Researchers say the high calorific value of spent coffee grounds could be exploited with a more efficient technique to produce a commercially competitive, greener biofuel.
Wednesday’s vote by the European parliament on proposed limits for biofuels has the power to determine future prices of food stuffs like vegetable oil, according to a report by the EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
Danisco is introducing a new enzyme for vegetable oil refiners which is claimed to increase yield during refining and enable more sustainable use of water and energy.
Scandinavian groups AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) and Lantmännen Energi
have signed an agreement to invest in a new rapeseed oil crushing
plant, in a move designed to meet the growing demands of the food
and biofuels industries.
A plan to increase biofuel production could lead to an increase in
prices for agricultural ingredients, in particular rapeseed, the
bloc's food industry association warns in a position paper.
Finnish vegetable oil maker Suomen Rehu strengthens market
synergies buying a majority stake in rapeseed and soy oil firm
Mildola Oy, writes Lindsey Partos.
Estonian state-owned cooking oil manufacturer Werol Tehased has
announced plans to launch a pilot project for the production
protein derived from rape seed oil. The company is also mulling
over a number of other projects, including...