In Hungary, MOL Group said it has produced a diesel fuel containing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), and SAF at the refinery of Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. The successful production test confirms that MOL Group is technologically ready for the production of alternative synthetic fuels, which is part of the company’s long-term SHAPE TOMORROW strategy, the firm said. Biodiesel HVO of vegetable origin was successfully produced at the Bratislava Refinery. HVO was produced using oil from cashew nut shells and the biocomponent produced this way was processed together with crude oil, the firm added. At the same time, MOL Group’s Bratislava Refinery conducted another production test, which produced a sustainable aviation fuel by co-processing. The test proved that the Bratislava Refinery’s production unit used for the production of standard aviation kerosene is also suitable for producing sustainable aviation fuel. “We are technologically ready to produce biodiesel of vegetable origin as well as sustainable aviation fuel. This could open a new chapter in the sustainable efforts of MOL Group. We offer our customers an increasing variety and quantity of fuels, thus contributing to the smart energy transition as well,’ said Csaba Zsótér, Senior Vice President, Fuels at MOL Group.
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