Environment

hte and Heraeus Precious Metals collaborate on catalytic ammonia cracking

hte and precious metals specialist Heraeus Precious Metals signed a R&D service agreement. The main focus of this collaboration is the screening of different materials for catalytic ammonia cracking in order to obtain hydrogen.

Neste starts to supply SAF to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (U.S.)

Neste and FedEx have agreed on the supply of 8,800 metric tons (> 3 MMgal) of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is the largest SAF purchase by a U.S. cargo airline at LAX to-date.

Indonesia's Pertamina refinery unit plans 30-day shutdown of Dumai plant in October

The refining unit of Indonesian state energy company Pertamina plans a 30-day shut down of its Dumai refinery in October, chief executive Taufik Aditiyawarman said.

Brazilian sugarcane processors mulling switch to more ethanol production

Some sugarcane processors in Brazil are closely following the price gap between sugar and ethanol and could start making more of the biofuel if sugar prices continue to fall and oil prices continue their recovery from recent lows.

Italy's Meloni warns EU green policies risk 'industrial desertification'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned that rigid green policies could devastate Europe's industrial base, and called for a more cautious approach to the ecological transition that protects economic and social stability.

Nuberg EPC, EDL sign technical collaboration agreement across several industries

Nuberg EPC and EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH (a Pörner Group Company) have signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement to explore engineering and sustainable development opportunities across industries including fuel oil refineries, petrochemical industries, green hydrogen derivatives and sustainable process technologies to accelerate technological excellence and environmental responsibility.

Mitsui Chemicals studying use of ethanol to make petrochemicals

Mitsui Chemicals is studying the use of ethanol as a feedstock in its naphtha crackers to improve competitiveness amid oversupply in the global petrochemical sector

Lotte Chemical to start operating Indonesia cracker in H2 2025

The new cracker which has the capacity to produce 1 MMtpy of ethylene is part of a $3.95 billion project at Cilegon, in Indonesia's Banten province.

U.S. EPA to rule on backlog of small refinery biofuel exemption requests

There are 161 applications for exemptions from the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard pending. The EPA's decision will have significant implications for the multi-billion-dollar credit market that underpins the biofuel program.

Topsoe’s technology chosen by Zhongneng Yida for 400,000-tpy SAF plant in China