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Bipartisan lawmakers are calling for stronger long-term policy support for US biofuels. The push aims to give the industry stable incentives for investment and growth.
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Córdoba closed the 2025/26 season with record corn production of around 26 million tons. The bumper harvest boosts feedstock availability for ethanol production.
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Honduras' private business council COHEP, led by Anabel Gallardo, publicly backed the government's plan to develop soy cultivation and biodiesel production with Brazilian company Be8, whose CEO Erasmo Carlos Battistella met President Nasry Asfura this week. The plan envisions a first expandable soy-and-biodiesel processing plant, up to 200,000 hectares of soy cultivation and around 100,000 permanent rural jobs — all targets conditional on project execution. The private sector helped draft Honduras' Ley de Biocombustibles, whose reform is expected to lower investment barriers. Stated goals: diversify agriculture, cut dependence on imported soy derivatives and fuels, and broaden the energy mix. The project remains at the exploration/planning stage; no investment is closed.
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The Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has banned biodiesel sales between distributors for the next two years. This is the second time ANP has frozen such sales, with the previous ban extended from December 31 to June this year.
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Q8Aviation selected ETFuels for long-term PtL eSAF supply from Project Kings Road Humber, a planned 70kt/year MtJ facility in Immingham. ETFuels stated the partnership moves the project closer to final investment decision (FID).
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Brazil's Future Fuel Law (Law 14,993/2024) marks two years since signing on October 8, 2026, establishing itself as a regulatory milestone for decarbonizing transport in Brazil. The piece highlights progress such as ProBioQAV and the PNDV, and argues for strengthening the legislation to secure investment and energy security.
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GAPKI published commodity closing prices for 8 October 2026. Data includes CBOT soybean, soy oil, and CPO prices from MDEX, ICDX, JFX, and KPB Nusantara.
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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council reported RM573 million in potential sales from its BizMatch session at MPOF KL 2026, involving 109 international buyers and 31 Malaysian suppliers. MPOC highlighted strong participation from Africa, which remains a priority market for Malaysian palm oil exports.
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Malaysia is strengthening palm oil trade partnerships and exploring new markets, with exports exceeding 10.4 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2026. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council is holding MPOF KL 2026 and MPOSS 2026 to discuss trade, sustainability, and higher-value applications.
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Moeve launched construction of the Onuba phase of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley in Huelva, Spain. The 300 MW electrolysis facility involves a joint investment of over €1 billion and is expected to create more than 8,000 jobs.
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EASA released its 2026 Annual Technical Report analyzing 2025 EU SAF data, the first year of RFEUA obligations. The report details 1.1 Mt of SAF supplied, 89% lifecycle emissions reduction, and production outlooks for 2030, alongside new methodology documents for reference prices and capacity assessment.
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Brazilian producer Caramuru Alimentos plans to expand its biodiesel output, targeting the B17 blend (17% biodiesel in diesel) expected in 2026 as Brazil raises its national biodiesel mandate.
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At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on October 9, the Uttar Pradesh government approved the Uttar Pradesh Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing Promotion Policy-2026, aiming to make the state a major SAF production hub. The policy promotes SAF made from agricultural residues, municipal waste and non-edible oilseeds — including rice husk, wheat straw and sugarcane bagasse — and leans on the state's strong sugarcane and ethanol industries to support second-generation biofuel and alcohol-to-jet pathways. Manufacturing units are classified by investment size: large (Rs 200-500 crore), mega (Rs 500-1,500 crore) and ultra-mega (above Rs 1,500 crore). Incentives include stamp duty relief, exemption from land-use conversion charges and development fees, reimbursement of net state GST, interest subsidies, a full electricity-duty exemption for up to 10 years, skill-development subsidies and patent-registration-fee reimbursement. The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) will serve as the nodal agency for approving and disbursing incentives, and the policy stays in force for five years.
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Vopak Terminals Australia received NSW government endorsement for its Port Botany aviation fuel infrastructure expansion, adding approximately 120,000 cbm of capacity. The project, subject to FID and regulatory approvals, aims to strengthen fuel security and support sustainable aviation fuels.
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Perpetual Next and Lhyfe Delfzijl signed an MoU to explore long-term renewable hydrogen supply for Perpetual Next's planned 220,000 ton-per-year DeltaNor biomethanol facility in Delfzijl, Netherlands. The partners aim to assess integration with Lhyfe's planned facility for up to approximately 12,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year.
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Argentina's soybean biodiesel exports to the EU nearly quadrupled in about three months, rising from 50,000 tonnes in the first half of 2026 to around 220,000-230,000 tonnes across reports, after the European Parliament on July 8 rejected a European Commission proposal to amend Regulation 2019/807 that would have classified soy as a high ILUC (indirect land use change) risk feedstock. EU-bound shipments had frozen from March as importers avoided regulatory risk; a coordinated effort by industry body Ciara-CEC, Argentina's foreign ministry and its EU embassy secured the Parliament's rejection, which importers took as clearance to resume buying. Ciara-CEC president Gustavo Idigoras projects full-year shipments to the EU could exceed 300,000 tonnes; the EU is Argentina's only biodiesel export market. Idigoras also noted that Black Sea-related diesel price rises made Argentine soy biodiesel more competitive in Europe. The regulatory debate is not over: the Commission must redraft the Regulation 2019/807 amendment.
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ISCC received the SAF Supply Chain Excellence Award from the SAF Association of India at the second India SAF Conclave in New Delhi on 28–29 September 2026. The award recognizes ISCC's role in building credible, transparent, and traceable sustainable aviation fuel supply chains and supporting India's biofuel policy development.
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Indonesia's Coordinating Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated the government is considering a moratorium on semi-finished processing industries to accelerate full downstreaming. The move aims to break the cycle of exporting semi-finished nickel and re-importing finished goods, aligning with a national roadmap for 28 commodities.
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SZTE's Greennovation Center received HUF 2 billion (€5.5 million) to develop efficient CO2-based e-fuels. Led by Professor Csaba Janáky, the project aims to optimize Fischer-Tropsch integration for producing e-kerosene and e-gasoline.
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GAPKI published commodity price positions for October 7, 2026, including CBOT soybean, soy oil, and palm oil prices. It listed CPO prices from MDEX, ICDX, JFX, and KPB Nusantara alongside exchange rates.
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Biodiesel production in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt fell from 695,735 tonnes in 2024 to 615,857 tonnes in 2025, a decline of 11.5%, according to the state's statistical office. Over the longer term output has risen 19.2% since 2014. The state produced 18.3% of Germany's 3,360,061 tonnes of biodiesel in 2025, a share 1.0 percentage point lower than the prior year.
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YPF, Argentina's state-majority oil company, confirmed on October 7 that the country will produce sustainable aviation fuel for the first time. Under a long-term deal with TotalEnergies, the French group will invest more than $400 million to convert the San Lorenzo refinery in Santa Fe province — idle since 2017 — into a biorefinery focused on SAF and renewable diesel, operated by Santa Fe Bio, a 50/50 joint venture between YPF and Essential Energy. The plant is expected to produce about 170,000 tonnes a year of SAF, HVO and other renewable fuels, with TotalEnergies buying most of the output. Construction runs in two phases: a pretreatment unit (about 30% advanced) and the final biorefinery, with operations targeted for the end of 2029.
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Hapag-Lloyd completed its first simultaneous bunkering of ISCC EU-certified biomethanol at the Port of Busan, supplied by Goldwind. This early delivery builds on a 2024 agreement for 250,000 metric tons annually of biomethanol and e-methanol starting in late 2027.
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Kingdom Konsult and The Biofuel Company announced an exclusive partnership on Oct. 6 to introduce B100 biofuel for marine bunkering in Qatar. The Saudi firm will supply fuel and certifications, while the Qatari partner handles market development and customer engagement.
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MOL Ocean Bulk signed a 25-year contract with Vale for two 210,000 dwt carriers completing in 2030. The vessels use ethanol, methanol, or heavy fuel oil, with Vale citing a 90% lifecycle emission reduction for ethanol.
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The Malaysian Palm Oil Council is expanding its market presence in Africa and India to tap long-term demand growth. MPOC moved its sub-Saharan Africa office to Nairobi and opened branches in Lagos and Chennai, citing Africa's low per capita oil consumption and population growth.
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Malaysia’s 2026 palm oil production is meeting projections and could surpass 2025’s record 20.28 million tonnes, according to Minister Noraini Ahmad. The MPOB expects 19.5–19.8 million tonnes for 2026, with cumulative output at 12.63 million tonnes in the first eight months.
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Offshore wind in Hainan will power green methanol production for ships. The project links renewable electricity with maritime fuel decarbonization.
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German soybean production covered a larger area but delivered lower yields. The results matter for European biodiesel feedstock supply.
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Demeter has secured a waste feedstock supplier for its Florida biomethanol project. Locking in feedstock is a key step toward final investment decision.
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DHS seized over 600,000 gallons of biodiesel valued at $2.8 million destined for sanctioned Cuban firm Enetec. The seizure, involving 90 cargoes from Florida and Texas, occurred amid Cuba's economic crisis and US sanctions.
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Advanced Bioenergy Fund II has reached final investment decision on Via Verde, an Italian biomethane platform. The 20-project pipeline is expected to produce 1 TWh of biomethane annually, replacing imported fossil gas.
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Verbio has commissioned the world's first large-scale ethenolysis plant based on rapeseed methyl ester at its Bitterfeld site in Germany. The facility, backed by an investment of nearly EUR 100 million, is designed to produce up to 60,000 tons of bio-based chemicals annually for use in lubricants, detergents, and plastics.
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Dondel launched a 100,000-ton annual capacity Green Hydrogen-Coupled CO₂-to-SAF demonstration project in China, described as the country's first integrating green hydrogen with carbon-negative aviation kerosene production. The 11 billion yuan investment includes 2 GW of wind power and a 50,000-ton green hydrogen line, with a 1,000-ton pilot assessed in August 2026 and a 10,000-ton unit commissioning in Ordos.
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Scientists in Brazil identified 47 cultivable fungal isolates from Antarctica’s Deception Island that produce cold-active enzymes useful in food, detergent, and textile industries. Two Solicoccozyma terricola isolates produced intracellular lipids on glucose, suggesting potential as a microbial-biofuel feedstock with yields approaching palm oil.
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Uniper has reserved future production capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics' NovaSAF platform for planned facilities in Central and South America. The agreement supports Syzygy's dual-certified pathway as NovaSAF-1 in Uruguay approaches a final investment decision.