European Industry Leaders Launch Advanced Biofuels Initiative

In Belgium, the chief executive officers (CEOs) of seven leading European biofuel producers and airlines formed a new industry-led coalition that will speed up the development and market uptake of second generation and advanced biofuels (2GAB) made from non-food feedstock throughout Europe as a key part of its action toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The coalition initially made up of Chemtex, British Airways, BTG, Chemrec, Clariant, Dong Energy and UPM is now formally called "Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels". In a signed manifesto made available in their website, the coalition members have agreed to set up a common strategy based on several actions aimed at accelerating market penetration and technology deployment and use of 2GAB.

The Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels will be constructive towards existing biofuel associations and other biofuel organisations and will aim to cooperate with them in areas of common interest. Members of the coalition must be technology developers of 2GAB who have already been investing in large scale demonstration facilities or investors in 2GAB demo or flagship plants.