In Japan, Sojitz Group company Phenix Jet Cayman SEZC completed its first international business jet flight outbound from Japan using “SUSTEO,” a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) brand manufactured and sold in Japan by Euglena Co., Ltd. on September 30th. Euglena’s “SUSTEO” is a SAF brand manufactured from raw materials such as used cooking oil and […]
In Austria, OMV and Wood signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a mutually exclusive collaboration agreement for the commercial licensing of OMV’s proprietary ReOil technology. The two companies aim to agree on a binding cooperation by mid-2023. ReOil® is a patented chemical recycling technology developed by OMV, which converts end-of-life plastic waste into […]
In Washington, FERN’s Ag Insider reports Clean Fuels America Alliance wants the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the 2024 advanced biofuels blending mandate to 7.63 billion gallons, 36% higher than this year. For 2023, the group wants the EPA to boost the blending mandate by 500,000 gallons. It argues that with the massive influx of […]
In Arizona, new research that will be published on Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability shows a pathway toward full decarbonization of U.S. aviation fuel use by substituting conventional jet fuel with sustainably produced biofuels. The study, led by a team of Arizona State University researchers, found that planting the grass miscanthus on 23.2 million […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that even though biodiesel blending has been held at 10% since prices surged in late 2021, data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) published on its website volumes associated with 14% blending for January and February 2023, in line with the policy set prior to the cut […]
In Australia, Qantas has joined forces with five large companies in Australia to show the demand that exists for a local sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia by preferencing it as a way to reduce their carbon emissions. The national carrier today launched the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition (SAF Coalition) program, with Australia Post, […]
In Thailand, Evonik has entered a strategic cooperation with the Pörner Group, Austria and Phichit Bio Power Co., Ltd., Thailand, to supply sustainably precipitated ULTRASIL silica to tire manufacturers. It is made from sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash (RHA), that is produced exclusively with biomass energy sources. In this way, the global tire […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced its second ANA Green Jet will enter service on regular scheduled domestic flights. To commemorate its inaugural take off, ANA will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on the aircraft, marking the first time ANA will use SAF produced by Neste on domestic flights. The second ANA Green Jet […]
In Indonesia, the proposed $370 million epichlorohydrin (ECH) manufacturing plant project in Samalaju Industrial Park held its groundbreaking ceremony recently. The project is a joint venture investment by OCiKumho Sdn Bhd and Korea Kumho Petro Chemical Group. When operational, the new plant will produce ECH through hydroelectric power with bio-glycerin and natural salts. ECH is […]
In Nebraska, DTN reports that Archer Daniels Williams as well as the plaintiffs in the case against the company alleging ethanol market manipulation have agreed to have a leading Michigan State University economics professor brought in as an expert witness to determine the validity of the regression analysis model developed on behalf of the plaintiffs […]
