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Asia's SAF ambitions exceed demand, heralding exports and potentially lowering prices

Asia's ability to supply sustainable aviation fuel will outpace regional demand this year and next as more production comes online, increasing exports and potentially lowering prices for the fuel

BASF, Sika launch epoxy hardener for sustainable solutions in the construction industry

BASF and Sika have jointly developed a new amine building block for curing epoxy resins, which is now commercially available under BASF’s Baxxodur® EC 151 brand.

ABB signs agreement with Dow as the automation partner to support Path2Zero ethylene complex in Canada

ABB has signed a Leveraged Procurement Agreement to support as the automation partner for Dow’s Path2Zero project at Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta, Canada.

HIF Global awarded first U.S. approval for e-Fuels design pathway

HIF Global announced that it has been awarded the first U.S. approval for an e-Fuels pathway. The Tier II Design Pathway Certification, granted under the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program, strengthens the market for e-Fuels production. 

Indonesia to build oil refineries with total capacity of 1 million bpd

Indonesia will build oil refineries on several of its islands, including Kalimantan and Sulawesi, with a total capacity of 1 million barrels per day, upgrading from a planned single refinery with a 500,000 bpd capacity, the energy minister said.

WasteFuel and ITC commence front-end engineering design on world-scale green methanol facility in Ankara, Turkey

WasteFuel, a U.S.-based next-generation bioenergy company, and ITC, a leading Turkish integrated waste management company, announced a partnership to commence the front-end engineering design on a green methanol biorefinery located in Ankara, Turkey—the first green methanol facility in Anatolia and one of the largest of its kind in the world. 

PetroChina in preliminary agreement with Germany's Mabanaft on expanding fuel sales to Europe

PetroChina International's London unit signed a preliminary agreement with German energy company Mabanaft to expand sales of Chinese refined fuel products to Europe, the Chinese state oil and gas trader said.

Morocco approves green hydrogen projects worth $32.5 B

A Moroccan government committee approved green hydrogen projects aiming to produce ammonia, steel and industrial fuel worth a total of 319 billion dirhams ($32.5 B).

China SAF plants push back start-up amid lack of policy

Several Chinese builders of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plants are postponing start up as a lack of government policy guidance restrains them from marketing the fuel domestically or exporting it.

Cosmo to launch Japan's first sustainable aviation fuel production

Cosmo Energy Holdings is set to launch Japan's first domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel in April, a step toward the country's goal of replacing 10% of jet fuel with a cleaner alternative, though cost-cutting challenges remain.