment, however, were down due to weak ethanol margins.
The Andersons Inc. has released third quarter 2018 financial results, reporting strong quarterly performance for its ethanol group, but cautioning that the group's strong performance is not expected to last into the fourth quarter or 2019.
The Renewable Fuels Association has announced that Growmark Energy has started offering pre-blended E15 at its company-owned terminals in Amboy, Ashkum, and Petersburg, Illinois, Fort Dodge, Iowa, and St. Joseph, Missouri.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane association, has announced the volume of sugarcane processed during the first half of October was down when compared to the same period of last year. Production and sales of ethanol, however, remained relatively high.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released third quarter 2018 financial results, reporting reduce net sales and total gallons sold. During an investor call, the company provided an update of its plant improvement projects.
Promotion and market development for U.S. DDGS has been a mainstay of the U.S. Grains Council's work for more than a decade, supporting a market of approximately 11 million metric tons exported annually for use in livestock feed.
Valero Energy Corp. has released third quarter financial results, reporting lower operating income for its ethanol division. Overall, the company reported increased net income when compared to the same period of last year.
The Renewable Fuels Association held a panel discussion Oct. 25 to address concerns and misconceptions about E15. The panel included auto industry experts, attorneys, air quality experts and boating and small engine experts.
On Oct. 24, Novozymes released third quarter 2018 financial results, reporting a significant growth in sales for its bioenergy segment. The company said strong growth in demand for enzymes in the conventional biofuel market helped drive the increase.
USDA and U.S. grains experts were laser focused on the outlook for U.S. corn and its coproducts—highlighting the importance of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS)—at Export Exchange 2018 in Minneapolis Oct. 23.
On Oct. 22, European ethanol producer CropEnergies AG announced plans to idle production at its Wilton, U.K.-based ethanol plant at the end of November due to difficult market conditions and falling ethanol prices.
The first half of 21 U.S. Grains Council trade teams are already on the ground exploring U.S. farm country as global grain buyers and U.S. sellers are set to arrive in Minneapolis Oct. 22 for Export Exchange 2018.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced the volume of sugarcane processed by mills in the south-central region of the country was down in late September. Sales of hydrous ethanol, however, remained high.
FROM THE NOVEMBER ISSUE: Renewable diesel and supercritical biodiesel address corn oil's high FFA content in different ways.
FROM THE NOVEMBER ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about technologies used for producing coproducts, plant expansions, current ethanol construction projects, and more.
A recent seminar in Costa Rica planted seeds for further regional cooperation and biofuels policy development throughout Central America. Forty-eight attendees from Central America and the Dominican Republic attended the event.
FROM THE NOVEMBER ISSUE: Fuel economy standards help make the case for midlevel ethanol blends.
The U.S. Grains Council has released final numbers for marketing year 2017-'18 exports. For the second year in a row, the U.S. has set a new record for exports of feed grains and coproducts, led by higher corn and ethanol shipments.
FROM THE NOVEMBER ISSUE: Canada's business sector can help the country realize its climate goals.
Oct. 16, Growth Energy and Prime the Pump announced Cumberland Farms as the newest E15 retail partner to join the Prime the Pump program. Massachusetts-based Cumberland Farms will begin offering E15 at more than 120 of its stores.
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