Europe
France's Avril turns biodiesel focus to trucks from cars
French oilseed group Avril plans to double output of its 100% biodiesel fuel aimed at fleet trucks in 2023, at the expense of standard biodiesel mixed in car fuel, after the business helped the group post record results last year.
Maire Tecnimont Group awarded new technology and high-value engineering contracts for approximately $90 MM
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that some of its Sustainable Technology Solutions subsidiaries have been awarded several new contracts for technology licensing and engineering services for an overall value of approximately $90 MM.
Stamicarbon signed to license its largest Ultra-Low Energy urea plant
Stamicarbon has signed a contract covering PDP, licensing and equipment supply for an Ultra-Low Energy grassroots urea plant in Jiangxi province, China.
Airlines in line for green fuel funding boost under EU climate law
Airlines could be in line for €2 B in European Union funding to help them switch to sustainable fuels, under reforms to strengthen Europe's climate change policies.
Neste and Q8 collaborate to make Neste MY Renewable Diesel available in the Danish market
Thanks to a strategic cooperation between Q8 and Neste, the heavy transport sector operators can buy Neste MY Renewable Diesel, at nine Q8 stations in Denmark from 17 April 2023 onwards.
Apical’s joint venture with Cepsa to build the largest 2G biofuels plant in southern Europe
Apical has established a joint venture with Cepsa to produce second generation biofuels by constructing the largest plant in southern Europe.
Technip Energies awarded a contract for Juhua’s Greenfield Chemical Complex in China
Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by Ningbo Juhua Chemical & Science Co., Ltd. for a 1,3-propanediol plant with a capacity of 72 kta and a 150 kta polytrimethylene terephthalate plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
Oil products shipments disrupted at two TotalEnergies refineries
Oil products shipments from TotalEnergies' Donges and La Mede refineries were disrupted on Thursday with 20% of operational staff having joined strike action over the government's pension reforms.
European diesel refining margins at lowest since Russia's invasion
Benchmark Northwest European diesel refining margins dropped to $17.70 a barrel on Wednesday, their lowest since Feb. 25, 2022, a day after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Ryanair to power all of their flights from Amsterdam with a 40% blend of Neste MY SAF
Neste and Ryanair have expanded their collaboration to enable Ryanair to power its full schedule of flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with a 40% blend of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

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