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Biodiesel newsRussia to boost rapeseed output, keep buying soybeansRussia, which aims to stimulate its oilseed production, is likely to boost rapeseed output but will keep importing soybeans as its climate is unsuitable for them, Russia's grain lobby said on Thursday."Rapeseed is very well adapted to the climate of central Russia, while soybeans can be cultivated mainly in the south and in the far east of the country," Arkady Zlochevsky, president of the Russian Grain Union, told Reuters on the fringes of a grains conference in Egypt. 5 April 2007 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 Alternative Energy: CIS Countries News Review Mar 2007 - Part 1 of 2Russian oil products company Alliance set up a subsidiary Alliance-Bioprom to begin working on a pilot project for the production of biofuel. The company controls over 10 oil processing and oil extracting enterprises in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. *** Russian company Nefis Cosmetics will build a 10 bln Russian roubles ($384.5 mln/288.4 mln euro) bioethanol plant in the republic of Tatarstan, east of Moscow. The plant will have an annual capacity of 350,000 tonnes of bioethanol. *** German PPM Technologie Gruppe will build a biofuel plant with a production capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year in Russian Krasnodar region, on the Black Sea. The project is estimated at 17 mln euro ($22.7 mln) and will be carried out by subsidiary Rusbiodiesel. 4 April 2007 RUSBIODIESEL to Build Biofuel Plant in RussiaRUSBIODIESEL, a PPM TECHNOLOGIE GRUPPE (Germany) subsidiary, is to spend E17 million to set up biofuel production in Russia's Krasnodar Territory. The new factory is to produce 100,000 tonnes of biofuel annually. A construction project will be launched in May 2007. 29 March 2007 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 U.S. ADM Takes Over Ukrainian Oilseed Plant IMEZU.S. oilseeds processor Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has finalised the takeover of Ukrainian sunflower seed processing plant Ilitchevskiy (IMEZ), having acquired the remaining 50 pct equity stake held by Swiss Risoil S.A., Ukrainian media reported on March 20, 2007. 20 March 2007 Russia to Build Two Biofuel Production Lines
Russia plans to build two biofuel production lines, said Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev.According to Gordeyev, one project has already been launched in Omsk and the other is to be located in Western Russia.
15 March 2007 Êîììåíòàðèè: 1 Ukraine Agricultural Policy Ministry Initiating Introduction Of Tax Concessions For Biofuel ProducersAgricultural Policy Minister Yurii Melnyk disclosed this to the press. In particular, on Tuesday, the parliament discussed legislative provision of production of alternative types of fuel. Melnyk said that the Verkhovna Rada considered two bills, which foresee provision of tax concessions for biofuel producers and also for producers of equipment for biofuel plants.The bills also foresee allowance for production of biofuel by enterprises of all property types. 13 February 2007 Bioking Media Release"BioKing" today announced that it has has decided to build a second high-quality biodiesel equipment manufacturing plant in Lethbridge, Canada. 13 February 2007 Russia to cut rapeseed export tariffRussia will cut its export tariff on rapeseed to 15 percent of the customs value but no less than 30 euros ($38.98) per tonne from 20 percent but no less than 35 euros to stimulate exports, the government said on Monday. 12 February 2007 Bessarabia Biodiesel Launches Plant On Production Of Biofuel With Capacity Of 7,000 Tons Per Year In Odesa RegionOn January 29, Bessarabia Biodiesel (Odesa region) launched the first line of plant on production of biofuel diesel with the production capacity of 7,000 tons a year in the city of Sarata (district center of Odesa region). 31 January 2007 Biodiesel driving EU oilseed production-USDAWASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Biodiesel demand is pushing oilseed production in the European Union to record levels, and output of rapeseed in 2006-07 should hit 15.75 tonnes, a U.S. agricultural attache said on Thursday. 11 January 2007 
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