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The year began with yet another volatile month for international trade policy.
The European Commission signed two of its largest trade agreements in history, with Mercosur and India.
The US White House continues to weaponise tariffs, making little distinction between (former) allies and strategic competitors.
Meanwhile, China and several other countries are introducing specific HS codes for…
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Scottish green chemical producer Celtic Renewables has renewed its partnership with the independent ultra-premium whisky distillery Rosebank, part of Ian Macleod Distillers, for another three years.
The partnership will see Rosebank Distillery in Falkirk send the pot ale by-product produced during its distilling process to the Celtic Renewables biorefinery located less than four miles away at…
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123Carbon has released a report, Comparative Analysis of Scope 3 SAF Certificates, which examines how SAF certificates are currently structured and used by airlines and fuel providers.
The analysis finds significant disparities in the quality, completeness, and transparency of certificate data, creating uncertainty for airlines, freight forwarders, and corporate customers seeking to integrate…
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The Trump administration ordered US refiners to blend a record amount of biofuels into petrol and diesel this year and next, in a move designed to support farmers.
The refining industry, however, warned the policy would backfire, pushing pump prices even higher at a time when they are already surging because of the war in Iran, Reuters reported.
The backlash from US refiners has exposed an…
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Located on the Thames Estuary, Oikos Storage has long been recognised as one of the UK’s most strategically important bulk liquid import and storage facilities.
With two deep‑water jetties capable of handling vessels up to 120,000 DWT and a total storage capacity of 300,000 cubic metres, the terminal plays a vital role in supplying fuels to major airports and the wider South East…
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Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for a SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
The plant is designed to produce 60,000 tonnes per year of SAF with high efficiency using palm oil mill effluent (POME) as primary feedstock, as well as certified used cooking oil enabling the…
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UK-based biofuel producer Syntech Biofuel has confirmed that its ASB B100 fuel has been successfully tested for use in X-Series excavators manufactured by JCB.
The validation follows an extensive testing and evaluation programme, demonstrating that Syntech’s waste-derived biodiesel can be used in heavy construction equipment without requiring modifications to existing machinery.
The…
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OXCCU, the Oxford University spin-out developing novel catalysts and processes to convert waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), welcomed The King and The Lord-Lieutenant of Oxford to its laboratories at Oxford University Science Park on Friday.
The entourage were able to meet the team and learned more about the company’s work.
During the visit, His Majesty observed a live…
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Gevo is developing plans for a potential expansion at the site of its Gevo North Dakota facility in Richardton, North Dakota by adding a second ethanol production facility with targeted production capacity of up to 75 million gallons per year of low-carbon ethanol.
“As we pursue strategic opportunities for accretive growth, the expansion of production at Gevo North Dakota is at the top of our…
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EWABA has issued a stark warning as diesel prices surge and geopolitical instability continues to rattle global energy markets.
Europe, it argues, is running out of time to shield households and businesses from rising fuel and living costs. The solution, however, is already within reach: higher biodiesel blends.
Biodiesel produced from sustainable, largely waste‑based feedstocks is available…
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Amspec Group has announced the opening of its new Petroleum and Biofuels Testing Laboratory in Bilbao, Spain — a 600 m² facility that marks a major step forward in its commitment to providing high‑quality analytical services to the global energy and fuels sector.
Purpose‑built to meet international standards and the evolving needs of both conventional and renewable fuel markets, the…
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NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, SIGMA and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) praised the Environmental Protection Agency and the Trump Administration for issuing ambitious Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
They urged Congress to quickly enact biofuel tax incentives that can help bring down retail fuel costs.
NATSO, SIGMA…
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Soybeans are the most important oilseed crop imported into the European Union, ahead of rapeseed.
Between July 2025 and mid-March 2026, the EU imported the lowest soybean volume in three years.
According to data from the European Commission, the European Union purchased just over 8.7 million tonnes of soybeans between 1 July 2025 and 15 March 2026, representing a drop of around 1.1 million…
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CropEnergies has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to provide substantial financial support its British subsidiary Ensus.
The UK Government has agreed a funding package worth around €115 millio to keep the plant in a ready to operate standby mode, ensuring long term stability of the country’s supply of biogenic CO₂, renewable ethanol for fuel applications and proteins.
The plant…
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Vyterra Renewables Nova Scotia Ltd. has secured €2.6 million in non‑dilutive financing to complete final engineering, design and permitting for its clean fuel facility in Enfield, Nova Scotia, advancing the project to shovel‑ready status by late 2026.
The funding will also support initial earthworks to prepare the site for construction.
The Enfield facility will be the first in Atlantic…
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Singapore has announced that its planned green jet fuel levy on all departing flights will be postponed until January 2027, citing the wider economic uncertainty triggered by the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran.
The levy, originally expected to be introduced much earlier, is intended to support the long‑term adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across the aviation…
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