In Chile, BNamericas reported that Brazil’s Petrobras intends to increase the production of sustainable aviation fuel in a “very intensive” manner, according to Angélica Laureano, the state-owned company’s executive director for logistics, marketing and markets. According to Laureano, Petrobras already has a final investment decision for a SAF production unit using the HEFA route at […]
In Romania, OMV Petrom said it is advancing the construction of the new sustainable fuels production unit at Petrobrazi. This investment will position the refinery as the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region. The foundations have been laid, and the main equipment for processing sustainable fuels – including columns and reactors – […]
In Germany, Uniper and Arcadia eFuels have signed one of Europe’s largest announced sustainable aviation fuel produced from renewable energy (eSAF) offtake agreements to date. Under the agreement, Uniper has agreed to offtake 40,000 metric tons of eSAF annually from Arcadia’s Project Endor at Vordingborg, Denmark. The agreement is legally binding, while the commencement of […]
In Washington DC, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced commitments from members to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) associated with Infinium Energy’s Project Atlas, an eSAF facility expected to produce approximately 100,000 metric tons of SAF annually. The results of SABA’s latest procurement were supported by leading member organizations, including AVEVA, Bain & […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that a new sustainable aviation fuel plant with a capacity of around 100,000 tons per year is under construction in the Netherlands. SkyNRG’s DSL-01 facility is being built at the Delfzijl chemical park and is expected to become fully operational in 2028. The plant will use waste fats and oils as […]
In Uzbekistan, The Times of Central Asia reported that a $6.1 billion sustainable aviation fuel complex planned for Uzbekistan’s western Khorezm region has entered the engineering design stage. Developer Allied Biofuels expects to decide whether to proceed with construction in the first quarter of 2027.Allied Biofuels expects to complete this stage before making a final […]
In Russia, The Moscow Times reported that Southern Russia’s Krasnodar region has declared a state of emergency following weeks of intense Ukrainian strikes against Black Sea ports and shipping infrastructure, which have hobbled export routes and left local farms overflowing with unsold grain. Krasnodar region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said many farmers in the Krasnodar region […]
In Brazil, UkrAgroConsult reported that Brazil’s biosafety regulator CTNBio has for the first time approved the commercial use of genetically modified microorganisms for the production of biological crop protection products. The approval was granted to Bioma, part of the Cogny group. The technology uses GM microorganisms not directly in fields, but inside closed industrial bioreactors. […]
In Brazil, Canal Rural reported that sorghum is moving beyond its traditionally smaller role in Brazilian agriculture as rising production, access to the Chinese market, growing use in ethanol production and greater tolerance to water stress create new opportunities for the crop. Brazil produced around 6 million metric tons of sorghum last year and is […]
In Brazil, CompreRural reported that Brazilian farmers had sown 1.2% of the area planned for the 2026/27 soybean crop by September 17, compared to 0.4% a week earlier and 0.9% a year ago, according to data from agribusiness consultancy AgRural. The state of Paraná is leading the efforts , but there have also been reports […]
