In China, TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon have announced a strategic partnership to advance the development and global commercialization of EPLA molded products — a new generation of sustainable, high-performance foam materials made from Luminy® PLA bioplastics. EPLA (Expanded PLA) is a plant-based, industrially compostable material designed for packaging, thermal protection, and other molded applications. Developed […]
In China, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Zhongneng Yida to provide its HydroFlex technology and catalysts to produce SAF. Located at the city of Shijazhuang in the Shenze Economy Development Zone of Hebei province, the facility will produce 400,000 tons of SAF annually, utilising used cooking oil (UCO) for the feedstock. When in full […]
In China, the Manifold Times newspaper reports Sinopec delivered to 4,200 mt of B24 bio bunker fuel to “KIRSTEN MAERSK” at Ningbo Beilun Third Container Terminal, the first in East China. The biofuel component of the biofuel blend was ISCC compliant. The company plans to offer biofuel oil, LNG, and methanol as alternative bunkering fuel […]
In China, Reuters reports that following the recent government approval for Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech to export Sustainable Aviation Fuel, it has already gone ahead and shiipped the first volumes. Multiple trade sources said the 13,400 metric tons of SAF was sourced by a Western trader for export to Europe, although the company wouldn’t confirm the […]
In China, Reuters reports that with tariffs keeping Chinese products out of the US, the used cooking oil that had been headed to that market, the largest market for Chinese UCO in the world, would instead be diverted to the European Union. Last year, the US imported 3 million metric tons of Chinese UCO worth […]
In China, Reuters reports the Chinese government has granted Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech a rare state-granted export license for sustainable aviation fuel, one of the first to be issued. More than $1 billion has been invested in Chinese SAF production for both domestic consumption and potential exports. Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech’s new 372,400 ton facility that is […]
In China, Brenntag has agreed to distribute Gaomi Silver Hawk New Materials’ Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose and Methyl Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose to the construction and coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers segments in South Asia. Gaomi’s HEC and MHEC are produced primarily from cotton pulp. The agreement covers Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. “With Brenntag‘s global […]
In China, biobased materials company Covation Biomaterials is set to launch CovationBio bioPTMEG, a biobased polytetramethylene ether glycol. BioPTMEG is a biobased alternative to petroleum-based PTMEG, helping customers reduce their reliance on non-renewable materials and maintain the durability and resilience expected of spandex, polyurethanes and thermoplastic elastomers. Feedstock is 100% biobased and obtained from annually […]
In China, at a recent ceremony, MAN Energy Solutions signed a framework agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (CHI) regarding their future cooperation on decarbonization retrofit projects. The new framework agreement provides for the retrofitting of existing ships to operation on new alternative fuels like methane, methanol and ammonia – all fuels that […]
In China, HMM Green, a new 9,000 TEU methanol-powered container ship operated by South Korea’s Hyundai Merchant Marine, is set to complete its first ship-to-ship bunkering of bio-methanol at Shanghai’s Yangshan Port. This milestone operation will be facilitated by the Haigang Zhiyuan, China’s first methanol bunkering ship and the world’s largest of its kind. Tailored […]
