The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore's first trial for central procurement of voluntary sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The nine companies are the Boston Consulting Group, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, GenZero, Google, OCBC, Temasek, Singapore Airlines and... [Read More]

OMV announced its results for the 2025 financial year with a clean CCS Operating Result of €4.6 billion and clean CCS net income attributable to stockholders of €1.9 billion. Sales from continuing operations amounted to €24.3 billion. Cash flow from operating activities stood at €5.2 billion. The clean operating result of the Energy segment was €2.7 billion,... [Read More]

Sunoco LP’s planned takeover of TanQuid, one of Germany’s leading independent storage operators for petroleum products, chemicals and biofuels, is progressing, but not without conditions. The deal has drawn scrutiny from the German government, which has imposed safeguards citing concerns around national infrastructure security. TanQuid operates a network of strategically... [Read More]

Ronald Backers, advisor business intelligence, Port of Rotterdam, looks back at how the strategic port has been dealing with biofuels’ logistics over the past 12 months. Two years ago I paraphrased the Beatles ‘It was 20 years ago today’, referring to the birth of Directive 2003/30/EC and the push for biofuels blending in the European Union in 2003. Today, I... [Read More]

Cornelius Claeys, founder and managing director, CleanMotion Advisory, takes a closer look at the biofuels industry for the coming year. Crystal balls crack easily in today’s world - marked by shifting geopolitical norms, ever evolving national legislation and rapid technological transformation. Biofuel market dynamics are closely linked to developments in the energy,... [Read More]

Brazil is accelerating its leadership in renewable energy with the expansion of second-generation ethanol (E2G) production, marked by the development of new advanced biofuel plants across the country. These facilities convert sugarcane bagasse and agricultural residues into low-carbon ethanol, significantly increasing fuel output while reducing greenhouse gas emissions... [Read More]

Manshu Agarwal, CEO, HutanBio, has outlined what he sees are the critical factors that will drive growth in the biofuels sector over the coming year. My prediction for the year ahead is that it will not be a breakout year for biofuel volumes, but more a period of strategic sorting in which resilience matters more than ambition and where costs and hard constraints finally... [Read More]

Leonidas Kanonis, director for communications and analysis, EWABA, outlines what he sees are the key factors that will help drive the sector this year. If there is one lesson the waste-based and advanced biofuels industry has learned over the years, it is that stability is always just out of reach. Every time the sector hopes for a calmer year, the policy and market... [Read More]

President Donald Trump has called for allowing the year-round sale of E15 petroleum, a move supporters say would provide relief to consumers while strengthening America’s agricultural and energy sectors. E15, a fuel blend containing 15 percent ethanol, is typically restricted during the summer months due to regulatory limits. The President’s proposal aims to lift... [Read More]

According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, soybean meal exports from German oil mills reached only 741,000 tonnes during the period from July to November 2025, representing an 11% decline compared with the same period in 2024. At the same time, the volume of rapeseed meal placed on the world market also fell, dropping 22% to 537,000 tonnes. Investigations... [Read More]