Tag: UCO

Indonesia puts export restrictions on UCO and POME

Indonesia puts export restrictions on UCO and POME

January 8, 2025 |

In Indonesia, Reuters reports Indonesia has decided to limit exports of used cooking oil as well as palm oil residue such as palm oil mill effluent in an effort to retain sufficient feedstock in the country to achieve its new 40% blending mandate. As the levy lobbed on crude palm oil exports are used to […]

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Pertamina secures feedstock for Cilacap refinery’s SAF-HVO expansion

Pertamina secures feedstock for Cilacap refinery’s SAF-HVO expansion

December 27, 2024 |

In the UK, Oil & Gas Journal reported that Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Gapura Mas Lestari (PT GML) for supply of biogenic feedstock to support the second phase of a grassroots renewable fuels production unit at subsidiary PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional’s (PT KPI) 348,000-b/d Cilacap integrated […]

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Used cooking oil market to reach $10.9 billion by 2032, research finds

Used cooking oil market to reach $10.9 billion by 2032, research finds

November 30, 2024 |

In Delaware, Global Market Insights reported that the used cooking oil market valuation is predicted to exceed $10.9 billion by 2032. “The market is expanding due to the rising demand for sustainable solutions, with biodiesel production being one of the key applications. As an eco-friendly energy source, biodiesel made from used cooking oil market contributes […]

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RFA weighs in with CARB on imported UCO feedstock

RFA weighs in with CARB on imported UCO feedstock

November 30, 2024 |

In Florida, EnergyAgwired.com reported that The Renewable Fuels Association provided comments this week in response to a request for information from the California Air Resources Board, urging them to do more to ensure the integrity of imported used cooking oil (UCO) and tallow for biomass-based diesel production under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According […]

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Bursa exploring launch of UCO futures contracts

Bursa exploring launch of UCO futures contracts

October 14, 2024 |

In Malaysia, Bloomberg reports the Bursa is contemplating adding used cooking oil futures to compliment palm oil futures for hedging in the biodiesel market. Contract specification that have been shared with industry representatives show that proposed UCO futures contracts would be US dollar denominated, cash-settled, and priced against the FOB Straits assessment for used cooking […]

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Thai coalition to create UCO supply chain for domestic SAF

Thai coalition to create UCO supply chain for domestic SAF

October 2, 2024 |

In Thailand, Bangchak and BSGF Co., Ltd., together with New Biodiesel and Thanachok Vegetable Oil (2012) Co., Ltd. recently signed a memorandum of understanding to create a domestic sustainable aviation fuel supply chain with used cooking oil as feedstock. New Biodiesel, a leading expert in palm oil production and collection of used cooking oil in […]

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New research could make turning waste cooking oil into biofuel easier and quicker

New research could make turning waste cooking oil into biofuel easier and quicker

January 7, 2024 |

In the UK, De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) reported that a group of its researchers have pioneered a new manufacturing process which could make the creation of biofuel from waste cooking oil faster and more efficient. Professor Katherine Huddersman, Dr Rawaz Ahmed, Saana Rashid, and Ketan Ruperalia, all based in a team of experts from […]

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Bain-backed biofuels refiner partners with Chinese firm to source feedstock

Bain-backed biofuels refiner partners with Chinese firm to source feedstock

December 23, 2023 |

In China, Reuters reported that Bain Capital-backed biofuels refiner EcoCeres has tied up with a waste management firm backed by the Chinese city of Shenzhen to source feedstock as it expands production of low-carbon fuels to meet fast-growing demand. The agreement between Hong Kong-based EcoCeres and Shenzhen Expressway Group, which handles more than 2.5 million […]

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EcoCeres teams with Shenzhen Expressway Environmental on UCO for biofuels

EcoCeres teams with Shenzhen Expressway Environmental on UCO for biofuels

December 19, 2023 |

In China, EcoCeres, Inc. signed a strategic partnership agreement with Shenzhen Expressway Environmental Co., Ltd. to collaborate in areas including the collection and transportation of used cooking oil (UCO) and wasted oil, pre-treatment and processing, production of renewable fuels, circular economy utilization, and carbon reduction. This partnership will create a new model for feedstock procurement […]

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Transport & Environment report calls for greater transparency of EU’s UCO imports

Transport & Environment report calls for greater transparency of EU’s UCO imports

December 14, 2023 |

In Belgium, Europe currently imports four-fifths (80%) of the used cooking oil that it uses as fuel for cars, trucks and planes, new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis of latest biofuels data shows. The vast majority (60%) of these imports come from China. With the global airline industry pushing for used cooking oil as a […]

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