http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing VINCI wins major contract for innovative biofuels plant in Spain http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/vinci-wins-major-contract-for-innovative-biofuels-plant-in-spain/ Moeve and Apical have awarded Grupo Cobra and Masa - both subsidiaries of Cobra IS – the electrical, piping and industrial mechanical works of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in Spain. AFPM: U.S. RFS proposal misses the mark on affordability, security by an ‘Iowa mile’ http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/afpm-us-rfs-proposal-misses-the-mark-on-affordability-security-by-an-iowa-mile/ The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) recently submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027. Indonesia's Pertamina delivers first used cooking oil aviation fuel http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indonesias-pertamina-delivers-first-used-cooking-oil-aviation-fuel/ PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, the refinery unit of Indonesian state energy company Pertamina, has started its first shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made partly from used cooking oil India's ethanol drive imperils its push for edible oil self-sufficiency http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indias-ethanol-drive-imperils-its-push-for-edible-oil-self-sufficiency/ India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports. Indonesia aims to launch B50 biodiesel in 2026, but unlikely in January http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indonesia-aims-to-launch-b50-biodiesel-in-2026-but-unlikely-in-january/ Indonesia reaffirmed a plan to raise the mandatory palm oil content in its biodiesel to 50% starting from next year, but the program known as B50 is unlikely to start in January Imperial Oil completes renewable diesel facility at Strathcona refinery (Canada) http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/imperial-oil-completes-renewable-diesel-facility-at-strathcona-refinery-canada/ Imperial Oil has completed construction of a renewable diesel facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Canada, a milestone for Canadian operations. OC Global signs MoU with Passo Fundo for greenfield ammonia plant in Brazil http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/oc-global-signs-mou-with-passo-fundo-for-greenfield-ammonia-plant-in-brazil/ Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Passo Fundo, Brazil, concerning support for the construction of an onsite green ammonia plant. India's E20 fuel rollout marked by widespread criticism http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/indias-e20-fuel-rollout-marked-by-widespread-criticism/ As India puts more of the emissions-cutting biofuel ethanol in its petrol, consumers complain it damages their engines.  e-Fuels for climate-friendly data centers: Rolls-Royce and INERATEC launch partnership http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/e-fuels-for-climate-friendly-data-centers-rolls-royce-and-ineratec-launch-partnership/ Their goal: to replace fossil diesel in emergency power systems with synthetic fuels produced from renewable hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO₂). Digital Exclusive: How companders can support industrial decarbonization http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/08/digital-exclusive-how-companders-can-support-industrial-decarbonization/ This article presents three scenarios that illuminate how a compander can take a central role in increasing operational efficiency and recovering waste energy.