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4HE $UPPS #OMPANY s 'ERMANTOWN /HIO s 53! Contents February 2015 Volume 44, Number 1 Features 10 Regulatory Gridlock Plagues biodiesel industry. 12 Small Producers Remain cautiously optimistic. 14 California Biodiesel Powers on. On the Cover The United States biodiesel 16 Educating industry anxiously awaits On an international level. finalization of the Renewable Fuel Standard. p. 10 18 Industry Responds To revised feed rule.
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4 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Rendertorial
Celebra ng the birth of a child must eventually be matched by mourning the loss of an individual. The la er is what DVVj`fReeYV?Re] 2dd` `W7``UdgT 7VS"*eY the rendering industry is dealing with currently a er receiving news about the 6bfZa >R_W DY`hZ_4R 3``eY###! passing of Dr. Don Franco at the end of January. While those of us whose lives '>`UV]d+@_Ve`WZej`fcT]ZV_e he touched are saddened by his passing, there is also much to celebrate about hhh DY`ceV_Z_X DYfee]V T`^ Don. He was a passionate soul, determined to educate anyone within earshot about the good work the rendering industry does for animal agriculture, the environment, and the safety of 6 non-consumable animal by-products. Don was a highly intelligent man, o en speaking and wri ng with such scien fic )!! &$$ &("" precision and a en veness that this editor’s eyes and mind would frequently H`cTVdeVc:_UfdecZR]Ac`UfTed4`ca glaze over. When he feared government regula ons could possibly severely harm an industry he adored – rendering – his is on fiery side ignited to grab the a en on of even those who didn’t fully understand Please join us for more news, like: the nuances of prions or Salmonella or Norway confirms atypical BSE case. other microbes. Don was a cheerleader for the industry and championed for research as a weapon against the war on pathogens. We are ever grateful for his exper se during the challenging me of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Besides a continuous flow of ar cles that appeared in the pages of Render for 11 years, Don contributed greatly to several rendering industry books, assembling expert writers for one and focusing specifically on the industry’s role in feed and food safety in another, even in re rement. He also gave his all to raising awareness on poverty, malnutri on, and disease in third-world countries by wri ng several books, including one I helped edit five years a er he re red from the Na onal Renderers Associa on. It was good to work with my friend again. And so as the circle of life brings new beginnings in the form of children and grandchildren, so too does it beget good-byes to those who have been an integral part of our lives, even if for a brief window. The rendering industry was blessed to have just such a person in Don Franco. We will miss you, dear friend. R www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 5 View from Washington By Steve Kopperud, Policy Directions Inc.
And So it Begins
All 535 members of the 114th United States (US) Congress wide range of issues largely ignored by Congress over the first were sworn in January 6, 2015. House Speaker John Boehner six years of his term, including immigra on reform, climate (R-OH) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were change, tax reform, trade, energy, and his much-talked about formally reelected, along with their cadres of leadership efforts rela ve to “equalizing assets” to improve the lot of the lieutenants. The scene was much the same in the Senate as middle class. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ascended to his self-described dream The first example of the president’s decision that the job as Senate majority leader and Senate Minority Whip White House knows best is the recent execu ve order deferring Richard Durbin (D-IL) stood in for Senate Minority Leader Harry deporta on of undocumented workers. This ac on was only Reid (D-NV) who was at home recovering from broken bones slightly less infuria ng to conserva ve Republicans than the suffered in an exercise accident. administra on’s ac ons over me on ACA implementa on, However, within seconds of Boehner unceremoniously ac ons that earned Obama a federal lawsuit filed by the House kissing Pelosi’s cheek as she handed him the Speaker’s gavel, alleging he violated his oath of office. the walls of the House chamber reverberated with par san Consider also the White House declara on on the first statements, agendas and priori es, and the poli cs of the new day of the 114th Congress that Obama will veto any bill Congress shi ed into high gear. Senators were more gracious in seeking to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, a much-discussed front of C-SPAN cameras, but their offices cranked out a myriad Republican poli cal goal and an obvious GOP poke at the of opening day press releases echoing the issue posi ons of president. The White House said its prospec ve veto ac on their House colleagues. is necessary because review and approval of the pipeline is At the White House, the birth of the 114th Congress went an administra ve preroga ve, not the purview of Congress. mostly unnoted in a formal manner, save for the pla tudes At the press briefing January 6, the president’s press secretary u ered by President Barack Obama’s press secretary at the was asked why, with all the talk of coopera on flying about, daily press scrum. Obama said he would veto the pipeline ac on. The press Since the November 2014 elec on, there has been much secretary countered that Congress should not take up a bill it talk about bipar sanship, leadership, coopera on, and similar knows the president opposes. nouns the public wants to hear. However, there is a dearth Not to be outdone, Congress has come up with the of ac on to back up those words from either party, either legisla ve equivalent of the execu ve order – the policy chamber of Congress, or from the White House. rider. The beta test for the poli cal success of this tac c was The challenges facing Capitol Hill – and its likely behavior the December 2014 fiscal year 2015 omnibus spending bill. – are well known; the role Obama will take for the next two A ached to that bill were dozens of pure policy/non-spending/ years is less clear. Those who study the behavior of presidents unrelated sec ons because it was the last train leaving the in the last two years of their second four-year term say these congressional sta on and lawmakers gambled Obama would chief execu ves are in lame duck status. Their poli cal agenda not veto the appropria ons package, shu ng down the federal shrinks and their ac ons are largely confined to enhancing the government just days before Christmas. historical legacy they fancy for themselves. Congress informs McConnell has said frankly he will encourage the use the White House of prospec ve ac ons, but it need not confer, of such policy riders on spending bills during this Congress, or so it thinks. relying on the same reasoning that “the president will not shut Confronted with the first Republican-controlled Congress down an en re department/agency over a parochial policy since 2006, Obama is keenly aware his administra on lacks a disagreement.” In the words of one appropria ons lobbyist, truly defining accomplishment or program. Supporters point to “riders are the new earmarks,” the old prac ce of wri ng the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but there are serious ques ons appropria ons language so specifically and narrowly that how much of ACA will exist in a form the president will embrace only the lawmaker’s district/state/cons tuent could benefit. by the end of this Congress. Others point to the president’s Earmarks were banned by both chambers several years ago recent administra ve ac ons on climate change; detractors because of increasing abuse of the system and public outrage, not only challenge the fundamental premise of climate change using as an example “the bridge to nowhere” secured by an and/or global warming, but point to the high cost of adap ng Alaska senator that would have cost millions of federal dollars America to higher/lower average temperatures and rainfall to build a bridge to an Alaska island that was home to only a and the lack of global coopera on Obama has inspired. handful of people. If the president wishes to eschew the lame duck mantle, As Boehner gaveled in the new Congress, Obama said if he desires to achieve substan ve results from his iden fied there are issues on which he and the GOP will disagree, but priori es, he needs Congress or he goes maverick. At first there exists a surprising level of poten al coopera on. So what blush, it appears Obama has decided to go it alone. He has are the other priority issues for this Congress – par cularly found glory in his power of the veto and the execu ve order, those affec ng agriculture and rendering – and how is Obama and the last year demonstrates his legacy efforts embrace a expected to react to Republican legisla ve ini a ves? The
6 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com following is a list, keeping in mind that with gasoline and diesel on a yearly feed prices – that outcome is unlikely. timing on some “A-list” issues, like basis. The RFS was a “maybe” issue un l Ethanol and biodiesel producers, along immigra on reform, pends un l 2016 the White House decided to walk away with renderers, want the RFS liberalized presiden al elec on leverage can be from se ng a final 2014 RFS mandate, to reflect fast-growing industries. Those maximized by both par es. op ng to roll it into a decision on 2015 in the middle concede the 2006-enacted Job creation: It is all about jobs. levels. Critics immediately seized on RFS authority needs to be fixed. Repeal With the ink barely dry on GOP press the inaction as tacit administration is unlikely because such action puts releases announcing jobs bills, Pelosi admission that the RFS is flawed. While rural lawmakers in an untenable poli cal took the opportunity while affirming the petroleum industry and animal position between ethanol/biodiesel Boehner’s speaker reelec on before the agriculture broadly want to see the RFS producers/crop farmers and animal full House to announce the Democrat repealed – poultry and pig farmers, producers and big oil. The White House agenda on more jobs. Many of the ranchers, and meat processors say is silent on the future of RFS, though bills contemplated are retreads from the RFS, by arbitrarily crea ng a corn the last Congress. For himself, Obama ethanol market, artificially elevates Continued on page 9 barnstormed the country running up to his State of the Union speech in late January, drumming up support for his jobs agenda. Boehner said his party has three bipar san bills. In addi on to approving the Keystone XL pipeline with its domes c construc on employment, Can you spot the the GOP jobs bills – pegged to Republican allega ons of nega ve ACA impacts on difference between hiring – include legisla on to provide ACA exemp ons for small businesses if these two antioxidants? they hire veterans who have health care through the Department of Defense or ® Veterans Administra on, and a bill to Oxy-Block Our competitor’s antioxidant antioxidant restore the 40-hour workweek – with its higher wages – instead of the ACA 30-hour workweek requirement for manda ng employee health insurance. Citing the need for a “national manufacturing strategy,” the Democrats are taking pages from overseas playbooks that contemplate tax incentives, research investment, and support for infrastructure investment. In a le er to her caucus, Pelosi said one bill will target companies who move headquarters to avoid US taxes, shi ing that revenue to the near-bankrupt federal highway trust fund. Another bill targets execu ves of publicly-held companies earning more HINT: It’s hiding in your invoice. than $1 million a year by withholding tax deductions unless the company provides rank-and-file employees with Ameri-Pac provides high quality natural-source and synthetic antioxidants. The raises to match cost-of-living shi s. A only ingredients missing from our products are the layers of overhead and associated separate bill focuses on increasing US costs that are often added to competitive contracts – savings we pass on to you. Our exports through reliable physical and products are supported by AIB-rated facilities and professionals who know the rendering telecommunications infrastructure, industry. After more than 25 years, we still believe the most important thing we can build is the best product at a price that makes sense. trade rules enforcement, and targeted assistance. Call today and discover how we can keep your rendered products fresh for less. Renewable Fuels Standard: For the Senate, approval of the Keystone ® XL pipeline is the first of several energy ac ons McConnell has iden fied. Others Your source for shelf-life technology include the Renewable Fuels Standard ANNOUNCED (RFS), the federal mandate on how much SUPERIOR RATING Ameri-Pac.com | St. Joseph, MO | 800.373.6156 biofuel by fuel category must be blended www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 7 Newsline By Tina Caparella
California Grease Program Faces Financial Pressure
Years ago, California renderers developed a program to allow doubling of the current fees, with a cap, if the board administered by the California Department of Food and determines more monies are required to cover future program Agriculture (CDFA) to help stop the escala ng grease the in expenses. the state. While the Inedible Kitchen Grease (IKG) Program has Other business discussed at the mee ng was the program’s evolved over me, adding stricter laws and higher fines, the manifest system, which is reportedly working as intended to fees to run the program were reduced at one point because track the movement of IKG in the state. However, there are of a surplus of funds in reserve. Well, the reserves have since some repor ng discrepancies on gross weights due to grease dried up and the state has pulled its financial contribu on, truck drivers discoun ng the amount of IKG collected for which accounted for about 40 percent of the program’s $1.1 water weight. Program violators are reported on the program’s million annual budget, forcing members of the Rendering website at www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/mpes/IKG_Program.html Industry Advisory Board to rethink how to ensure the program under “Report Grease The ,” with an update of ac ve violators remains sustainable. expected in February. The board met in early December where it was announced In non-IKG related news at the board mee ng, CDFA that there is projected funding for just one more year at the announced that staff is looking to develop a biosolids pathogen program’s current budget level. Registra on fees for renderers reduc on standard that is the same or be er than federal and grease transporters are at regulatory limits, currently standards to be used in evalua ng research projects and capped at $3,000, and a change in law would be required to approving rendering plant applica ons. Researchers at the raise them. Collec on center fees could be increased under University of California, Davis (UCD), are evalua ng current current statute, but the funds will not be nearly enough to rendering processes and other heat treatment methods for cover the shor all at the program’s current spending level. pathogen control of animal products when these products One recommended op on was having California restaurants might be used for agricultural purposes, such as animal par cipate in the program since they are the originators of feed or fer lizer. Concerned about possible duplica on of IKG. Although several CDFA staff members funded under the exis ng research, advisory board members will refer the UCD program recently re red or moved to other departments, researchers to the Fats and Proteins Research Founda on and advisory board members will need to examine where the the Animal Co-Products Research and Educa on Center at budget can be trimmed and possibly seek legisla ve authority Clemson University for collabora on. R Correction Feed Low Risk for PEDv In the December 2014 Render ar cle “Research Group New research indicates that the risk of porcine epidemic Returning a Good Value,” new Fats and Proteins Research diarrhea virus (PEDv) surviving in feed ingredients of porcine Founda on Chairman Erika Weltzien should have been listed origin is negligible. as working for Rothsay. We apologize for the error. Last year, the pork industry, feed manufacturers, and renderers were impacted by PEDv, a highly contagious virus that has killed more than 10 million baby pigs in the last few years. Feed containing porcine blood products was blamed for spreading the disease, leading to recommenda ons by some pork industry advisors that all animal by-products be removed from pig feed. The Na onal Renderers Associa on joined pork and feed organiza ons to conduct a feed risk assessment with the University of Minnesota to determine if there are gaps in the knowledge of the virus in feed or needed changes in industry recommenda ons. Nine rendering companies helped fund this research. The final report showed survival of the virus in the rendering and hydrolyzed protein processes is negligible. PEDv survival a er spray-drying blood plasma and a storage period was also deemed to be negligible, while post- processing contamina on risk by vector and air pathways New Fats and Proteins) ResearchErika Weltzien, Foundation Rothsay, chairman; officers are (from left was categorized as negligible to low. The researchers noted Duane Anderson, Farmers Union Industries, vice chairman; that these and other conclusions are based on limited data and Charles Starkey, American Proteins, treasurer. and addi onal research is recommended. R
8 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Washington Continued from page 7 treaty, only approving or rejec ng the final product. While Obama has used several Asian trips to tout TPP, his White insiders say the Environmental Protec on Agency’s (EPA’s) House legisla ve team had not ac vely pursued TPA un l the ac on last year to drama cally reduce the various biofuel RFS last few months. Interes ngly, it is congressional Democrats mandates signals a lack of ongoing support for the program. who will not give the president TPA, saying the White House Energy/Environment: In addi on to the aforemen oned has ignored them, arguing that all three trade deals need more energy ac ons, Republicans have targeted restric ons or congressional consulta on to ensure human rights, labor, and rollbacks of several EPA regula ons. For McConnell, the priority environmental protec ons in each treaty are strong. Signals will be to gut EPA rulemakings on clean air, specifically those from GOP congressional leaders indicate they are willing that purport to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse to approve TPA, enhancing the likelihood of treaty success, gas emissions from exis ng and new power plants. He has but only if Obama formally requests and campaigns for the pronounced these regulatory ini a ves the administra on’s nego a ng protec ons. war on coal. Not far behind the clean air ini a ves is the Immigration reform: The seemingly never-ending ba le agency’s colossally unpopular move to expand its Clean Water over immigra on reform will con nue in 2015, but the odds of Act authority to cover all waters of the United States rather significant ac on will not increase un l 2016 given the issue’s than the current navigable waters. EPA said it must expand its key role in presiden al poli cs and which party can a ract authority to meet court orders on water protec on. Agriculture Hispanic voters. There is consensus between both par es and broadly and strongly opposes the expanded water rulemaking, chambers that there may be some legisla ve nibbling this year including an accompanying interpre ve rule seeking to protect around the edges of broad immigra on reform, focusing on exis ng ag exemp ons from the new authority, saying the increasing temporary agriculture and technical worker visa agency’s ac on is a power grab that will allow EPA to regulate numbers. on-farm ponds, ditches, swales, and the like. Most ag groups There may also be some increased investment in for fying – and a large bipar san chunk of Congress – have called on the southern US borders. There will definitely be ac on in EPA to withdraw the rulemaking. Included in the December both chambers come February when the fiscal year 2015 2014 omnibus spending bill was language to halt progress on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill expires the rule, but EPA stated it does not have to do what Congress to undo Obama’s execu ve order deferring deporta ons for intended it to do. some illegal immigrants while giving them work permits and In other energy ini a ves, there is growing bipar san other federal benefits. The GOP-inspired short-term DHS support to increase US energy exports, particularly by funding was done deliberately as part of the broader fiscal lawmakers in states like North Dakota, Texas, Iowa, and year 2015 omnibus spending package approved in December, Illinois. The increase in US oil and gas produc on, coupled limi ng what DHS can spend to implement the president’s with strong produc on trends in ethanol and biodiesel, argue execu ve order. Obama said he will veto any bill that seeks energy markets across the planet should be exploited by US to undermine his execu ve ac on on deporta ons, a move conven onal and alterna ve energy produc on. Lastly, there he deems necessary because Congress has not acted. appears to be new hope for a bipar san Senate bill that has The overarching poli cal challenge is how to deal with languished for four years providing tax incen ves to private 12 million-plus illegal immigrants in the United States, many and public buildings that invest in green technologies to make of whom hold important jobs Americans will not do. This is them more energy efficient. where the two poli cal par es part ways. For the Democrats, Trade: The 114th Congress will likely wrestle with three it is all about a path to ci zenship, adop ng a system similar major trade ini a ves. First is the Trans-Pacific Partnership to that included in the bipar san Senate comprehensive (TPP), an effort of 12 Pacific Rim na ons to eliminate import reform package approved in 2013, but ignored by the House. tariffs. TPP is a White House priority that has been stymied Criminal background checks, tax payments, English proficiency by Japan and Canada who refuse to drop all tariffs on most requirements, formal applica ons, and other requirements imports of US meat and dairy despite heavy lobbying at the nearly guaranteeing ci zenship is about a decade away for highest levels. Second, the United States and European Union most illegal workers in the United States under the Senate con nue to try and beat the odds and hammer out free trade plan. For the GOP – as described by House immigra on reform parameters between the two global economic monoliths leaders – it is not ci zenship that should be granted, but legal as part of a Transatlan c Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA). status. The no on of gran ng ci zenship to undocumented Third, Obama’s surprise December announcement that the immigrants under any circumstance is an anathema to United States will normalize diploma c rela ons with Cuba conserva ve Republicans. has domes c agriculture interests saliva ng over increased Other issues sure to get Republican a en on – and likely trade. However, Congress must act to remove or modify the generate Democrat opposi on and more White House veto economic embargo in place since 1963 following the military threats – include tweaking the Dodd-Frank financial reform takeover of the Cuban government by Fidel Castro. law to loosen restric ons on banks and financial ins tu ons All three of these pending trade issues have significant when it comes to using futures markets, as well as how to economic implica ons for US exports of rendered products. fund the federal highway trust fund long-term so a mul - Increasingly important to all three agreements is trade year reauthoriza on of federal transporta on and commuter promo on authority (TPA), or fast-track treaty authority, for construc on programs can be achieved. Obama has vowed to the president. TPA allows the president to nego ate trade veto any effort to gut the Dodd-Frank law, but has been mostly deals and prohibits Congress from changing the agreed-to silent on reauthoriza on of transporta on programs. R www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 9 Regulatory Gridlock Plagues biodiesel industry
By Tina Caparella
As the United States (US) biodiesel industry heads into informed conference a endees the board’s plan for 2015 a new year, there has been no finaliza on of renewable fuel is to acknowledge the diversity of the industry and make obliga ons for 2014 and beyond under the Environmental its case louder and more consistent in Congress. Former Protec on Agency’s (EPA’s) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), Representa ve Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) noted that Republican and no extension of the long-standing blender’s tax credit that and new members of Congress need to be educated about received a one-year retroac ve reprieve at the end of 2014. the benefits of biofuels to gain their support. Former Senator So where does that leave biodiesel producers? In a regulatory Byron Dorgan (D-SD) pointed out that if President Barack gridlock that leaders are determined to successfully fight Obama is going to talk about climate change as he did in his through. January State of the Union address, he and his administra on The Na onal Biodiesel Conference and Expo held in must talk about and support renewable fuels that reduce January in Fort Worth, Texas, focused on an array of issues, but greenhouse gas emissions. Former Missouri Governor and none were as prevalent as federal policy. Due to the failure of Naval officer Ma Blunt voiced his view that energy security EPA to finalize renewable fuel mandates under the RFS, many does not mean drilling more oil. biodiesel plants reduced produc on or shu ered altogether “More US oil does not change the fact that prices are in 2014. According to the Na onal Biodiesel Board (NBB), set globally based on interna onal factors that go far beyond biodiesel consump on fell slightly to 1.75 billion gallons last simple supply and demand,” he explained. “With only one fuel year a er a record 1.8 billion gallons in 2013. source, we have no op ons and instead remain subject to the “The numbers would have been even lower had the EPA highs and lows of the global market. not signaled throughout the year that it will strengthen the “Long term, we benefit when we diversify our fuel with RFS proposal and finalize it promptly,” said Joe Jobe, NBB clean burning biodiesel and alterna ve fuels,” Blunt said. chief execu ve officer. “But companies can operate on faith Despite the regulatory hurdles, the industry did see some for only so long. We have already seen many producers close successes in 2014. Steven Levy, Sprague Opera ng Resources, their doors, and many others are struggling to stay open as shared that NBB’s Advance Biofuel Ini a ve raised awareness we enter a new year with con nued uncertainty. about biofuels to consumers and state and federal government “It is our goal for 2015 to get the RFS back on track,” Jobe officials via television commercials and print ads. In addi on, rallied at the conference. ASTM Interna onal approved six to 20 percent biodiesel blends Paul Argyropoulos from EPA’s Office of Transporta on and in bioheat and Minnesota increased its biodiesel mandate to Air Quality reassured conference a endees that the agency is 10 percent during summer months. working relessly on the RFS, taking seriously those comments One conference session featured producers’ op mis c received on its November 2013 proposed rule. He expects stories of struggles and determina on. Gene Gebolys, World “something” to come out in the spring, but it is a “complete Energy, said every year has been a challenge, yet every year mystery what that ‘something’ will be,” Argyropoulos noted. the industry has survived. Don Oh, Renewable Energy Group, In the end, EPA is striving along with the biodiesel industry to quipped that the industry sees cycles of vola lity, draws on get the RFS back on track, intending to set fuel obliga ons for lessons learned from the past, and offers a stable and quality 2014, 2015, and 2016 in one proposed rule. alterna ve fuel. Paul Soanes, Renewable Biofuels Inc., noted As for the expired tax credits, NBB and industry members that although 2015 is looking a lot like 2014, which looked have much work ahead. Tim Urban, Washington Council, a lot like 2013, which looked a lot like 2012, with con nued Ernst & Young, believes the slow response from Congress on uncertainty on the regulatory side, he believes 2015 will be extending the credits has li le to do with biofuels and more another strong year for biodiesel. All three agreed the industry to do with poli cking ahead of the 2016 presiden al elec on. has had to con nually adapt and reinvent itself to remain He predicted the odds are good of eventually ge ng the tax strong by installing more efficient processes and producing a extension, but not before the end of this year and for only one be er product to further increase customer acceptance and year. Jim Massie, Alpine Group, concurred, adding that ge ng demand. the extension will require NBB and others to con nually visit Oh concluded the session by forecas ng biodiesel facili es Washington, DC, and make their case. will diversify into other products such as chemical produc on Anne Steckel, NBB’s vice president of federal affairs, to grow and survive.
10 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Trade and State Mandates toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions 70 percent over Mindi Farber-DeAnda, US Energy Information petroleum by 2017 with an ini al two percent biomass-based Administra on, confirmed the consump on of biofuels in diesel blend currently, increasing to three percent in 2016, and the country remained strong in 2014 as did imports. Canada capping at four percent by 2017. doubled its biodiesel exports to the United States last year Ian Thomson, Western Canada Biodiesel Associa on, compared to 2013, and the majority of other biofuel imports noted that domes c capacity is less than demand so the arrived on the West Coast, which is the primary entry point country must import biodiesel and renewable diesel, especially for renewable diesel, most likely due to California’s low carbon in western Canada. fuel standard. While the US biodiesel industry awaits renewed federal Kevin McGeeney, SCB, announced that European biodiesel support of biofuels, many states con nue to back the use of consump on is nudging four billion gallons despite current alterna ve fuels, with Minnesota and Illinois leading the pack, capacity of around seven billion gallons. However, growth is according to Shelby Neal, NBB state governmental affairs. expected to reach six billion gallons by 2020, at which me Minnesota recently increased its mandated biodiesel blend the current European Union (EU) biofuels mandate expires. with petroleum diesel to 10 percent in the summer months “On the surface, this is pre y bad news,” McGeeney and Illinois renewed a sales tax exemp on on any biodiesel commented. “But the 15 producers in the EU feel there will blend above 10 percent un l December 31, 2018. Rhode Island be country mandates.” European producers are pleased was the first to implement a state-wide bioheat (hea ng oil with the higher margins in 2014 between feedstock cost and blended with biodiesel) mandate and New York City now biodiesel sold, and the European Biodiesel Board is confident requires five percent biodiesel in its vehicle fleet, with an the an dumping measures against the United States will be increase to 20 percent beginning July 1, 2016. renewed based on the 2014 tax credits being reinstated, Neal highlighted regions to watch in 2015, including meaning very li le US exports to Europe, per McGeeney. California and Washington and their low carbon fuel standards, Providing a petroleum perspec ve was Paul Oesterreich, Oregon with its five percent mandate, New York’s two percent Western Petroleum Company, who purchases biodiesel bioheat mandate, and a five percent bioheat requirement in domestically based on economics. Each year has been New York City. dis nc vely different, he stated, especially 2014 when some Rebecca Richardson, MARC-IV Consul ng, recapped how fuel was bought without a tax credit, some with a par al the Illinois tax exemp on came to be. Proponents were able to credit, and some with the en re credit. Going into 2015, the show state legislators how the sales tax exemp on for biodiesel fuel company is wai ng for direc on from EPA. was worth far more to the state than its cost, including the “There are a lot more unknowns than knowns for 2015, 9,000 jobs the industry supports. From 2003-2011, biodiesel and uncertainty usually creates a more conserva ve approach produc on in the state grew to nearly 200 million gallons, to trade,” Oesterreich explained, although he is seeing large where it currently stands today. petroleum producers continue the status quo regarding Biodiesel policy in Minnesota has had its ups and downs, biodiesel so far this year. In general, he believes “big oil” is but mostly ups, according to Mike Youngerberg, Minnesota into biodiesel for the long haul. Soybean Growers Associa on. The group was also able to Focusing on the Canadian market began with Andrea Kent, show state legislators the benefits of the increased 10 percent Canadian Renewable Fuels Associa on, which is celebra ng biodiesel blend, including suppor ng over 5,600 jobs and its 30th anniversary in 2015. Canada currently has a two reducing GHG emissions an addi onal 275,000 metric tons per percent biomass-based diesel federal mandate with various year. Minnesota law will require a 20 percent summer blend provincial-set requirements: Bri sh Columbia at four percent, beginning in 2018, increasing the state’s biodiesel summer about 35 million gallons of biodiesel; Alberta at two percent, usage from 68 million gallons to 110 million gallons. The state also around 35 million gallons; Saskatchewan at two percent, has a five percent mandate the rest of the year. R about 13 million gallons; Manitoba at two percent, about 5 million gallons; and Ontario at four percent by 2017, a 70 million gallon poten al. Ontario’s new mandate is geared
Former Senator Byron Dorgan (left) emphasizes that the The conference’s display of biodiesel-powered vehicles is president’s climate change agenda must support renewable always popular with attendees. fuels while former Representative Kenny Hulshof listens. www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 11 Small Producers Remain Cautiously Optimistic By Tina Caparella
Hindsight is everything, but Case also credits the company’s Jennifer Case s ll loves what she does tenacityt to its slow, pieced-together – making biodiesel. growth,g adding a processor here, an “It’s been such a roller coaster upgradeu there, and its philosophy of ride,” admi ed the chief execu ve beingb environmentally conscien ous officer of New Leaf Biofuel in San byb recycling a local waste product and Diego, California. “But we [the givingg it back to the community. New biodiesel industry] are s ll so new LeafL Biofuel collects used cooking that we have to cut ourselves some oilo from over 1,000 San Diego-area slack.” Embracing the concept of an restaurantsr and turns it into biodiesel environmentally friendly alterna ve forf use in the local market. However, fuel, Case joined the company as its sinces 2006, Case has taken her rose lawyer in 2006 and took the helm Jennifer Case at the National Biodiesel coloredc glasses off and sees the future three years later when a co-founder Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. ini a much more challenging light. le . Husband Tyler came on board in “In the beginning, I thought support 2010 and along with more than two dozen employees, a few was going to come from everywhere,” she noted. “Now, it’s state grants, and a $1 million private investment upgrade, shocking to me every me a nail goes into the coffin.” Case New Leaf was nearing full produc on of its five million gallon pointed out that biodiesel benefits the environment, the oil capacity at the beginning of 2014. Then all went to hell in a industry, and creates jobs, and she believes federal support hand basket. will come eventually. “It was pre y tough,” Case explained when last April “We’re scrappy,” she said. “We’re going to win the war.” the company suffered substan al layoffs for the first me North of the border, Canadian producers are also figh ng in its history as mul ple incen ves that aided the biofuel the good fight, although set-in-stone federal and provincial producer’s growth vanished or were threatened. The on-again, biomass-based diesel mandates would seem to make the off-again biodiesel tax credit ended December 31, 2013, at the ba le less challenging. Not so, according to Alan Rickard, same me the Environmental Protec on Agency proposed Rothsay Biodiesel in Ontario, Canada. cutbacks in the Renewal Fuel Standard manda ng the use “It’s great to see Canada’s mandates, but we experience of renewable fuels, including biodiesel, in the na on’s diesel the same uncertainty in Canada as in the United States,” he fuel supply. While other biodiesel companies did not survive explained, primarily because biodiesel is both exported to and the tumultuous year, New Leaf Biofuel is holding on thanks to imported from the United States, more so in eastern Canada its successful used cooking oil collec on business and a new than western. Rothsay produced about 14 million gallons of partnership with Los Angeles, California-based renderer Baker biodiesel in 2014 from animal fats and used cooking oil, near Commodi es Inc. capacity at its plant in Dundas. R
Biodiesel from Animal Fat Greatly Reduces GHGs
A recent study by the Ins tute for Energy and Sustainability and Carbon Cer fica on system reveals that Environmental Research (IFEU) in Heidelberg, Germany, found producing biodiesel from animal fat achieves an 85 percent that biodiesel produced from animal fat reduces greenhouse saving in GHG emissions compared to fossil diesel fuel. The gas (GHG) emissions by 85 percent compared to fossil fuels. methodology underlying this calcula on was examined by the European Union ins tu ons have long recognized that IFEU as part of a study commissioned by the European Fat biodiesel made from animal fat is highly sustainable and Processors and Renderers Associa on. It specifically looked offers significant potential for reducing GHG emissions. at how the GHG emissions resul ng from the processing of Accordingly, Europe’s Renewable Energy Direc ve rates this animal by-products should be allocated. type of biodiesel as par cularly worthy of support. The study confirms the accuracy of the calculation Un l now, the actual savings on GHG emissions achieved methods used. European public health restric ons mean by biofuels were only relevant with regard to the legal that animal by-products are subject to special disposal minimum reduc on requirement in Europe’s Fuel Quality regula ons and as a consequence have a nega ve market Direc ve. In view of the GHG quota set out in the direc ve, value. Therefore, according to the IFEU, all emissions rela ng it is no longer just a case of complying with minimum to treatment necessary for compliance with public health requirements – the actual achievable level is also becoming requirements in sterilized animal fats should not count increasingly important. toward the total amount of GHG emissions generated during The latest calcula ons carried out by the Interna onal produc on of the associated biofuel. R
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California biodiesel producers tried to remain strong in California biodiesel producers voiced their concerns 2014, even though produc on dropped to 25.9 million gallons, over the ADF regula on and monies collected under the eight percent lower than the 28.2 million gallons in 2013. Just state’s cap and trade program not being distributed to the like throughout the rest of the country, there are challenges biodiesel industry. Corey reassured the group that CARB’s ahead in the state that members of the California Biodiesel concern over the increased NOx from biodiesel in the dra Alliance (CBA) focused on as they met in early February for ADF regula on is just a “blip” that will get resolved. He added the fourth annual California Biodiesel Conference. that new legislation is being introduced that will ensure CBA President Russ Teal, Biodico Sustainable Biorefineries, biodiesel is included in future funding awards for new plant began the day by informing a endees that consumers and and infrastructure builds under the cap and trade program. legislators do not understand how big the California biofuels Tim O’Connor of the Environmental Defense Fund and industry currently is and the infrastructure that is already in Bonnie Holmes-Gen of the American Lung Associa on of place. He revealed that biodiesel, ethanol, and biogas are being California reiterated the bad news that California has some produced in almost every congressional district in the state, of the most polluted ci es across the country and needs something legislators need to be made aware of. renewable fuels to help clear the air. O’Connor revealed that CBA Chairman Cur s Wright, Imperial Western Products, the United States uses six to eight mes more fuel per person repeated the message that the efforts of California biodiesel than any other country. Both groups support the LCFS. producers this year should be on spreading the word to “We need to get the cleanest, most sustainable fuels legislators, Governor Jerry Brown, and consumers that possible,” Holmes-Gen stated. “biodiesel is here to stay.” Part of the message should be Lisa Mortenson, Community Fuels, shared the successes that the industry is providing jobs and biodiesel helps the of her 22-million gallon per year biodiesel facility built in 2006 environment by reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). California in the Port of Stockton, California. She said the vola lity in the is home to the top five most polluted ci es/regions in the industry stems from regulatory uncertainty so stable federal United States: Los Angeles-Long Beach, Visalia-Hanford, policy is needed to allow the industry to grow. Mortenson Bakersfield, Fresno, and Modesto-Merced. Wright declared highlighted the many benefits of biodiesel – renewable, this will be a cri cal year for biodiesel in California as the state’s biodegradable, nontoxic, reduces harmful emissions – and its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is being readopted with some posi ve energy balance: for every unit of fossil energy it takes modifica ons, and an alterna ve diesel fuel (ADF) regula on to produce biodiesel, over five units of renewable energy are could pose challenges. CBA is hiring a lobbyist to assist with returned, the best of any fuel produced in the United States. these and other state regula ons affec ng biodiesel. She noted there are more fats and oils available now for Richard Corey, California Air Resources Board (CARB), is feedstock than ever before with new oils con nually being convinced that all alterna ve fuels (i.e., compressed natural inves gated. gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, etc.) will play a key role in the state’s One such oil ge ng much a en on is dis llers corn oil goals of (1) reducing GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, (DCO). Clayton Vaughan, Corn Oil One, explained that the (2) reducing petroleum use by up to 50 percent by 2030, “new kid on the block” feedstock is a co-product of ethanol and (3) reducing GHGs to 80 percent below 1990 levels by produc on, with poten ally three billion pounds (1.3 million 2050. The last two targets were announced by the governor metric tons) being produced by the end of this year, of which during his inaugural address in January. Corey summarized one billion pounds (453,000 metric tons) will go into biofuels the proposed LCFS changes, with the biggest being upda ng in the United States. One billion pounds is exported, primarily the carbon intensity (CI) calculator using the latest science to Neste in Europe for biofuel, and 1.1 billion pounds goes into on direct land use for soy and canola oils, which lowers the feed, although Vaughan thinks the greatest poten al for DCO CI number of these feedstocks quite significantly, from 83.25 is in biodiesel. He explained that DCO prices follow yellow to 51.1. A lower CI score for a feedstock generates a greater grease on the bo om end and soy oil at the top. carbon credit in the state. Tallow has a score of 40.18, used Dr. Douglas Hepper, California Department of Food and cooking oil is 18.72, and dis llers corn oil comes in with the Agriculture, explained the state’s rendering enforcement lowest score of 4.0. program to curtail the the of used cooking oil. He reported CARB met in mid-February to accept the staff-proposed that under new legisla on, the department was able to deny LCFS changes and hear comments from stakeholders. The four registra ons and three licenses at the beginning of this board is expected to vote this summer to readopt the standard. year due to illegal ac vi es. If that happens, new repor ng provisions will begin January “These are fairly well-known inedible kitchen grease 2016 with the biodiesel in-use requirements star ng in 2018. renderers,” Hepper stated, adding that two of the companies Biodiesel blends will be limited to five or 10 percent, depending have appealed the denials. on feedstock and me of year, with addi ves allowing blends Gavin Carpenter, SeQuen al Pacific Biodiesel, discussed up to 20 percent (B20). Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program rules aimed at lowering the
14 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com carbon content of transporta on fuels by 10 percent over the next 10 years. He showed how the baseline for the program will be a five percent biodiesel blend with petroleum diesel, eventually capping at 10 percent by 2025. Carpenter described Oregon’s tax forgiveness law that waives the 30-cent state excise tax for B20 and higher blends derived from used cooking oil sold at the retail level. He noted there are currently 61 B20 retail locations in Oregon, with SeQuen al Pacific Biodiesel supplying 3.2 million gallons of biodiesel per year to the state’s retail market, about 60 percent of the Salem, Oregon, facility’s sales. More fats and oils are available now for feedstock than ever before with new oils continually being investigated.
Simon Mui, Natural Resources Defense Council, encouraged biodiesel producers to invite policymakers to tour their facili es so they understand the process, benefits, and need for support. He predicted California’s alternative 5GRCTCVKQP'HƂEKGPE[ fuel market share could triple to 20 percent by 2025 under the LCFS, with 5KORNKƂGF biodiesel being a major component. Shashi Menon, EcoEngineers, explained a new “quality” renewable iden fica on 1WTPGY%(FGECPVGTQHHGTUKORTQXGFECRCEKV[CPF[KGNFYKVJ number verification program aimed NQYGTQRGTCVKPIEQUVU+VUUKORNGFTKXGFGUKIPTGSWKTGUHGYGT at crea ng stability in renewable fuel RCTVUCPFCPCFXCPEGFIGCTDQZU[UVGOCWVQOCVKECNN[CFLWUVU credits going forward after multiple VQRTQXKFGEQPUVCPVVQTSWGQXGTCEQORNGVGNQCFTCPIG fraud cases surfaced in the past few #FFKPTGFWEGFGPGTI[EQPUWORVKQPCPF[QWJCXGVJGOQUV years. GEQPQOKECNCPFGCU[VQQRGTCVGFGECPVGTKPVJGKPFWUVT[ Several members of the Na onal Biodiesel Board (NBB) spoke to the group, including its chief execu ve officer Joe .GCTPJQY[QWECPDGPGƂV%QPVCEV4CYP9CNNG[CV Jobe, who gave examples of how easy QT4CYP9CNNG["IGCEQOQTXKUKVQWTYGDUKVG it is to plant myths about biodiesel and CVYYYYUWUEQO how difficult it is to dispel those myths. He also voiced the board’s frustra on over the Environmental Protection GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc. Agency’s recent decision on Argen na GEA Westfalia Separator Division biodiesel imports (see Biofuels Bulle n on page 20). Toll-Free: 800-722-6622 NBB’s Shelby Neal revealed that 24-Hour Technical Help: 800-509-9299 California is the 13th top biodiesel www.gea.com producing state. He noted that biodiesel production occurs where feedstocks
engineering for a better world 1846T and/or markets exist, and where state policy support is strong. Neal stated he is bullish on California. R www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 15 Educating on an International Level By Tina Caparella Nearly 30,000 poultry, meat, and feed industry leaders in 2013 at 806,969 metric tons due to their non-use within from around the world traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, at the the EU. The United States was second in exports at 552,753 end of January for the Interna onal Produc on and Processing metric tons. The largest importer of animal proteins in 2013 Expo. Among those was a good con ngent of rendering was Indonesia due to “lots of people, poultry, fish, and pets,” industry members, including the staff of the Na onal Renderers according to Swisher. Associa on (NRA) who con nued the tradi on of educa ng As for animal fats, the United States was the world leader the masses about rendering via an exhibit hall booth and in tallow exports in 2013 at 459,564 metric tons followed interna onal rendering symposium. Visitors who stopped closely by Australia at 430,395. Singapore emerged as the by the booth were provided various printed materials that largest importer of tallow that year, mostly from Australia, described rendered products and their benefits, along with primarily for Neste’s renewable fuel plant. However, Swisher past issues of Render magazine. Staff members were also on warned about putting all one’s eggs in one basket since hand to answer a mul tude of ques ons. Australian tallow exports to Singapore nearly dried up in Many interna onal feed leaders a ended the rendering mid-2014 as Neste switched feedstock to palm oil. Australian symposium, which began with Charles Starkey, American tallow is flowing once again although at a much lower rate Proteins Inc., explaining the nuts and bolts of rendering. than previously. He pointed out that from 35 to 45 percent of every animal “No one customer should exceed 20 percent of a slaughtered for food in the United States (US) is rendered company’s business,” he stated, ci ng Forbes magazine. For and turned into 11 billion pounds of protein meals that years, US tallow and other rendered fats have been losing are a sustainable animal feed ingredient. Starkey informed market share worldwide to palm oil and Swisher warned that a endees that biosecurity is very important in the rendering trend will con nue. On the other hand, US biofuels produc on process that destroys any bacteria of food safety concern. He has provided a new market for rendered fats and oils and also underlined that rendering sequesters at least five mes helped to stabilize prices. Swisher concluded by showing the as much greenhouse gas as it emits. financial worth US rendered products provide to the livestock Ansen Pond, Darling Ingredients Inc., focused on quality industry: fats and proteins add a drop value of $33.68 per head assurance, sta ng that renderers have a responsibility to of ca le, or more than $1 billion to annual slaughter, and $4.24 provide safe, quality ingredients to their customers for use per hog, or about $500 million to annual slaughter. in pet food and livestock feed. Renderers focus on three food David Meeker, NRA scien fic services, acknowledged that safety hazards: biological, such as Salmonella and E. coli; “rendering is the basis for sustainability in animal agriculture chemical, including insec cides and pes cides; and physical, around the world.” He shared a food recovery hierarchy especially foreign material. He noted that o en mes raw graphic from the Environmental Protec on Agency (see chart material suppliers do not understand that the finished 1) that shows the third most preferred use for food waste products renderers produce go back into the food chain. a er reduc on and feeding hungry people is feeding animals, Next up was Henry Turlington, American Feed Industry something the rendering industry already does by recycling Associa on (AFIA), who described the impact of the Food meat products not consumed by humans into essential Safety Moderniza on Act (FSMA). proteins and fats used in livestock feed and pet food. While “This law touches every aspect of animal feed,” he nearly all by-products from commercial food animal slaughter declared. “We will need to iden fy the hazards and ensure are currently rendered, only about 70 percent of discarded they are controlled.” The FSMA final rule expected by the end meat material from butcher shops, grocery stores, and facili es of August will provide current good manufacturing prac ces that perform final meat processing is currently collected. This the Food and Drug Administra on (FDA) wants animal feed offers an opportunity for these establishments to increase their producers to follow. Turlington stated that FDA’s goal is to sustainability by sending all meat by-products to rendering. develop a proac ve program to reduce poten al animal food Speakers also educated a endees about the value of safety risk and will use third-party audits to ensure compliance rendered products in various feedstuffs. Dr. William Dozier, with the new regula on, such as AFIA’s Safe Feed/Safe Food Auburn University, explained that most of the nine billion program and the North American Rendering Industry Code of broilers in the United States are fed a diet that contains animal PracƟce. proteins as they are a good source of diges ble amino acids, Kent Swisher, NRA interna onal programs, provided a phosphorus, and metabolizable energy. He also pointed out global overview of rendered products that have an array of that for the poultry industry, rendering is two-fold – as a feed other uses besides animal feed, including soaps, lubricants, ingredient supplier and as a partner in the removal of inedible fer lizer, oleochemicals, and biofuels. He showed the European products not consumed by humans, an important fact most Union (EU) was the largest exporter of animal protein meals consumers are not aware of.
16 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Chart 1. Food recovery hierarchy ensures the end product is safe from pathogens for not only pets, but also the consumers who handle their food. Svetlana Uduslivaia, Euromonitor Interna onal, showed that global pet ownership growth was about three percent in 2014, primarily dogs and cats, with double-digit growth in La n America. She noted that although Brazil is a difficult market to enter for pet food, pet ownership is growing and there is also plenty of untapped poten al in Russia. In North America, premium pet food is leading the way and local sourcing (i.e., made in the United States or Canada) con nues to gain strength. Uduslivaia pointed out that consumer-known ingredient sources are gaining greater importance, mirroring human food trends, and consumers are leaning toward “safe” and “free from” products. AFIA’s Gina Tumbarello presented sta s cs showing that US exports of pet food in 2014 were down, but the value con nues to remain high. The top three markets are Canada, which takes 38 percent of US exports; Japan, 15 percent of exports, down from previous years as Thailand is moving in; and Mexico, 7 percent of total exports, also down due to a 16 Focusing on pets was Ken Wilson, Simmons Feed percent luxury tax placed on pet foods in December 2013. On a Ingredients, who noted that half of all pet food contains animal world scale, France was the leading dog and cat food exporter proteins. He added that rendering’s value to the pet food in 2013 followed by the United States and Germany. industry includes processing US Department of Agriculture- Tumbarello discussed Canada’s new finished pet food inspected raw materials, renderers’ compliance with various import policy due to take effect April 15, 2015, which requires safety and hazard analysis and cri cal control point programs, the export country’s competent authority to issue export and quality, customer-verified products. Wilson confirmed permits instead of the Canadian Food Inspec on Agency that despite consumer rumblings, pets really want animal supplying import permits. AFIA is unclear exactly what the by-products, which are basically “another product that is as requirements of the new policy are and is asking for an good as the original product.” The challenge will be educa ng extension of the implementa on date. About $615 million in consumers about by-products with a posi ve message. trade is at risk. “We make great, valuable, highly nutri onal products,” he Other speakers focused on pet food sustainability, where declared. “Don’t be afraid of our [rendering’s] story. Tell it!” Dr. Kelly Swanson, University of Illinois, affirmed rendered Dr. Jesse Trushenski, Southern Illinois University, products as very important for pet foods. FDA’s Dr. Dan highlighted the results of recent research using rendered McChesney reported that comments received on the revised products in aquaculture feed. She warned that the world will proposed FSMA rule for animal food in December 2014 focused need 60 percent more food by 2050, and 60 percent more on improving the good manufacturing prac ces spelled out animal proteins by 2030, a demand aquaculture will help fill. and rewording some terminology used. He said FDA is on track Half of all seafood is currently farm raised and that will only to have a final animal food rule out by the end of August. R increase due to fish in the oceans being mostly exploited or in decline. That translates to producers needing more feed and with fish meal being less available and more costly each year, aquaculture farmers are turning to alterna ves. Trushenski stated that fish have high protein demands and require amino acids so animal proteins and fats are a good source in feed formula ons. She explained that fish are what they eat so feed must contain proteins that help ensure fish con nue to provide their healthy omega-3 benefits, something Trushenski’s studies have shown rendered fats help do be er than plant oils. “Aquaculture has to produce more fish, it has to produce more feed, and it needs help from the rendering industry,” she announced. Other educa onal seminars throughout the three-day expo focused on FSMA, feed exports, sustainability, poultry health, and a mul tude of other meat and feed topics. One conference that kicked off the week focused on pet food and provided Meeker and Starkey an opportunity to highlight the Pablo Leyton (right), Salmofood SA in Chile, discusses importance of research in the rendering industry. Projects animal proteins with German Davalos, National not only demonstrate the benefits of feeding animal proteins Renderers Association, at the rendering symposium. and fats to dogs and cats but also how the rendering process www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 17 Industry Responds to Revised Feed Rule
The Na onal Renderers Associa on (NRA) has filed official and offer addi onal details important to the industry. Congress comments to the Food and Drug Administra on’s (FDA’s) has defined animal feed as “food” and FDA uses the term supplemental rule, Current Good Manufacturing Prac ce and “food” throughout the proposed rules for animal feed. Allied Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preven ve Controls for Food animal industries have collec vely decided to use the term for Animals, published September 29, 2014. The first dra of “animal food” throughout comments to emphasize differences the proposed rule was published on October 29, 2013, as part with human food. of the implementa on of the Food Safety Moderniza on Act NRA remains op mis c that FDA’s inten on is to con nue (FSMA) passed by Congress in late 2010. NRA commented on to work with the industry to make the regula on prac cal, that that proposed rule in March 2014. they will cooperate for a smooth implementa on, and that the The supplemental rule published in September contained updated North American Rendering Industry Code of PracƟce many changes that NRA and its allies suggested in the first audit program coming out this year will prepare plants to be set of comments, yet industry members believe some fine- in compliance by the deadline of August 2016. tuning is s ll needed to make the regula on prac cal and The redra ed rule is more prac cal yet s ll adds cost-effec ve. Once again, the food and feed industries are in unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs with li le animal agreement with all major points concerning FSMA, providing food safety benefit. The supplemental rule s ll contains a united front that will hopefully be heard by FDA in ge ng many human food references and expecta ons that are improvements in the rule before it becomes final in late more stringent than necessary for animal food safety. NRA summer 2015. believes the final rule needs to be clearly wri en and not NRA’s Feed Regulation Committee, chaired by J. J. cumbersome, prescrip ve, and costly. Successful industry Smith, Valley Proteins, oversaw wri ng of the comments animal food safety programs such as the rendering code of with several NRA members providing detailed feedback. prac ce should not be disrupted. Considerable input was also obtained from allies such as the FDA specifically asked for comments on product Grocery Manufacturers Associa on, American Feed Industry tes ng, environmental monitoring, supplier controls, and Associa on, Pet Food Ins tute, and others. NRA’s comments economically-mo vated adultera on. NRA’s major points on are consistent with its allies, but parts are unique to rendering these topics are as follows:
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18 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Product Testing Points Specific to Rendering • Product tes ng should not be considered a control Even though FDA indicated other parts of NRA’s measure. original comments submi ed in March 2014 are s ll under • Product tes ng programs are constrained by considera on, the associa on reiterated some addi onal sta s cal limita ons with results o en not available points important to the rendering industry. un l several days a er the sample was collected. • The defini on of the term “significant hazard” should • Rou ne tes ng is of limited value when other veri- include some way to dis nguish the significant fica on data indicates a process is under control. hazards from the list of all possible hazards. • A facility should be responsible for determining the • Decomposi on should not be assumed to be a appropriate scope and extent of tes ng needed to significant hazard. Many products u lized within verify preven ve controls are func oning properly. the animal food industry have begun decomposing and are processed in a control system to halt Environmental Monitoring decomposi on before harmful toxins are formed. • If an environmental pathogen is iden fied as a • Cleaning and sani zing procedures and standards are significant hazard in a facility, control of this hazard much different in animal feed and feed ingredients should be established. des ned for further processing (as in pet food) than • Environmental tes ng would be of less value for human food. in plants where the presence of some levels of • FDA needs to clarify that cleaning should be required pathogens is normally expected and not necessarily only when appropriate to the process and use of a problem for animal food ingredient safety. product, and to address specifically known industry • The costs to rendering companies to do unnecessary hazards. environmental sampling to the extent required in • FDA should accept and encourage electronic records ready-to-eat human food plants would be extremely and avoid redundant addi onal paper records high and the tes ng would not improve animal food requirements. Records should be made available safety. to FDA inves gators and/or auditors onsite, but not sent to FDA. Supplier Controls • Facili es should prevent contamina on and blanket • A supplier approval and verifica on program may rules, such as overall use of food-grade lubricants not be applicable in all situa ons. Renderers use throughout a rendering plant, which are not truck driver checklists, inves ga ons of unusual raw necessary. material varia on, warning placards on collec on • Proposed rules for equipment and utensils could containers, contract language, le ers, and supplier imply the unnecessary use of stainless steel affidavits of compliance to iden fy and avoid throughout the processing areas of an animal feed significant hazards. or ingredient plant. • The regula on must provide alterna ves to • If refrigera on for rendering raw material is required, mandatory supplier audits. it would necessitate very expensive new equipment • Reasonable ways to mi gate risk from raw materials, and trucks yet not make animal food safer. as well as cer fica on via industry programs, should • Rules on bulk animal food cross-contamina on be accepted in addi on to supplier verifica on. preven on are too similar to those for human food. Avoiding small amounts of carryover where there is Economically-motivated Adulteration no animal food safety risk would be an unnecessary • No plant can successfully predict or protect from all expense. possible inten onal adulterants. NRA and the rendering industry are fully suppor ve • Such adulterants generally impact quality and of scien fically defensible and reasonable efforts to perceived value rather than safety. improve animal food safety. It is very important that limited • FSMA did not require FDA to consider this area in government and industry resources be directed to mi gate rulemaking and it should not be included in the actual risk from real hazards so efforts and money are not proposed rule. wasted. R
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US Biofuel Payments See Considerable Drop
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $5.6 million in grants for fiscal year (FY) 2014 to 220 ASTM Supports Increased producers across the country to support the produc on of advanced biofuels. The funding was provided through USDA’s Biodiesel in Heating Oil Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in ASTM International has approved performance the 2008 farm bill and makes payments to eligible producers specifica ons for blends of six to 20 percent biodiesel with based on the amount of advanced biofuel produced from tradi onal hea ng oil. The updated ASTM D396 Standard renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Eligible Specifica on for Fuel Oils containing the new grade for blends feedstocks include vegetable oil, animal fat, and animal, food, of six to 20 percent biodiesel was expected to be finalized and yard waste. and published for public use by February 2015. The mixture However, FY 2014 awards are significantly lower than the of biodiesel and hea ng oil is marketed as Bioheat fuel, a previous year’s when nearly $60 million in payments went to registered trademark. 195 producers, indica ng the vast drop in biofuels produc on According to Paul Nazzaro, who leads the National last year due to the lack of a tax credit and Renewable Fuel Biodiesel Board’s (NBB’s) Bioheat outreach program, a 20 Standard mandate. In FY 2013, 10 of the payments for more percent blend of biodiesel puts Bioheat on par with natural than $1 million went to biodiesel producers for a total of $40 gas, the biggest compe tor to oil heat. Higher biodiesel levels million. Among the largest grant recipients, Deerfield Energy up to 100 percent could reduce the carbon footprint of Bioheat LLC in Missouri received $5.8 million for FY 2013 produc on up to 80 percent compared to tradi onal fuel oil. compared to just $143,374 for 2014. Other large grant ASTM Interna onal’s passage of five percent biodiesel recipients in 2013 that received substan ally less amounts into the No. 1 and No. 2 grades of ASTM D396 occurred in for FY 2014 are as follows: 2008. During the last six years, the Bioheat Technical Steering • RBF Port Neches LLC in Texas, $5.6 million in 2013 Commi ee, comprised of industry technical experts and led and $217,849 for 2014 by Na onal Oilheat Research Alliance and NBB, developed a • Mid-America Biofuels LLC in Missouri, $5.4 million in tremendous amount of data that ul mately led to the approval 2013 and $164,618 for 2014 of the increased blend percentages. • High Plains Bioenergy LLC in Oklahoma, $4.2 million in 2013 and $115,815 for 2014 • Paseo Cargill Energy LLC in Missouri, $4.1 million in Boeing Conducts World’s First 2013 and $200,829 for 2014 • Ag Processing Inc. in Nebraska, $3.8 million in 2013 Flight with “Green Diesel” and $388,036 for 2014 Boeing has successfully completed the world’s first • Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries in Indiana, $3.7 flight using “green diesel,” a sustainable biofuel made from million in 2013 and $342,800 for 2014 vegetable oils, used cooking oil, and animal fats. The company For FY 2014, the largest biodiesel grant was $594,293 to powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a Renewable Energy Group Inc. in Iowa, who received $488,475 blend of 15 percent green diesel and 85 percent petroleum jet in FY 2013. Diamond Green Diesel, a renewable diesel producer fuel in the le engine. Boeing previously found that this fuel in Louisiana, was awarded $352,362 last year for what USDA is chemically similar to hydro-processed esters and fa y acids refers to as “biodiesel mechanical.” avia on biofuel approved in 2011. Green diesel is chemically USDA’s Na onal Ins tute of Food and Agriculture also dis nct and a different fuel than biodiesel. awarded FY 2014 grants from three other bioenergy programs. With produc on capacity of 800 million gallons in the The Na onal Biodiesel Board and Regents of the University of United States (US), Europe, and Asia, green diesel could rapidly Idaho received $768,000 and $192,000, respec vely, through supply as much as one percent of global jet fuel demand, the Biodiesel Fuel Educa on Program established to s mulate according to Boeing. With a wholesale cost of about $3 per biodiesel consump on and the development of a biodiesel gallon, inclusive of US government incen ves, green diesel infrastructure. South Dakota State University received $2.3 approaches price parity with petroleum jet fuel. million through the Sun Grant Program that encourages On a lifecycle basis, sustainably produced green diesel bioenergy and biomass research collaboration between reduces carbon emissions by 50 to 90 percent compared government agencies, land-grant colleges and universi es, and to fossil fuel, according to Finland-based Neste Oil, which the private sector. Through the Cri cal Agricultural Materials supplied the fuel for the flight. Green diesel is among more program, Iowa State University of Science and Technology than 25 new technologies being tested by Boeing’s program, received $1 million for the development of new paint, coa ng, which accelerates the tes ng, refinement, and use of new and adhesive products that are derived from acrylated glycerol, technologies and methods that can improve aviation’s which is a co-product of the biodiesel industry. environmental performance.
20 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Pacific Biodiesel New Supplier EPA Streamlines Biodiesel for Hawaiian Electric Imports from Argentina Hawaiian Electric and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies Over industry objec ons, the Environmental Protec on have signed a contract for the Maui-based biofuel company Agency (EPA) has approved an alterna ve tracking program to supply biodiesel processed from used cooking oil and used by renewable fuel producers in Argen na who want to other local feedstocks primarily for use at the 110-megawa export to the United States under the Renewable Fuel Standard Campbell Industrial Park genera on facility with the capability (RFS). According to the Na onal Biodiesel Board (NBB), EPA’s for use at other Oahu power plants as needed. decision allows Argen nian biodiesel producers to use a survey The two-year contract for a minimum of two million plan for cer fying feedstocks used – in this case, soybean oil and up to three million gallons per year will take effect in – that come from qualified land. NBB stated the change lets November 2015, subject to review and approval by the Hawaii the foreign producer use an independent third party to survey Public U li es Commission. Pacific Biodiesel is currently under their feedstock suppliers, is less stringent than the current map contract to supply biodiesel for the State of Hawaii-owned and track requirement, and is more difficult to verify. Honolulu Airport Emergency Genera on Facility scheduled NBB es mates that up to 600 million gallons of biodiesel to be in service by mid-2015. That 10-megawa facility will could enter the United States from Argen na as a result of the provide electricity to Hawaiian Electric’s grid to supply all program change. Argen na would be the first country to use a Oahu customers under normal opera ons with the ability to survey approach under the RFS. Canada and the United States isolate itself from the grid to power only the vital needs of the operate under an aggregate approach in which feedstock is Honolulu Interna onal Airport in an emergency. approved so long as the aggregate amount of agriculture land The Campbell Industrial Park plant now uses biodiesel in each country does not increase. processed from waste fats and oils by Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group Inc. under a contract that ends in November. “This new contract accomplishes our goal of using locally REG Expands into Europe produced biofuel to the greatest extent possible,” said Alan Renewable Energy Group (REG) Inc., headquartered Oshima, Hawaiian Electric president and chief executive in Ames, Iowa, has acquired majority equity ownership officer. “Biodiesel for the Campbell Industrial Park plant will in German biodiesel producer Petrotec AG from IC Green come from Pacific Biodiesel’s recently commissioned Hawaii (ICG) Energy Ltd., Israel Corpora on’s vehicle for inves ng Island refinery at a lower price than we now pay for mainland supplied biodiesel.” Continued on page 31
www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 21 From the Association By Nancy Foster, President, National Renderers Association
Strategizing for the Future
Yogi Berra is not only a famous American baseball legend, Rendering is truly recycling. Carbon- and nitrogen-rich he is also famously quotable. One of his catchy quotes, “If you materials are recycled into usable products such as pet and don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere livestock feed, biofuel, fer lizer, soaps, lubricants, detergents, else,” captures much of the Na onal Renderers Associa on’s and more. Rendering also reduces greenhouse gases (GHG). (NRA’s) focus early in this new year. Carbon dioxide, methane, and other GHG emissions from With many changes happening in the North American natural decomposi on like in a compost pile or landfill are rendering industry, among rendering customers, and with avoided. Rendering animal ssues has the same impact on federal regula ons and legisla on, the NRA Board of Directors GHG emissions as taking over 12 million cars off the road. decided to gather together some of the brightest minds in During NRA’s strategic planning this winter, important the industry to look ahead at what the associa on’s priori es stakeholders such as upstream and downstream customers should be over the next five years. Specifically, they will and suppliers are also providing their opinions. With input develop a new five-year strategic plan for the organiza on. from NRA members and these stakeholders, the associa on Much is changing in agriculture, technology, and the will develop a 360-degree scan of the environment the industry marketplace. NRA must be ready to wisely use its limited can expect to operate in over the next five years. resources to address the top challenges and opportuni es Leading NRA’s effort is a new Strategic Planning Task Force facing the industry over the next several years. of industry leaders. They are evalua ng the important input In early winter, NRA members were asked for their opinions from members and stakeholders. The task force is using this on five provoca ve ques ons to gather thoughts on future cri cal informa on, combined with their personal insights, challenges and opportuni es facing the rendering industry. to develop a dra strategic plan for the NRA leadership to These insights will help drive crea on of the associa on’s new consider at its spring mee ng in late April. strategic plan. The five ques ons are decep vely short, but Members of the Strategic Planning Task Force are Tim the though ul answers received are not. Guzek, Sanimax, chairman; Duane Anderson, Farmers Union Consider how you would answer these five ques ons: Industries LLC; Andy Andreoli, Baker Commodi es Inc.; Ridley 1. What are the present or emerging challenges Bestwick, West Coast Reduc on Ltd.; Kim Broekemeier, Tyson (circumstances decreasing likelihood of success) Foods Inc.; Tim Carlson, Hormel Foods LLC; Michael Glenn, BHT facing NRA in the next five years? ReSources; Ross Hamilton, Darling Ingredients Inc.; Michael 2. What are the present or emerging opportuni es Koewler, SRC Companies; Doyle Leefers, Na onal Beef Packing (circumstances increasing the likelihood of success) LLC; Terry Pfannens el, Kruger Commodi es; J.J. Smith, Valley facing NRA in the next five years? Proteins Inc.; and Gus Wintzer, Wintzer & Son Co. 3. What are the cri cal capabili es (resources) NRA If you are an NRA member and missed the opportunity to will need to address these key issues during the next share your insights, please let any member of the task force five years? or me know. Importantly, you can help drive the direc on of 4. What are the mission-cri cal roles (key interac ons) your associa on. NRA plays in your business today? Two things are clear today. First, we must all work 5. How do you see that role shi ing during the next together for the common good to con nue to strengthen NRA’s five years? effec veness as the voice for the North American rendering Industry challenges iden fied so far include the loca on industry. Divided, we cannot succeed. and volume of the future United States raw material Second, if you believe, as I do, that NRA brings value to the stream, succession within companies, a rac ng new talent, industry, remember that dues are the single most important management of millennials (ages 15-33), industry consolida on, source of revenue for the associa on to do its job. We thank and frustra on with increasing regula ons that are imprac cal those who are already members. or do not achieve their intended goal (such as safety) but add If you are not yet an NRA member, I urge you to join. to the cost of doing business. Renderers as well as those supplying and associated with the An opportunity that members see is for the North industry are welcome. Membership opens the door to new American rendering industry to tell its powerful and posi ve informa on, offers a voice on proposed regula ons, gives story more boldly in the future. This can posi on the industry access to staff exper se to help solve a problem, and provides well with future customers and policymakers by helping them networking opportuni es with peers at mee ngs and NRA’s understand rendering’s “green” contribu on and the vital role annual conven on. Membership also supports the future of it plays in the food chain. your business and the industry. NRA is the place to belong if For example, remember that renderers collect 56 billion you are in the rendering business. pounds of raw materials every year in the United States and With the benefit of long-term strategic planning, NRA will Canada. If all renderable products were sent to landfills, all ensure it is even stronger in the future to defend and promote available space would be used in four years. the North American rendering industry. R
22 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Industry Mourns a Leader
The rendering industry has lost an individual who was instrumental during the difficult mes of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Dr. Don Franco passed away January 31, 2015, at his home in Florida a er a ba le with stomach cancer. He was 83. Franco served as vice president of scien fic services at the Na onal Renderers Associa on (NRA) and as president of the Animal Protein Producers Industry for 11 years from January 1992 un l December 2002. He was one of two editors of The Original Recyclers in 1996, and a contribu ng author to EssenƟal Rendering in 2006, both published by NRA. He was also a regular contributor to Render magazine during his me at NRA and for several years a er. Franco helped the North American rendering industry Bette and Don Franco at his NRA retirement in 2002. navigate the regulatory hurdles in the 1990s following the BSE crisis in the United Kingdom. He passionately educated government regulators and users of rendered products on the veterinary medicine from the University of Philippines. Philippines complicated nuances of the BSE prion and the safety of the Franco was highly respected and cared deeply about the United States and Canadian rendering processes in preven ng rendering industry and the difficul es of poverty in third-world the disease from occurring in North America. countries. Besides the books on the rendering industry, he Prior to NRA, Franco served as director of slaughter authored many others, from veterinary and animal pathology opera ons for the United States Department of Agriculture’s textbooks to publica ons on the plight of poverty and public Food Safety and Inspec on Services, during which me he health needs in third-world countries. was elected president of the Na onal Associa on of Federal Franco is survived by his wife of 54 years, Be e, three Veterinarians. He began his career as a veterinarian in his birth children, and nine grandchildren. Dona ons may be made to country of Trinidad and held a master’s of public health degree The Diocese of Buea, Father Wilfred Emeh, Our Lady of Sorrows from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a doctorate in Catholic Church, 1728 Oxmoor Rd., Birmingham, AL 35209. R
www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 23 By Fernando Mendizabal Fernandez International Report Second Vice President, World Renderers Organization
Resolving to be Globally Stronger
A er finishing a challenging 2014 for the World Renderers Render), Dr. Mar n Alm, technical director for the European Organiza on (WRO), it is important to share what the group Fat Processors and Renderers Associa on (EFPRA) and member is proposing to accomplish this year. As we know, renderers of the WRO scien fic advisory panel, is leading an effort to worldwide are always working, looking for more and be er understand and compare regulatory standards and condi ons quality raw material and higher prices for their end products, in every member country using the interpreta on of OIE and, from me to me, concerned about legisla ve issues. standards. Parallel to this effort, Dr. Lucas Cypriano, technical That means there is not much me le for making resolu ons director at the Associacao Brasileira de Reciclagem Animal on a whole year of WRO ac ons, so below is a brief reminder (ABRA) in Brazil and also a member of the WRO scien fic of what WRO accomplished over the past year. advisory panel, will define better practices for removing The inten on here is to review ac vi es, share the WRO contaminants from raw materials. Both endeavors serve to leadership’s thoughts on what is next for 2015, and, if we are build interna onal recommenda ons for renderers. lucky, receive comments back. That is how WRO would like If the rendering industry wants to communicate to the to maintain its channel of communica on with the industry general public that rendered products are safe and be er in and its members, always bi-direc onal. So, during 2014, WRO nutri onal content than other feed ingredients, efforts need to President Steve Woodgate wrote a lot, some mes joking if be coordinated globally. Other than just influencing legisla on, he might become a writer soon. In each of his ar cles, he WRO needs to influence renderers, their prac ces, and their deployed a series of criteria under which WRO needed to minds. In each country there is a need and opportunity to perform be er and the standards of assessment to return leverage the industry performance under hazard analysis and sa sfactory results. cri cal control points and good manufacturing prac ces. This The major objec ves for WRO in 2014 were to will help build trust with customers and retailers, enabling • increase the number of country and allied suppor ng the industry to show how renderers are taking care of their members; concerns and looking forward to a safe food chain. WRO has • increase the number of collaborating non- done significant outreach with the use of this column, its governmental organiza ons; website, and the quarterly publica on World Render Outlook, • improve the influence of renderers on public opinion which is circulated to members and colleagues within the on rendered products’ safe use; and global allied animal livestock industries. • assist in the research on biosecurity as part of the Renderers must be recognized as a well-coordinated and feed and food chain. responsible industry, producing sustainable, nutritionally WRO is pleased to announce that all these objec ves valuable products and helping to maintain a greener world. were met in 2014, which encourages the leadership to do In regions where WRO has been working, like North America, even be er in 2015. La n America, Europe, and Asia, the percep on of this global Last year, WRO became stronger thanks to the par cipa on integra on effort has become well accepted and is being of more countries and the ini a on of involvement by allied promoted. In these cases, the biggest produc on countries members. Yet, when examining the five regions of the world are represented in WRO. as defined by the Food and Agriculture Organiza on, there One of the most important efforts the organiza on is is s ll enormous opportunity for WRO to represent more making is in La n America. WRO is striving to welcome all countries. La n American countries as members, although the largest Integra on as a commitment on ac on to produce be er volume is well represented by Brazil, Argen na, and Mexico. results has never had such a bigger relevance for WRO. As S ll, there are several countries that we will be working with renderers from other la tudes of the world are approached, during this year hoping they join WRO soon. such as China and Japan, we realize that it is invaluable to Brazil, Argen na, Mexico, and Venezuela have strong have them on board. It is the same story with India. S ll, at rela onships by which WRO has also been strengthened. These the beginning of 2015, large rendering countries like Russia countries are working to integrate be er and par cipate in and Saudi Arabia or those well-known such as Hungary and this new global rendering network. They are adop ng WRO Romania are not yet WRO members. manuals and adapting their operations to leverage their Every culture has the same fundamental issues around presence. rendering, the same framework provided by the World During 2015, WRO will par cipate in congresses all over Organiza on for Animal Health, or OIE, but different markets, the world: in Krakow, Poland, during the EFPRA mee ng; in equipment, and legisla on on a domes c basis on specific Brazil during SINCOBESP and ABRA mee ngs; in Argen na topics. All this diversity must be understood if WRO wants at the Argentinian renderers congress; at the Australian to represent renderers worldwide as one voice before other Renderers Associa on symposium in Australia; and at the non-governmental organiza ons. Na onal Renderers Associa on conven on in the United As previously announced in this column (October 2014 States. A network has been developed within WRO to allow this
24 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com capacity of involvement, which hopefully you are encouraged to par cipate and be will build closer rela onships. part of this global effort. Less-developed Letters All these meetings are relevant countries could possibly learn from the for nutri onists, feed manufacturers, experiences of more developed ones Dear Editor, legislators, and equipment manu- as current concerns may have already I have just received and read the facturers. There are always opportuni es been solved by renderers in a different December 2014 issue of Render. It is in a ending so renderers from around region. WRO provides the opportunity to impossible for “old mers” like me the world are encouraged to join the convey informa on from one la tude to not to philosophically relate to Uncle WRO mee ng held at each congress. another as a medium of assistance. We Frank’s [Burnham] Rendering: The Detailed informa on on WRO ac vi es look for your par cipa on soon. Invisible Industry book and try to put it in within these events will be published in For anyone interested in learning current context. The industry has been the future. more about WRO, contact us through through some interes ng transi ons For readers in other La n American the website at www.worldrenderers.org. – from a proposed zero Salmonella countries that are not yet WRO members, We would be happy to get in touch. R policy to all the circumstan al nuances of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The aforementioned impacted the rendering industry in many ways, but I was always confident that a er those “storms,” our industry would emerge stronger and be er prepared to face future challenges, some s ll in existence. Render has done a good job in this latest issue to project this. Steve Kopperud’s column on the coming Republican rule of Congress [View from Washington] provides insight of poli cal change that could influence the industry’s future. Ross Hamilton’s overview of the future [From the Association], your perception of adapta on [Rendertorial], and David Kirstein’s highlight of research direc on [“Research Group Returning a Good Value”] brings the diversity that has become central to the magazine’s broad coverage as the global voice of the rendering industry. Keep up the good work. Dr. Don Franco Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Editor’s note - Render received this complimentary e-mail from Dr. Franco in mid-December. Sadly, he passed away on January 31, 2015. More on his involvement with the rendering industry can be found on page 23. The following is this editor’s reply to Don upon receiving his e-mail. Ah, Don, my friend, you are too kind as always, thank you! As they say, “It takes a village to raise a child,” it too takes a village to raise awareness and we couldn’t put out such a fine publication as Render without the immense support and contribu on of the National Renderers Association staff and industry members themselves. Thank you all! R www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 25 By Annel K. Greene, PhD, Professor and Center Director ACREC Solutions Clemson University Animal Co-Products Research and Education Center
Renderable Gloves Prevent Contamination
In 2011, Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF) members asked the Clemson University Animal Co- Products Research and Educa on Center (ACREC) to solve a major processing dilemma for the rendering industry: contamination of animal by-products from inadvertent addi on of polyethylene bags. Polyethylene films clog and damage processing equipment and molten polyethylene can downgrade animal fat quality. Upon re-solidifica on, polyethylene can damage pumps. Dr. R. Andrew Hurley, assistant professor in the Clemson University Department of Food, Nutri on, and Packaging Sciences and a member of the ACREC research team, conducted a study for the industry and a er inves ga ng 70 polymers, iden fied a biodegradable thermoplas c polymer made from corn known as Mater-Bi. This polymer is a natural, edible product from the Italian company Novamont. It is made from a by-product of the biorefinery process and is comprised of corn starch, cellulose, glycerin, and natural fillers. Mater-Bi is approved by the Food and Drug Administra on for food contact. Dr. Andrew Hurley and his renderable glove. Using this polymer, Hurley set up a manufacturing process with a United States-based bag maker and tested these former is dipped into a polymer solu on, or via seaming in a distribu on laboratory and in a small-scale rendering together film sheet material. Because of the nature of the plant trial. Through these studies, Hurley validated that the Mater-Bi polymer, gloves had to be made by a heat-sealed biodegradable corn starch-based polymer did disintegrate seaming method. A chosen glove company’s North American during the rendering process and did not contaminate finished research and development team and manufacturing facility products. There was no increase in the polyethylene count in invested many hours configuring the Mater-Bi substrate to run the finished fats, no clogging of screens and augers, and no on the glove manufacturing machinery and produce reliable contamina on of crax. Therea er, Hurley distributed 24,000 gloves with no leaks or other manufacturing defects. Hurley material bin liners to store clients of four rendering facili es in worked with the manufacturer to develop a glove with an four different geographic loca ons in the United States. Results opposable thumb that could be produced in three thicknesses, of surveys from clients and rendering truck drivers indicated 1.5 mil, 3.0 mil, and 6.0 mil. He had different sizes made, the biodegradable liners performed be er than the standard including sizes that could be put over other layers of gloves. polyethylene liners. In addi on, no bag residue was visually To produce the gloves for tes ng, Hurley had the raw iden fied in rendered products and there was no increase Mater-Bi polymer shipped from the manufacturer in Italy to in the polyethylene count in the finished fats, no clogging of a company in California to be converted into roll stock sheet screens and augers, and no contamina on of crax. form. The large rolls of material were then shipped to the glove Building on the success of the biodegradable bag liner company’s manufacturing facility for conversion into gloves. study, Hurley was asked to develop gloves for use in meat The finished gloves were shipped to Hurley in Clemson, South and poultry processing facili es. Tradi onal gloves o en are Carolina, where, through preliminary tes ng, he determined discarded in raw material bins and separa on is difficult to the 3.0 mil thickness gloves to be op mum with no ripping or impossible. A er rendering, highly colored plas c par cles tearing during use so they were made in three different sizes derived from used gloves can be a concern in finished meals – 9, 10, and 12. The gloves had excellent chemical resistance and especially for products des ned for pet foods. Therefore, proper es and worked well in real world trials in four poultry Hurley set out to create gloves from the Mater-Bi polymer, processing facili es in Florida. Survey results from the poultry soon learning that glove-making is a unique business with the processing facility were posi ve. During the trial, 750 gloves vast majority of single-use gloves made in Asia. However, one were deposited in the raw offal material for rendering. Hurley’s of the FPRF member representa ves to the ACREC Research last trial was conducted over the 2014 holiday season when Commi ee requested that the gloves produced in this project various poultry processing facili es in the Southeast u lized be made in North America. Therefore, Hurley found a way to the gloves. Survey results are equal to or be er than the gloves manufacture the test gloves in North America by partnering currently u lized at these facili es. with a local glove manufacturer. Hurley has prepared ordering informa on for manufacture Gloves for use in meat and poultry processing facili es of the gloves and will provide this to the rendering industry are manufactured by either the dip method, in which a hand for its use in purchasing gloves. He will be comple ng the
26 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com study and submi ng a final report in spring 2015. Replacing standard gloves Mark Your Calendar with gloves made from the Mater-Bi biodegradable polymer will benefit the February March rendering industry and allow produc on Aquaculture America 2015 World Bio Markets Conference of higher-quality rendered products February 19-22, New Orleans, LA March 2-3, Amsterdam, the Netherlands without the hazard of plas c polymer www.was.org www.worldbiomarkets.com fragments in finished animal fats and proteins. With the comple on of this Pacific Coast Renderers Association Asociación Latinoamericana de project, Hurley has answered another 83rd Annual Convention Plantas de Rendimiento (ALAPRE, challenge set forth by the rendering February 27-28, Monterey, CA Latin American renderers industry. R Email [email protected] association) Third International Congress March 4-7, Cancun, Mexico www.alapre.org
National Grain and Feed Association Annual Convention March 15-17, San Antonio, TX www.ngfa.org
April National Renderers Association Spring Meeting April 21-23, Chicago, IL www.na onalrenderers.org
Petfood Forum USA April 27-29, Kansas City, MO www.pe oodforumevents.com
17th Annual International Aboveground Storage Tank Conference and Trade Show April 27-29, Orlando, FL www.nistm.org May 106th American Oil Chemists’ Society Annual Meeting May 3-6, Orlando, FL www.annualmee ng.aocs.org '"45t4.005)t&''*$*&/5 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholder Summit "% % # May 6-7, Kansas City, MO " % www.animalagalliance.org ! ! ! % % ! % 2015 International Biodiesel and ! ! ! Feedstock Conference % % May 21, Chicago, IL ! ! ! % conference.thejacobsen.com ! ! ! # $ " ! June " !"% ! % & ##% European Fat Processors and ! Renderers Association 2015 Orthman Conveying Systems Congress Lexington, NE June 3-6, Krakow, Poland www.efpracracow2015.com ñDPOWFZVTBDPN NATIONAL RENDERERS ASSOCIATION www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 27 Labor and the Law By Richard D. Alaniz
Coping with Mandatory Sick Leave Policies
Editor’s note – Richard D. Alaniz is senior partner at require “no-fault” a endance policies that do not factor in Alaniz, Schraeder, Linker, Farris & Mayes LLP, a naƟonal labor employees who need me off to cope with their disabili es. and employment firm based in Houston, TX. He has been at the forefront of labor and employment law for over 30 years, Preparing for Paid and Unpaid Leave including sƟnts with the United States Department of Labor As more states and ci es consider requiring paid sick and the NaƟonal Labor RelaƟons Board. Legal topics provide leave, and as federal agencies crack down on companies general information, not specific legal advice. Individual they deem in viola on of federal laws around unpaid leave, circumstances may limit or modify this informaƟon. employers need to prepare for increased enforcement and new regula ons. When California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed • Stay up-to-date on poten al changes to legisla on. legisla on requiring paid sick days for millions of workers Proponents of paid sick leave may try to use the across the state, he declared it a victory for employees. new California law to expand into other ci es and “Whether you’re a dishwasher in San Diego or a store clerk states. Employers who currently do not operate in in Oakland, this bill frees you of having to choose between ci es and states with paid sick leave should carefully your family’s health and your job,” said Brown at the me of track any legisla on that could impact opera ons. the September 2014 signing. “Make no mistake, California is Consult closely with human resources, in-house legal pu ng its workers first.” departments, and outside counsel to stay on top Under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of of new developments. Local and na onal business 2014, beginning July 1, 2015, California employers will be groups can also be excellent sources of informa on required to provide paid sick leave to employees who work and advocacy on these types of movements. 30 or more days within a year from the start of employment. • Review current policies to make sure they are Employers can cap the amount of paid sick leave in any given compliant. For employers in California and other year to three days. loca ons that are now requiring paid sick leave, With the new law, California joins Connec cut among companies may face tremendous burdens when it states that require employers to offer workers paid sick leave. comes to compliance with the new law. For example, Along with paid leave, many employers are also subject to employers must make sure they have recordkeeping federal laws that allow for unpaid me off to deal with family policies in place to accurately document who is and medical issues. eligible for me off and who has taken days off. Along with federal laws that control unpaid me off Payroll systems will need to be updated to add in all and absences, companies must prepare for how actual and employees who will now get paid sick leave. In light poten al requirements for paid sick leave will impact their of the aggressive enforcement approaches by EEOC, opera ons. For employers, the requirement for paid sick companies should also take the opportunity to review leave will add extra layers of cost, recordkeeping, and staffing. their me-off policies under FMLA and ADA. The burdens of mandated sick leave can hit small businesses • Update training manuals and processes. If policies par cularly hard, especially those with small profit margins need to change based on new laws or regulatory and part- me and seasonal employees. focuses, managers and supervisors should receive training on how to respond appropriately. Employees Other Leave Requirements will also need to be updated on their new rights. The While no na onal laws require paid sick leave, other company should work closely with their a orneys regula ons mandate unpaid me off in many circumstances, to make sure changes are relevant, legal, and including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Among effec ve. the many FMLA provisions employers must grapple with are • Review budgets and staffing. Any changes to leave “intermi ent and reduced schedule” leave. Under this type policies could have a dramatic impact on how of leave, employees can take their leave on an intermi ent companies keep opera ons running when workers basis or work a reduced schedule under certain circumstances. call in sick. By planning ahead, employers may be able According to the United States (US) Department of Labor, to blunt some of the impact of these changes. an intermi ent/reduced schedule leave may be taken when Companies across the country are facing new burdens medically necessary to care for a seriously ill family member imposed by lawmakers and regulators. For many companies, or because of the employee’s serious health condi on. paid and unpaid me off is becoming an increasingly important Along with FMLA, companies must also factor in the consideration. Employers can minimize risk and cost by Americans with Disabili es Act (ADA) when considering me- planning ahead, understanding their obliga ons, and working off policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with the experts, both internal and external, who can guide (EEOC) is taking an increasingly hard look at employers that them through the process. R
28 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Employers Can’t Reimburse Health Insurance Premiums
By Ken Kessler, HUB International Ltd.
Due to the rising costs of health high claims risk. This prac ce cons tutes Section 105 Reimbursement Plans care coverage in the United States, unlawful discrimina on based on one or Certain vendors are marketing employers have shown interest in helping more health factors, and is in viola on of products to employers claiming that employees pay for individual health federal nondiscrimina on laws. Although instead of providing a group health insurance policies instead of offering an employers are permi ed to have more insurance plan, employers can establish employer-sponsored plan. In response, favorable rules for eligibility or reduced an IRC Sec on 105 reimbursement plan on November 6, 2014, the Departments premiums or contribu ons based on that works with health insurance brokers of Labor, Health and Human Services, an adverse health factor (some mes or agents to help employees select and the Treasury issued frequently asked referred to as benign discrimina on), individual insurance policies allowing ques ons (FAQs) guidance clarifying that the departments assert that offering eligible employees to access subsidies these arrangements do not comply with cash-or-coverage arrangements only for exchange coverage. The FAQs assert the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) market to employees with a high claims risk is that these arrangements are problema c reforms and may subject employers to not permissible benign discrimina on. for several reasons. First, these penal es. Although it was widely believed Accordingly, these arrangements will arrangements are, themselves, group that these penal es would apply only to violate the nondiscrimina on provisions, health plans so employees par cipa ng pre-tax arrangements, the FAQs clarify regardless of whether the employer in the arrangements are ineligible for that a er-tax reimbursements and cash treats the cash as pre-tax or post-tax for exchange subsidies. The mere fact compensa on for individual premiums the employee, the employer is involved that the employer is not involved with also do not comply with the ACA’s market in purchasing or selec ng any individual an employee’s individual selec on or reforms and may trigger the excise tax market product, or the employee obtains purchase of a health insurance policy penalties. This guidance essentially any individual health insurance. does not prevent the arrangement from prohibits all employer arrangements The departments also specified being a group health plan. that reimburse employees for individual that the choice between taxable cash Second, these arrangements are premiums, whether employers treat and a tax-favored qualified benefit (the subject to the ACA’s market reform the money as pre-tax or post-tax for elec on of coverage under the group provisions, including the annual limit employees. health plan) is required to be an IRC prohibi on and preven ve care coverage Sec on 125 cafeteria plan. Offering this requirement. These employer health Cash Reimbursements choice to high-risk employees could care arrangements cannot be integrated According to the new FAQs, an result in discrimina on in favor of highly with individual market policies to sa sfy employer arrangement that provides compensated individuals, in viola on of the market reforms and, therefore, could cash reimbursement for an individual cafeteria plan nondiscrimina on rules. trigger penal es. R market policy is considered to be part of a plan, fund, or other arrangement established or maintained for the purpose of providing medical care to employees, without regard to whether Grease Handling Powder the employer treats the money as pre-tax Coat Paint or post-tax for the employee. Therefore, Equipment & Steel Lid the arrangement is group health plan Systems coverage subject to the ACA’s market reform provisions. The departments stressed that these employer health care arrangements cannot be integrated with individual market policies to sa sfy the ACA’s market reforms. As a result, these plans will violate the ACA’s market reforms, which can trigger penal es, Containers including excise taxes under Internal WRJDOORQ Revenue Code (IRC) Sec on 4980D. 3RO\RUVWHHOOLGV 3UHVVXUHWHVWHG Employees with High Claims Risk 3RZGHUFRDW The FAQs also clarify that an Options employer cannot offer a choice between %ROWLQVFUHHQV enrollment in the standard group health /LGORFNV PRUH ZZZSDUNDQFRP6LOYHU/DNH,1 plan or cash only to employees with a 800-291-5487 www.rendermagazine.com Render February 2015 29 People, Places, and...
Australian Renderers Prepare for Meeting J.R. Simplot and The Australian Renderers Associa on (ARA) 13th Interna onal Symposium being held July 21-24, 2015, on the Gold Coast in Queensland is regarded worldwide as Caviness Beef to one of the leading rendering industry conferences. ARA has assembled a program Build New Plant featuring significant industry advances presented by the users and developers of these innova ons so a endees are ge ng the informa on from the “chef in the Amarillo, Texas-based Caviness kitchen.” A trade exhibit allows direct conversa on with suppliers all in one place Beef Packers has formed a joint and a workshop just prior to the conference provides new ideas on rendering venture with J.R. Simplot Company, plant opera ons. Along with the educa onal agenda at the conference are some headquartered in Boise, Idaho, to build opportuni es to relax and network with colleagues from around the globe. a new beef processing plant near Kuna, A endees’ partners and families will be able to enjoy all the Gold Coast has to Idaho. Pending approval of permits offer, from fantas c views on a rainforest skywalk, to galleries, bou ques, gi shops, from all necessary regulatory agencies, and an Australian high tea. A complete symposium program is available at www. construc on of the nearly 300,000 arasymposium.com.au. A 10 percent early bird discount is provided for registra ons square-foot $100 million plant would made before June 1, 2015. begin in spring 2015 with an expected fall 2016 opening. Nearly 600 new jobs will be created. Separators Appoints Operations VP The joint venture will operate Stephen Dohm has joined Separators Inc. as vice president of opera ons, under the name CS Beef Packers LLC overseeing the company’s centrifuge remanufacturing, service, and replacement and is expected to process up to 1,700 parts offerings. Previously, he was employed by ITW for more than 20 years in head per day. The plant will harvest mul ple opera ng and general management roles. cull cows and bulls from Northwest dairy farms and ca le ranches, include hide and rendering processing, and Sturtevant Welcomes New Product Manager be able to process niche-fed beef programs. The final product will be Sturtevant, a manufacturer of material processing equipment, recently hired prepackaged boxed beef that will Steve Puleo as product manager responsible for business development ac vi es primarily be marketed toward food- related to the Simpactor, Powderizer, and Infestroyer product lines. Puleo comes service suppliers and retail outlets. to Sturtevant with 18 years of commercial manufacturing experience selling Scott Simplot, chairman of J.R. fabricated solu ons to the medical instrumenta on, energy, fire and life safety, and Simplot Company, said the new plant semiconductor industries, as well as the military sector. will be the first significant processing opera on in the region, reducing the need for dairy farmers and ranchers to ship cattle out of the area for processing. It’s es mated that there are more than 600,000 dairy cows and over 600,000 beef cows in the Intermountain West region. Simplot and Caviness are both family-owned companies. MOVING?? Send old and new address to: P.O. Box 1319 Camino, CA 95709-1319 [email protected] www.rendermagazine.com/ subscribe
30 February 2015 Render www.rendermagazine.com Biofuels Continued from page 21 Petrotec has more than 15,000 Rendering is collec on points to gather used cooking Sustainable Paper in the alterna ve energy market. REG oil and other waste feedstocks to European Holdings B.V. purchased ICG’s produce biodiesel at its two facili es Published 69 percent equity ownership in Petrotec in Emden and Oeding, Germany. The Drs. David Meeker, senior vice for $20.9 million to be paid in newly company’s produc on capacity is 55.5 president, scien fic services, Na onal issued REG shares at a value determined million gallons per year, produced Renderers Associa on (NRA), and Jessica prior to signing. The REG subsidiary will predominantly from used cooking oil. Meisinger, director of NRA educa on, also purchase ICG’s loan to Petrotec AG Petrotec’s collec on service, treatment science, and communica on, have co- in the amount of approximately $15.4 processes, and biorefineries are wri en an ar cle about rendering and million and make a cash tender offer for cer fied by both German and European sustainability that has been published in all other shares. regulators. R the Journal of Animal Science, a premier North American peer-reviewed scien fic journal. An abstract and the en re ar cle, “Rendered Ingredients Significantly Centrifuge Chicago Corporation Influence Sustainability, Quality, and Safety of Pet Food,” is available at no • Balancing • Centrifuge Parts • Repairs cost at www.animalsciencepublica ons. Disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and repaired to org/publications/jas/abstracts/0/0/ bring the centrifuge back to specification. jas.2014-8524. It will serve as a reference for pet food manufacturers and meat Other services available include field service, technical processors that rendering helps make service, rebuild, buy, sell, and upgrade on all types of animal agriculture sustainable. makes and models of centrifuges. The invita on to write the paper came a er Meeker gave a well-received C www.centrifugechicago.com presenta on on the subject last year at C (219) 852-5200 the American Society of Animal Sciences C mee ng. R RENDERINGRENDERING ISIS RECYCLINGRECYCLING
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