Bayer and Neste, a producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, announced they will jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products like biofuels. Within the collaboration, the companies will develop a winter canola ecosystem in the Southern region of the United States, including product development and additional collaborations to enable Bayer to enter this market.

Bayer aims to launch its winter canola in 2027. Leading up to the launch, Bayer will work with Neste, the value chain, and farmers to introduce winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock. Bayer and Neste expect to finalize a definitive agreement this year.

What People Are Saying

Frank Terhorst, Head of Strategy & Sustainability for Bayer’s Crop Science Division: “Renewable fuels are playing an important role in the decarbonization of transportation and energy while global targets continue to shape biofuel markets and accelerate demand for biomass-based feedstocks going forward. We are committed to supporting farmers’ ability to deliver low-carbon feedstocks on demand, through investments in new crops like winter canola and advancements in sustainable cropping systems.”

Artturi Mikkola, Senior Vice President, Feedstock Sourcing & Trading at Neste: 
“This collaboration with Bayer strengthens our strategy to develop together with value chain partners regenerative agriculture concepts that can be scaled up and can play an important role in diversifying and growing the raw materials pool for all of our renewable products. We believe winter canola can bring environmental benefits to cropping systems and result in lower carbon intensity feedstocks that help replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials.”