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D1 Oils poised to fight over bid to oust directors May 13 2010

THE board of former North East biofuels company D1 Oils is poised to fight a bid by former chairman Brian Myerson to oust four of its five directors.Read

D1 Oils chairman quits after losing biofuel fight Mar 16 2010

THE chairman of biofuel company D1 Oils has stood down after his plans to change the focus of the business were rejected by fellow board members.Read

Potential bidders probe takeover options at D1 Oils Nov 16 2009

BIOFUELS company D1 Oils says it has received "a number" of approaches about taking over the business, which was founded by North East entrepreneur Karl Watkin.Read

D1 Oils remains positive despite first half sales drop Sep 09 2009

TROUBLED biofuel company D1 Oils has seen its half-year sales drop further, from £2.2m to £1.5m, as it continues to seek extra funding for its jatropha planting venture.Read

D1 Oils goes for broke on idea as rest lose faith Jun 24 2009

BIOFUELS company D1 Oils is in talks to dissolve its joint venture with BP and revealed it may be unable to continue as a going concern if it cannot raise extra funds next year.Read

New D1 Oils management structure Dec 23 2008

BIOFUELS company D1 Oils has announced a slimmed-down management structure six months after closing down its two UK refineries.Read

Revenues rise after first crop Oct 01 2008

AFTER closing its refineries earlier in the year, biofuel company D1 Oils has seen its revenues soar with the delivery of its first crops.Read

D1 defends its jatropha biofuel crop expectations May 27 2008

ALTERNATIVE fuels company D1 Oils has been criticised for expecting too much too soon from its jatropha biofuel crop.Read

40 jobs go as biodiesel refinery mothballed May 22 2008

A BIODIESEL plant on Teesside is closing with the loss of 40 jobs and will be mothballed until a buyer is found to operate it or it is broken up.Read

D1 Oils looks at selling its sites May 22 2008

THE FTSE 100 Index recovered some of its lost ground yesterday after the steep fall of almost 3% on Tuesday as investors took flight at the unsettling news that oil had passed the $130 a barrel level.Read

Robert issues biofuel warning Apr 11 2008

BIOFUELS producers on Teesside will have to adapt and diversify if they are to survive, according to Stokesley-based BF Oils.Read

Disappointing results for D1 Oils Apr 10 2008

UK EQUITIES spent most of the day in broadly neutral territory, as the FTSE 100 closed 6.3 points down at 5983.9.Read

Biofuels firm forced to close down refineries Apr 10 2008

BIOFUEL business D1 Oils is pulling out of production and has announced the closure of its Middlesbrough refinery because it cannot compete against heavily subsidised producers in the US.Read

D1 Oils to shut Middlesbrough refinery Apr 09 2008

BIOFUEL producer D1 Oils is to close its Teesside refinery, it was announced today.Read

‘Fed up to the back teeth’ D1 director Watkin quits Mar 11 2008

THE founder of one of the region’s leading alternative fuel companies says its future still looks bright despite standing down as a director - saying he was “fed up to the back teeth” with the stock exchange and the Government.Read

Legal challenge over biofuels Jan 16 2008

TEESSIDE’S biofuel producers face a tough future unless a loophole favouring US competitors can be closed.Read

Report boosts North's biofuels firms Jan 15 2008

BIOFUEL firms in the North-East have welcomed a report into the industry by the Royal Society which says the fuels can help cut greenhouse gases, although the farming of some crops used to make them can damage the environment more than fossil fuels.Read

D1 Oils should make £21m profit by 2010 Sep 27 2007

ALTERNATIVE fuel producer D1 Oils has reported a doubling in losses in the first half of the year but is expected to strike into the black with a £21m profit by 2010.Read

Biofuels could be worth £1bn to region Sep 24 2007

THE region’s process industry is a formidable blend of both old and new and major recent growth in one new area has been in the field of biofuels.Read

D1 Oils expects slicker results Mar 29 2007

Innovative biodiesel company D1 Oils has given an upbeat assessment of its prospects, less than two months after warning it was scaling back production.Read

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