BY UFOP Found In:Policy, Feedstock, Distribution, Europe, Asia-PacificUFOP calls for urgent action by application of customs duties on imports of palm oil biodiesel. The EBB warns that import duties to be applied in 2019 will be circumvented by the increased import of palm oil for production of biodiesel in the EU. READ MORE

BY UFOP Found In:Business, Feedstock, Distribution, EuropeThe key issue affecting the product chain of rapeseed processing and biodiesel production in Germany is the uncertain transport situation due to low water levels in Germany's rivers that have curtailed the flow of goods and led to rising prices. READ MORE

BY Renewable Energy Group Inc. Found In:Business, North AmericaREG announced Dec. 6 that its board of directors has named Cynthia (CJ) Warner to the position of president and CEO effective Jan. 14, 2019, at which time she will also join the board of directors. Randy Howard will remain on the board of directors. READ MORE

BY Lockheed Martin Found In:Business, North AmericaCanada-based Forge Hydrocarbons Corp., a small technology company developing its lipid-to-hydrocarbon renewable diesel process, announced that it has received a USD$4 million investment from aerospace company Lockheed Martin. READ MORE