In Brazil, Platts reports that as the sugarcane crush as ramped up, boosting domestic ethanol production and supplies, demand for imports have fallen significantly to 103.3 million liters in May, the lowest seen since December when it imported 84.6 million liters. So far, ethanol imports for the year through May are up 6% at 1.15 […]
In Thailand, a new research report says the country’s biogas market should grow 10% while its biomass market should grow 4% between 2017 and 2022 for a total installed capacity of 4,750MW. The country’s northeastern region, home to many host industries providing feedstock for the energy production facilities, is expected to continue to lead growth […]
In China, Reuters reports that the City of Tianjin is the first to announce it will implement the 10% ethanol blend set for 2020 nationwide by the end of September. The city of around 15 million people will require 260,000 metric tons of ethanol annually to supply the blend from around 780,000 tons of corn. […]
In Washington state, in a review of the state’s progress towards public vehicle fleets converting to biofuels or electric vehicles by June 1, 2018, local NGO Cotura found in a review of cities and counties that they are far away from their goals—some not even having a single alternative fuel vehicle—in part because of a […]
In Washington, DTN reports that US Census data shows ethanol exports rose 86% in April over the previous year to 162.3 million gallons, with 38% of the total headed to Brazil. Canada and even Oman followed in second and third place for top destinations. Total exports for the year through April are up 44% on […]
In Washington state, ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5 — the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons — to add ethanol as an approved feedstock for producing alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). The revision of ASTM D7566 Annex A5 clears the way for increased adoption of sustainable aviation fuels because […]
In France, the country’s agriculture minister has called the protest of 14 oil refineries and hundreds of fuel depots by French farmers in protest of Total’s planned imports of palm oil for much of its feedstock demand at the La Mede biorefinery “illegal”. The minister has called for negotiations to end the impasse and find […]
In Sweden, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals named 10 start-ups and chemical researchers as winners of the 2018 edition of AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals’ Imagine Chemistry challenge. To meet its sustainability and growth ambitions, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals continues to forge an innovation ecosystem around a model of collaborative innovation. This is built on its global network of RD&I […]
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