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MPOB data shows Malaysia's total palm oil stocks up 691,835 tonnes (+24.54%) to 3.51 million tonnes in September from 2.8 million tonnes in August; CPO stocks rose 31.88% to 2.16 million tonnes. CPO output rose 16.48% to 2.11 million tonnes, while palm oil exports fell 12.13% to 1.22 million tonnes and biodiesel exports fell 91.69% to 2,930 tonnes.
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Topsoe has signed a licensing agreement to provide kerosene hydrotreating technology for co-processing at Bharat Petroleum's Mumbai refinery. BPCL will revamp its 4000-tonne-per-day kerosene hydrotreater to co-process 5% used cooking oil alongside conventional feedstock, producing SAF within existing infrastructure. The final investment decision is taken, the revamp is underway and commissioning is expected by end of 2026; the SAF will supply international flights departing Indian airports ahead of CORSIA compliance in 2027 and India's 1% SAF blending target for 2027.
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A General Index and LSEG white paper finds B30 (30% UCOME biodiesel, 70% VLSFO) became USD 74.61 per tonne cheaper than conventional VLSFO in Rotterdam in April once EU ETS and potential FuelEU Maritime costs are included, after costing USD 11-27 more in the prior three months. B100 UCOME traded at a discount to marine gasoil for eight weeks between March and May; the authors caution this was temporary, not a permanent shift. SAF prices rose USD 636 per tonne between February and March, and aviation would need carbon prices near USD 445 per tonne of CO2e to close the SAF-jet fuel gap.
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Indonesian palm oil association GAPKI published commodity prices at the close of exchanges and physical markets on 13 October 2026, for October 2026 delivery. CBOT soybean stood at 1283.6 US cents per bushel and soy oil at 67.67 US cents per pound. EU-market crude palm oil of Indonesian/Malaysian origin, CIF Rotterdam, was US$1570 per ton (12 Oct). RBD olein, Malaysian origin, FOB Malaysia, was US$1161.25 per ton on 12 Oct and US$1167.50 on 13 Oct. MDEX CPO was MYR 4200 per ton on 12 Oct and MYR 4398 on 13 Oct. ICDX CPO was IDR 15000 per kg on 12 Oct and IDR 14960 on 13 Oct. JFX OLE was IDR 18420 per kg on 12 Oct and IDR 18415 on 13 Oct. KPB Nusantara CPO, delivered, was IDR 14775 per kg (12 Oct). Middle rates per US dollar: MYR 4.087 and IDR 17884 on 12 Oct; MYR 4.082 and IDR 17899 on 13 Oct.
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Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that its R&D project "Development of High-Density Microalgal Biofuel" was selected for the fiscal 2026 program of NEDO, the Japanese government agency that funds the commercialization of energy-saving decarbonization technologies. The project targets renewable HVO biodiesel refined from microalgal lipids. Mazda, which has researched algae biofuels since the 2010s together with Hiroshima University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, will lead the upstream chain — high-density cultivation, harvesting, drying and lipid extraction — while Idemitsu Kosan will study refining the extracted lipids into usable fuel. Mazda says it has validated production of more than one liter of fuel in about two weeks from a 1000-liter cultivation tank. As a first industrial application, the company aims to factory-fill every diesel vehicle built at its Japanese plants with algae-derived HVO biodiesel in the early 2030s. Director and CSO Takeji Kojima framed the effort within Mazda's multi-solution strategy toward a regional circular energy model.
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Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), CMA CGM Group and Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) have signed an MOU to explore the supply and use of liquefied bio-methane as a marine fuel in Singapore. The partners will exchange knowledge on certification, supply pathways and greenhouse gas accounting for bio-methane blended into shared gas infrastructure, and run pilots and trials under real operating conditions. SLNG notes it is one of the first LNG terminals in the region certified under ISCC EU to handle liquefied bio-methane.
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A feature from the Japanese monthly 'Jigyō Kōsō' online (reprinted with permission from the METI Kinki Bureau's official Note, originally published September 3, 2026) opens the 'Next-Generation Fuel Journal' series on sustainable aviation fuel. It explains that SAF — made from used cooking oil, woody biomass and bioethanol — is a drop-in fuel usable in existing aircraft and fueling infrastructure, cutting lifecycle emissions by roughly 60–80% versus conventional jet fuel; ICAO expects SAF to deliver about 55% of aviation decarbonization by 2050. Japan's policy stack includes the 2030 target of replacing 10% of domestic airlines' fuel with SAF, a public-private SAF council, Green Innovation Fund support for technology development, GX transition bond backing for large manufacturing equipment investment, a tax scheme to promote domestic production in strategic sectors, and feedstock supply-chain support. The three main barriers: high production costs, tight waste-cooking-oil supply amid international competition driving up prices, and securing demand while scaling volumes (2022 global SAF supply was about 300000 kilolitres, just 0.1% of global jet fuel). Domestic projects are advancing in Wakayama, Osaka, Chiba and Okinawa; Cosmo Oil's Sakai refinery began supplying domestically produced SAF in April 2025; the Kinki Bureau has hosted the 'Kansai Next-Generation Fuel Forum NEXT' since 2023, most recently on March 10, 2026.
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Perpetual Next has signed a license and engineering agreement with Air Liquide Engineering and Technologies for syngas-to-methanol technology — RectisolTM and LurgiTM methanol — for its first biomethanol facility in the Netherlands, with an option to extend the agreement to other biomethanol sites. The deal advances the company's Biomethanol Blueprint, a standardized concept integrating torrefaction, gasification, syngas cleaning and methanol synthesis to convert low-grade organic waste including waste wood into biomethanol. Perpetual Next's Delfzijl plant is planned with 220000 tonnes of annual biomethanol capacity, targeting demand for renewable carbon-based methanol in the chemical industry and maritime sector.
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Brazil exported just under 22900 cubic metres of biodiesel in September, almost triple the August volume and double the 11300 m³ shipped in September 2025, according to MDIC data cited by BiodieselBR — the biggest monthly volume in 15 months. With shipments topping 100000 m³ in the year to date, Brazil is on the verge of an annual export record.
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Rio Grande do Sul held the first national opening of the canola harvest in Ijuí on October 13, with the oilseed's area in the state estimated at 353397 hectares in 2026 — up 102.64% from 174394 hectares in 2025, according to Emater/RS-Ascar. Projected production is about 572000 tonnes at an average yield of 1619 kg per hectare, and the state accounts for more than 90% of Brazil's canola output. Driven by industry demand for biodiesel feedstock, 3tentos — one of the organizers — has invested R$60 million in its Ijuí plant to produce biodiesel from canola and is encouraging more than 100000 hectares of planting this year.
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In the 40th week of 2026 (40S), Brazilian plants sold biodiesel at an average of R$5,622.84 per cubic metre, up 2% from the previous week, rebounding after the sector broke a rising streak, according to ANP data cited by BiodieselBR. The price is up 14.8% over 17 weeks of near-uninterrupted gains since mid-June, moving back toward early-year levels — but still about R$300 (5.3%) short of the near-R$6 per litre levels seen at the turn of 2025-2026. BiodieselBR notes that rising plant costs outpaced the price increases applied over the past week, squeezing margins again.
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The US grain industry sees India's sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector as a potential new market for American corn, according to UkrAgroConsult. The concept involves using corn-based ethanol in alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology to produce aviation fuel. The US industry is also promoting imported corn for ethanol aimed at higher road-fuel blending levels such as E85, while India's existing E20 program would continue to rely mainly on domestic feedstocks. US representatives expect India's future ethanol demand could eventually exceed its domestic feedstock capacity, and see India's existing ethanol distillery network as a foundation for SAF production — though technology investment, certification and long-term offtake agreements would be needed. Access for US corn to the Indian market remains sensitive due to protections for domestic farmers and restrictions on GM products, so the US industry is pushing to focus the discussion on ethanol's lifecycle carbon footprint rather than feedstock origin alone. Hindustan Times separately reported that US companies are also exploring investments in SAF facilities in India using ATJ technology.
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Cambridge-based biotech startup Neela Biotech has raised $2.8 million in pre-seed funding to move its waste-to-SAF technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years. The company converts diverse waste streams from food, agriculture and forest residue into fatty acids — a critical precursor for HEFA-based SAF production — through an AI-guided, controlled microbial process, positioning abundant waste streams as an alternative to scarce waste cooking oils.
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Growth Energy commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing to reallocate 100% of the difference between projected and actual exempted gallons lost to small refinery exemptions (SREs) in the 2025 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In August, EPA announced a plan to grant 29 SREs from the 2025 RVO, while pledging to fully account for any lost demand before the end of October. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said reallocating the lost gallons would strengthen the rural economy and give farmers reliable new markets, and credited congressional champions and USDA Secretary Rollins for supporting biofuel growth.
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Brazil's soybean prices fell last week as the real's appreciation against the dollar cheapened soy on the domestic market, according to a survey by the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea). The 60-kg soybean sack averaged R$ 148.24 in the Paraná market last week, 3.8% lower than the week before; at the port of Paranaguá, the decline was milder at 3.3%, with the sack quoted at R$ 155.46. The commercial dollar fell 4.5% over the same period, based on the Central Bank rate, and the slide deepened after the first round of Brazil's presidential elections. Cepea noted that export volumes have been helping to support prices.
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Continental Refining Company (CRC) said its biodiesel production and fuel terminal operations continue without interruption while it undertakes a major expansion that will double biodiesel production capacity. The capital project began in August and is expected to be completed by November 15; CRC is also adding a rail spur connecting the facility to the Norfolk Southern main line so it can receive and ship biofuel nationwide. The company's 77-acre Somerset, Kentucky complex had its soybean crush plant idled after a July 5 fire; CRC is still evaluating repair and restart options and is seeking a regional partner to operate its grain elevator. In September CRC introduced P51, a higher-blend biodiesel product tested for several years in the fleet of affiliate White Oil Company.
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Brazil's development bank BNDES approved a R$150 million credit line for Soli3 União Central Cooperativa — a joint venture of the Rio Grande do Sul cooperatives Cotrijal, Cotripal and Cotrisal — to finance machinery and equipment for a soybean processing plant under construction. The loan, under the Fundo Clima – Máquinas Verdes program (the Climate Fund linked to the Environment Ministry and operated by BNDES), is part of a R$1.25 billion project to bring the cooperative into the biodiesel market. The credit has a two-year drawdown period, extendable by 12 months, and supports low-carbon transition and climate-adaptation goals alongside adding value to members' soybeans.
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XCF Global Inc. (Nasdaq: SAFX) reported September gross product sales of more than $12 million from renewable diesel, shipping about 1.4 million gallons from its New Rise Renewables Reno facility in Nevada. Daily production rose to roughly 85,000 gallons per day by end-September, up from about 50,000 gal/day when the plant restarted earlier this year and over 70,000 in August. Revenue covers fuel sales, government incentives and renewable attributes. CEO Chris Cooper said the facility is scaling toward repeatable, sustainable commercial operations on the path to its 38-million-gallon-per-year nameplate capacity.
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The European Commission has published version 3.0 of the EUDR Information System User Guide for Economic Operators (updated 16 September 2026), with step-by-step guidance on account registration, EU Login, user roles, and creating/managing Due Diligence Statements and Simplified Declarations, plus dashboard use and grouping functions. It also clarifies roles and responsibilities, including re-import procedures: where a qualifying re-importer has not received the original reference number from its supplier, a conventional reference number may be used in the customs declaration (prescribed format 22EU2222222222). The Commission will run virtual training sessions in October 2026: Due Diligence Statements for upstream operators on 13 and 22 October, and Simplified Declarations for micro/small primary operators on 15 and 27 October (Malaysia time, GMT+8). For Malaysian palm oil exporters, EU operators may increasingly request origin, geolocation, traceability and legality data to support their own compliance obligations.
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RSB's new analysis argues that Power-to-X projects moving toward commercial deployment need more than proven technology: credible sustainability standards, independent assurance, traceable supply chains and clear claims rules. It traces RSB's PtX work back to its 2021 Power-to-X Working Group (52 participants from 31 organisations), whose provisions fed the RSB Standard for Advanced Fuels in 2022; cites Spain's Royal Decree 611/2026 introducing national RFNBO targets from 2027 as an example of emerging market frameworks; and points to RSB's Preliminary Certification Framework (launched July 2026) and the November 2025 Asia-Pacific PtX and sustainable aviation roadmap. It closes with six questions for developers: sustainability requirements, compliance demonstration, traceability, claims, market access, and evolving regulation.
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Nel ASA (Norwegian electrolyser manufacturer) and Rheinmetall AG have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore joint opportunities in decentralised renewable fuel production for defence and critical infrastructure. The collaboration pairs Nel's electrolyser technology for renewable hydrogen with Rheinmetall's Giga PtX concept and systems-integration expertise to assess scalable, modular solutions for localised production of low-carbon synthetic fuels. Norway is the first target market, with Rheinmetall seeking a local champion partner in each market. The synthetic fuels would be drop-in substitutes for conventional fuels without changes to end-use applications; producing them near demand centres aims to reduce reliance on centralised production and long, vulnerable supply chains, strengthening energy security and preparedness.
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At the IPOC 2026 press conference in Jakarta on October 9, GAPKI chairman Eddy Martono said Indonesian palm companies are practically ready for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), with geolocation and licensing in place. The biggest challenge sits with smallholders, who still face land legality problems. EUDR requires sharing geolocation data of plantations, while Indonesian regulations bar such data from being disclosed publicly. Eddy, just back from Amsterdam meetings with the Indonesian embassy and EU importers, said European buyers also worry about EUDR implementation and want a win-win solution, since they depend on Indonesian palm oil. Indonesia has proposed a memorandum of understanding with the EU, and the IEU-CEPA trade deal — planned for 2027 — would grant zero-tariff access for 1 million tonnes of palm oil to the EU. GAPKI secretary general Hadi Sugeng warned that 2027 exports may fall to only 26.5 million tonnes (output of 56.6Mt under El Niño vs ~60Mt potential, with full-year B50 absorbing ~17.4Mt and domestic use at ~30Mt), risking Indonesia's trade balance.
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Indonesian palm oil association GAPKI expects palm oil prices to rise in 2027 as strong domestic biodiesel absorption cuts Indonesian exports. Secretary-General Hadi Sugeng Wahyudiono said the shift would tighten the global vegetable-oil balance and could push up cooking-oil and derivative prices at home. GAPKI remains optimistic that 2026 output can reach 58.8 million tons; full 2027 price projections will be presented by global analysts, including Dorab Mistry, at IPOC 2026 in Bali on November 11-13.
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ANDRITZ's Dominique Kuehner describes how engineered refuse-derived fuel (RDF) is shifting from a waste liability to an energy asset for heavy industry. The piece points to the EU's incoming landfill ban as an accelerant, arguing that engineered RDF lets cement, steel and other heavy plants displace fossil fuels without replacing core process equipment.
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Indonesia's government outlined a domestic feedstock plan for E10 and E50 fuel. The plan secures local supply chains for higher ethanol blending mandates.
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GAPKI reported commodity closing prices for October 9, 2026, covering palm oil futures and physical markets. Price tracking informs biodiesel feedstock cost planning.
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GAPKI warns palm oil exports in 2027 could fall by 5 million tons, as higher export levies may squeeze shipments. Export policy directly affects global vegetable oil supply.
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Shougang LanzaTech and Sinopec will advance a 50,000-ton-per-year project converting off-gas to ethanol and onward to sustainable aviation fuel. The project scales waste-gas ethanol fermentation toward SAF.
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A new process enables innovative production of e-fuels and CCU-based precursors. The technology converts captured CO2 into fuel building blocks.
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GAPKI will submit IPOC 2026 results to the government, highlighting El Nino risks and regulatory certainty. Weather and policy shape palm oil feedstock outlook.
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Cuban Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Havana (Oct 12) that there was "no contract of any kind with ENETEC S.A." and that no Cuban state-owned company had managed to secure any fuel contracts, rejecting US claims of government involvement in Cuba-bound biodiesel shipments seized in September. The US said last week it had seized 90 separate shipments of biodiesel worth nearly $3 million under contracts involving ENETEC, a sanctioned Cuban state energy trader, as part of a crackdown on fuel deliveries to the island. De la O Levy said US fuel exports are permitted only to Cuba's private sector, not the government, and imports cover less than 3% of the country's fuel needs. Cuba and the United Nations have called the US oil blockade illegal and contrary to international law.
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Interest in ethanol as a maritime fuel is growing. Shipowners are evaluating ethanol alongside methanol and ammonia as a decarbonization option.
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The Port of Rotterdam has joined the Methanol Institute's Global Methanol Alliance. The port is Europe's largest fuel hub, and its membership signals growing methanol momentum in shipping.
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Malaysia is looking to strengthen palm oil exports as Indonesia increases domestic consumption. The shift could reshape regional palm oil trade flows, a key feedstock for biodiesel.
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Malaysia's palm oil stocks could hit a record 3.45 million tons. High inventory levels may pressure prices and affect biodiesel feedstock costs.
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India may halt sugar diversion for ethanol production in 2026-27 amid supply concerns. The move would affect ethanol blending targets and feedstock markets.
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Ukraine has harvested grain from 63% of the projected area, with average yield reaching 4.84 tons per hectare. The harvest progress supports grain feedstock supply for biofuel production.
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Brazil has more than tripled sorghum production in five years. Sorghum is an important feedstock for ethanol production, and the surge expands supply options.
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AgRural raised its forecast for Brazil's soybean crop to 182.7 million tons. A larger harvest would increase feedstock supply for biodiesel production.
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Singapore is looking into wider adoption of biofuels and bio-resources to hit net-zero emissions. The city-state is studying how biofuels can decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.