Category: Fuels

Clariant teams with Ineratec to commercialize containerized GTL technology

Clariant teams with Ineratec to commercialize containerized GTL technology

June 17, 2020 |

In Germany, Chemical Engineering Online reports that Clariant has teamed up with Ineratec, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, to commercialize the latter’s gas-to-liquid technology. Clariant brings to the partnership extensive catalysis expertise as well as syngas upgrading and conditioning technology. Ineratec’s containerized technology is adept for decentralized installations producing liquid fuels from green […]

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Grassley says Trump at risk of losing Midwest voters if EPA approves “gap” requests

Grassley says Trump at risk of losing Midwest voters if EPA approves “gap” requests

June 17, 2020 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that Senator Chuck Grassley has clearly said that if the Environmental Protection Agency chooses to accept the “gap” waiver requests that have been submitted by oil refiners, then President Trump will risk losing voters in Iowa and the Midwest. He said it was concerning that the EPA hadn’t rejected the requests […]

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Brazilian ethanol stocks hit record high in May on low fuel demand

Brazilian ethanol stocks hit record high in May on low fuel demand

June 17, 2020 |

In Brazil, Platts reports that data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock shows ethanol stocks soared by more than 82% in May to a record high of 4.63 billion liters. The COVID-19 pandemic has kept many people home which negatively impacts hydrous ethanol demand for flex-fuel cars as well as anhydrous ethanol that is […]

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RFA to host free Ethanol Emergency Response “Train the Trainer” webinar with TRANSCAER

RFA to host free Ethanol Emergency Response “Train the Trainer” webinar with TRANSCAER

June 17, 2020 |

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association, in partnership with TRANSCAER, is hosting a free Ethanol Emergency Response “Train the Trainer” webinar on Tuesday, June 23. The webinar will take place from noon to 2 p.m. ET and is funded through a Federal Railroad Administration/TRANSCAER grant. It is designed to train a group of individuals who […]

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Mexico imports ethanol from the US in the form of pre-blended E10

Mexico imports ethanol from the US in the form of pre-blended E10

June 16, 2020 |

In Mexico, five railcars of U.S. gasoline pre-blended at an E10 rate arrived in Guadalajara in May 2020 – 14,500 gallons of ethanol (5,300 bushels in corn equivalent) – a direct success of the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) collaboration with the Mexican Association of Service Station Providers (AMPES) to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits […]

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UK winds up three bogus biofuel-related companies

UK winds up three bogus biofuel-related companies

June 16, 2020 |

In the UK, Elcourt Ltd, WSR Hawker Ltd and Devo Group Ltd were wound up in the public interest on 9 June 2020 in the High Court before Judge Prentis. The Official Receiver has been appointed as liquidator of the companies. In considering the petitions, the court heard that all three companies promoted and sold […]

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MSC to extend collaboration with South Pole to develop carbon neutral shipping program

MSC to extend collaboration with South Pole to develop carbon neutral shipping program

June 16, 2020 |

In Switzerland, since early 2019, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has partnered with leading global climate solutions provider South Pole, to develop the MSC Carbon Neutral Program. After successful implementation in selected countries, MSC is now extending the program to clients worldwide throughout 2020. The program complements MSC’s strategic approach to sustainability and massive investment in […]

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Argentina’s ambassador to the US working hard to regain biodiesel market access

Argentina’s ambassador to the US working hard to regain biodiesel market access

June 16, 2020 |

In Argentina, the national news agency télam says the Argentine ambassador in Washington is working with “all the legal and political tools available” to achieve “reasonable access to Argentine biodiesel in the United States”, after the high tariffs imposed in 2018, which meant a virtual blockade of the entering that market. Until 2017, the US […]

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Indonesia’s “green diesel” plant pushed back to 2026

Indonesia’s “green diesel” plant pushed back to 2026

June 16, 2020 |

In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the country’s plan to produce “green diesel” domestically by 2023 has been pushed back three years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fuel is meant to be produced from 100% palm oil as the country works to push beyond its current B30 mandate to B40 in 2021 and […]

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JBS begins construction on $34.4M biodiesel plant in Santa Catarina

JBS begins construction on $34.4M biodiesel plant in Santa Catarina

June 16, 2020 |

In Brazil, Canal Rural reports JBS announced it began construction of its new biodiesel plant last week, located in the municipality of Mafra, Santa Catarina. The plant will be operated by JBS Biodiesel, a division of JBS Novos Negócios, with an investment of $34.4 million through Seara Alimentos. The new facility, which should take about […]

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