Biofuels
Altalto awards Maire engineering study contract for 23,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded an engineering study contract by Altalto Ltd. based on its proprietary NX Circular gasification and NX CPO technologies for a SAF plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire, UK.
China oil demand to peak in 2027, up 100,000 bpd this year
China's total oil demand including all products is set to peak in 2027, with a rise of about 100,000 bpd this year driven by increased volumes from the petrochemicals sector, a state oil researcher said.
U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change
U.S. imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in previous years. This decline is primarily due to the loss of tax credits for imported biofuels and generally lower domestic consumption of these fuels.
Axens kicks-off first worldwide full-SAF unit in Asia
Axens has successfully started up 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) unit at site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert 300,000 tpy of renewable feedstock into high-value SAF.
Shell officially scraps plans for 820,000-tpy biofuels facility in Rotterdam
Shell will not resume construction of a biofuels facility at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Rotterdam after an in-depth evaluation found it would not be competitive, the company said.
Amaggi, Inpasa partner to build new corn ethanol plants in Brazil
Ethanol producer Inpasa and Brazilian grain processor and exporter Amaggi have agreed to form a joint venture to build at least three corn-based ethanol plants in Mato Grosso, Brazil's top grain producing state
Indian automakers say ethanol fuel hurts mileage but is safe, as motorists complain
India's roll-out of fuel blended with 20% ethanol will hurt a vehicle's mileage by 2%-4% but is safe to use, a lobby group representing the country's automakers said, aiming to assuage motorists' concerns in the world's third-largest car market.
Universal Fuel Technologies’ SAF accepted into ASTM Clearinghouse for qualification
Universal Fuel Technologies' ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel produced via the company’s Flexiforming technology has been accepted into the ASTM D4054 Clearinghouse, which supports the technical evaluation of new aviation fuels, for qualification.
Honeywell technology to fuel Syzygy Plasmonics' SAF project
Honeywell announced that Syzygy Plasmonics will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy at the world’s first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility.
POET to acquire Tennessee bioprocessing facility
POET has signed an agreement to acquire Green Plains Obion, a bioethanol facility in northwestern Tennessee, increasing the company’s production capacity by 120 million gallons and improving its access to southeastern markets.
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- bp abandons plans to build Rotterdam biofuels plant 9/22
- Kisuma Chemical boosts plastics recycling with suite of additive solutions 9/22
- VDMA: Industrial valves market grows by 8% in 1H of 2025 9/22
- Methanol Reformer, McAlpha and Ekora sign MoU to advance methanol-based hydrogen and power solutions in Turkey 9/22
- Lummus and Synthomer announce partnership to license acrylic acid esters technology 9/22
