Environment
Cepsa Química, Persán to transport their supplies using renewable diesel
Cepsa Química and the Persán group, a leading company of home care and personal care products, have signed an agreement so that the supply transportation of chemical products from Cepsa to the Sevillian company will be carried out using 100% renewable diesel.
China regulator launches country's first 'green' jet aviation fuel center
The Civil Aviation Authority of China launched the country's first technical center for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that focuses on standard setting and product research. The center is setting up test facilities for new products which added that China's total aviation fuel consumption is likely to exceed 50 MMtpy by 2030 and the use of SAF could reach 2.5 MMtpy.
World’s first supply chain established for sustainable polyester fiber based on CO2-derived, renewable and bio-based materials
A consortium of seven companies across five countries has jointly established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fiber. Instead of fossil materials, renewable and bio-based materials as well as carbon capture and utilization will be used in the manufacturing of polyester fibers.
Sponsored: Ultipleat High-Fow filter systems: High-performance filtration for large-flow applications in a compact design
With an innovative crescent-shaped pleat design, each Ultipleat High Flow filter is a single cartridge that fully utilizes all media for solids collection across multiple applications. Ultipleat High Flow filters provide exceptional filter service life when dealing with low fluxes and higher levels of incoming contaminants, reducing the number of filter changeouts and lowering the cost of replacement cartridges and disposal of spent filters.
Neste enables North Brunswick to be the first township in New Jersey (U.S.) to transition to renewable diesel
Neste announced a partnership with the Township of North Brunswick in New Jersey. The partnership enables all of North Brunswick’s diesel vehicles and equipment to switch to running on renewable diesel, making it the first township in the state to use renewable diesel for its fleet operations.
Business Trends: Global Energy Talent Index: A detailed analysis on the petrochemicals industry’s workforce
This article provides an overview of the global petrochemicals sector’s workforce, as well as how AI is reshaping job roles, skills, adoption, popularity and policy awareness across the industry, and anticipate the major risks and opportunities it presents.
New fuel restrictions for ships in Arctic fall short, green groups say
Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations shipping agency regulation that took effect on Monday.
Trafigura completes first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia
Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd., a market leader in the global commodities industry, has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia. This took place last week in international waters close to the port of Ceuta in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Yara Clean Ammonia, Scatec, ECHEM and MOPCO sign heads of terms for renewable ammonia offtake agreement in Egypt
Scatec ASA, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, and its partners, ECHEM and MOPCO, have agreed on heads of terms for renewable ammonia offtake from Egypt with Yara Clean Ammonia, the world's largest trader and distributor of ammonia.
Hygenco, Ameropa ink cooperation for supply of green ammonia
Hygenco Green Energies and Ameropa sign green ammonia supply agreement from Hygenco's planned 1.1-MMtpy green ammonia facility in India.
- Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol 8/20
- EcoCortec, Jakob Schober GmbH awarded sustainability award for closed-loop circular films solution 8/20
- Czech refinery outage forces Orlen Unipetrol to seek state help to meet diesel demand 8/20
- China’s Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical first half profit slides 8/20
- Major South Korean petrochemical firms and production 8/20
- Vioneo awards Lummus polypropylene contract for world's first industrial scale fossil-free plastics from green methanol facility 8/19
