Jennifer Holmgren, director of UOP Renewable Energy and Chemicals talks with Joe Chang, editor, ICIS Chemical business about her firm’s approach to biofuels… Check out the Big Biofuels Blog for more on the biofuels business www.icis.com/blogs/biofuels

How the Indonesian market in palm oil is affecting the price of shipping across the Atlantic

How will the new JADE palm oil exchange and contract interact with Malaysia's established market... only time will tell as Matt Kovac, reports

Discussing the ripples that the UN's fuel report has made in the world of European biofuels.

Simon Robinson and Nicolette Allen talk about the swing between etbe and mtbe in Europe and the debate about food or fuel

This week we look at the changing patterns in the European ETBE, MTBE and ethanol markets with special reports from field reporters on DuPont's biofuels plans and how Syngenta is genetically modifiying corn to help ethanol production.

Remeber you can buy indpendent price reports on ethanol, ETBE and biodiesel in Europe and the US from ICIS.com.

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This week some of Europe's ETBE producers look set to swing back into MTBE on rising prices for that product. Biodiesel prices look to firm with producers mixing it with the meat rendering industry and a transparent bathtub on wheels powered, by ethanol.
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The European markets for biofuels are looking weak as the year gets underway. We discuss some of the reasons behind this, and possible trends for the rest of the year...

For more on biofuels go to http://www.icis.com/blogs/biofuels

US Energy Secretary Bodman on ethanol

DuPont's Vice President for R&D, John Pierce talks about cellulosic ethanol and technological collaborations after testifying before Senate Energy Committee on cellulosic ethanol prospects.

Simon Robinson and Nigel Davis, both of ICIS discuss developments in the biofuels market this week.

Simon Robinson Talks with ICIS price editors and reporters Caroline Howard, Jane Massingham and Nicolette Allen about bioethanol, etbe and the European biodiesel market.

Simon Robinson and Nicolette Allen talk biodiesel

Simon Robinson, Caroline Howard, Jane Massingham and Nicolette Allen talk about torpid ethanol markets, the potential for a massive leap in ETBE capacity, BioWillie, biodiesel and celebrity….

Anna Jagger of ICIS talks to Jose Pereira Jjunior of BioPetrosul about the market for biofuels in Brazil.

Simon Robinson and Nicolette Allen, ICIS’ European Biodiesel price reporter, discuss activity in the biodiesel market this week and the effect biodiesel is having on co-products such as glycerine.

Simon Robinson in conversation with ICIS Pricing reporters: Nicolette Allen, looking at the prospects for biodiesel in a quiet market; Jane Massingham, ETBE and Caroline Howard, Fuel Ethanol, discuss Germany's recent decision on ethanol in fuel...

Simon Robinson in conversation with ICIS Pricing reporters: Nicolette Allen, biodiesel; Jane Massingham, ETBE and Caroline Howard, Fuel Ethanol, in the first of our weekly shows.

Coming soon! A podcast to complement the Big Biofuels Blog. The cast will feature Simon Robinson, who’s running the blog and the voices from people who report on the fast moving markets in biofuels from ICIS.

ICIS is the premier location for pricing information in chemicals, oil and a number of other opaque markets including biofuels.

We’re going to be talking around some of the issues affecting supply and demand on a regular basis.