Bayer and Neste formalise winter canola partnership as energy security concerns accelerate biofuels push

Bayer and Neste have finalized a commercial agreement to scale Bayer’s newgold® winter canola as a renewable feedstock, responding to growing energy security concerns and increasing demand for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. The partnership will establish a dedicated value chain in the US Southern Great Plains, aiming to boost domestic supplies of lower-carbon-intensity feedstocks and offer farmers a profitable rotational crop. This move reflects Bayer’s broader renewable fuels ambitions and highlights the strategic importance of biofuels amid geopolitical tensions and hard-to-electrify transport sectors.