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The Belém Commitment for Sustainable Fuels, known as Belém 4x is an initiative aiming to build high level of political support with the global goal to quadruple the production and use of sustainable fuels by 2035 from 2024 levels.

The two-year project aims to investigate the specific case of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) which is considered a prime biofuel candidate for large industrial engines.
On 3 September 2025, Shell communicated the decision not to proceed with the construction of the biofuel plant in Rotterdam (Pernis).
The map of the Netherlands showing all production locations for biofuels and e-fuels has been updated.

Repsol recently approved a historic investment to build the first plant in Europe to transform urban waste into renewable methanol in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Renewable methanol is a fuel that will help defossilizing the transport sector and make circular products.

The Circularity Assessment Tool (CAT) developed by Wageningen Food and Biobased Research has recently received a budget from the “Kennis op maat” program to translate the tool into actionable projects. The Platform has made a financial contribution to this budget.

Bayer acquired camelina assets from Smart Earth. This further strengthen the company’s goal to help decarbonise the transport sector and deliver regenerative agriculture solutions through the investment and development of intermediate oilseed crop
Neste and Bayer have signed a memorandum of understanding with the goal to develop a winter canola ecosystem in the United States. The memorandum of understanding includes identifying partners, developing the value chain together and scaling winter canola production.