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Sep 18Fri
  1. E-fuels
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Phelan Green reports investment approval for its Saldanha Bay e-SAF project

    Global e-Fuels reports that Phelan Green reached final investment decision for its Saldanha Bay e-SAF project, with Johnson Matthey and Honeywell technologies. Initial output is planned at about 35,000 tonnes annually. Construction is expected in early 2027 and first exports in 2029. South Africa’s presidency corroborates the investment milestone; construction and export dates remain future targets.

  2. Biodiesel
    Ubrabio · Brazilian Biofuels Producers UnionSignificance: Routine

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    Ubrabio reports consultation on Brazil’s RenovaBio targets for 2027–2036

    Ubrabio reports that Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy opened Public Consultation 232/2026 on RenovaBio emissions-reduction targets for 2027–2036, with submissions due on 29 October. The proposal described by the association would reduce fuel-matrix carbon intensity by 12.1% by 2036 versus 2018. These are consultation proposals, not adopted final targets.

  3. Feedstocks
    GAPKI · Indonesian Palm Oil AssociationSignificance: Routine

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    GAPKI Reports Commodity Prices for 17 September 2026

    GAPKI published commodity price data for 17 September 2026, including CBOT soybean and soy oil, and physical palm oil prices. The report lists CPO prices on MDEX, ICDX, and JFX, along with exchange rates for MYR and IDR.

  4. Feedstocks
    American Soybean Association · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    ASA Urges Progress on Soybean Trade Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

    The American Soybean Association sent a letter to President Trump ahead of his meeting with President Xi, urging China to fulfill its soybean purchase commitments and address trade barriers. ASA supports a U.S.-China Board of Trade for soybeans and calls for eliminating China's 10% retaliatory duty on U.S. soybeans.

Sep 17Thu
  1. SAF
    European Commission · Mobility and TransportSignificance: Notable

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    EASA reports an EU SAF share of 2.8% in 2025, above the 2% mandate

    The European Commission reports that EASA's annual ReFuelEU review recorded 1.1 million tonnes of SAF supplied at EU airports in 2025, representing 2.8% of aviation fuel supplied and exceeding the 2% minimum. The Commission also says about 50 synthetic aviation fuel projects were awaiting final investment decisions. Those planned projects are separate from operational capacity.

    Why it matters:A public regulatory implementation report covering actual reported supply and the separate synthetic-fuel project pipeline.

  2. SAF
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Sasol and White Desert announce SAF partnership

    Sasol and White Desert announced a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) partnership at the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit. Sasol will supply its first commercial SAF volumes to White Desert for Cape Town-to-Antarctica expeditions, supported by Natref's ISCC+ certification.

  3. Feedstocks
    Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilSignificance: Routine

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    MPOC relays SEA figures showing higher Indian palm-oil and soyoil imports in August

    A report hosted by MPOC and credited to The Edge Malaysia cites India’s SEA: August palm-oil imports rose 7% month on month to 782,761 tonnes, while soyoil rose 26% to 628,736 tonnes. Sunflower-oil imports fell 36% to 160,639 tonnes. The article links purchases to festival-season stocking; these are edible-oil trade figures, not measured biofuel feedstock use.

  4. Feedstocks
    Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilSignificance: Routine

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    Johari: Malaysia steps up palm oil push in India to counter ‘propaganda’

    Malaysian Minister Johari Abdul Ghani stated that Malaysia will intensify palm oil promotion in India to counter negative campaigns. He emphasized Malaysia's position as the world's second-largest exporter and its sustainability efforts to maintain market competitiveness.

  5. Feedstocks
    Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilSignificance: Routine

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    Malaysia’s October palm-oil reference price rises while the export duty stays at 10%

    MPOC republishes a 15 September report citing an MPOB circular: October’s crude palm-oil reference price is MYR 4,452.66 per metric tonne, compared with MYR 4,392.32 in September, while the export duty stays at 10%. This is a regulatory reference price and duty calculation, rather than a spot-market transaction price or a new increase in the tax rate.

  6. Feedstocks
    GAPKI · Indonesian Palm Oil AssociationSignificance: Routine

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    GAPKI Highlights Palm Oil Export Governance and Competitiveness for BMKS Readiness

    GAPKI supports the planned BMKS launch on 1 January 2027 but lists seven governance prerequisites, including independence, traceability, and cost efficiency. The association warns that high export burdens, totaling approximately US$ 297/ton, threaten Indonesia's competitiveness compared to Malaysia's US$ 121/ton, urging AI simulations to model market impacts.

  7. SAF
    Cosmo Energy · Press ReleasesSignificance: Routine

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    Cosmo and partners begin using SAF co-product naphtha in chemical supply chains

    Cosmo Oil, SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY, Maruzen Petrochemical and Ube Maruzen Polyethylene announced the use of used-cooking-oil-derived naphtha produced alongside SAF at Sakai. The naphtha supports chemical and polyethylene production, with ISCC PLUS mass-balance allocation. Supply volumes and measured emissions reductions are not disclosed.

  8. SAF
    EASA · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    EU SAF supply exceeds 2025 ReFuelEU target

    EASA reported that EU sustainable aviation fuel supply reached 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, exceeding the 2% ReFuelEU mandate. The agency noted that SAF production capacity is projected to meet the 2030 target, with 86% of supply produced domestically.

Sep 16Wed
  1. SAF
    Neste · Official releases (Cision)Significance: Routine

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    Neste and United extend SAF supply at Chicago and Amsterdam airports

    Neste and United Airlines extended their SAF supply agreements for Chicago O’Hare and Amsterdam Schiphol, covering fuel blended with conventional jet fuel. Neste says Amsterdam deliveries under the extended contract ran from June through August 2026, while Chicago deliveries started in July 2026 and are planned to continue through June 2027; the release does not disclose contracted volumes.

  2. E-fuels
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Shell and partners develop a 24 kW co-electrolysis pilot for e-SAF

    Global e-Fuels reports a Shell, Fraunhofer IKTS and AVL programme integrating solid-oxide co-electrolysis with Fischer–Tropsch synthesis at Shell’s Amsterdam campus. The planned test combines a 24 kW electrolyser with existing pilot equipment. Shell’s 15 September announcement describes a research programme intended to improve efficiency and affordability; it does not announce a commissioned commercial e-SAF plant.

  3. Biodiesel
    UFOP · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    UFOP reports Germany’s first-half HVO imports rising while biodiesel sales stay near prior-year levels

    Citing BAFA data, UFOP reports that imported HVO rose from 68,500 tonnes to 337,100 tonnes in the first half of 2026, while biodiesel sales were 1.062 million tonnes versus 1.085 million tonnes a year earlier. The association argues that the DIN EN 590 maximum 7% blending limit constrains biodiesel use and advocates 30% biodiesel blends in closed heavy-duty fleets and 100% biodiesel. Those proposals are advocacy, not newly granted approvals for all vehicles.

    Why it matters:Provides German market data that distinguishes HVO imports from biodiesel sales.

  4. Biodiesel
    Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Indonesia's Energy Strategy at G20 Houston

    Indonesia's Deputy Minister Yuliot outlined energy security strategies at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Meeting in Houston. He highlighted targets for domestic oil production, the B50 biodiesel program, and renewable energy expansion to achieve Net Zero by 2060.

Sep 15Tue
  1. E-fuels
    eFuel Today · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    MB Energy and Metafuels plan an integrated European e-SAF supply chain

    eFuel Today reports MB Energy and Metafuels’ cooperation on certification, blending, logistics and delivery of e-SAF to airports. The initial focus is the planned Turbe project in Rotterdam, targeting commercial operations in 2030. MB Energy is also considered a potential methanol supplier under a proposed arrangement. The partners announced collaboration on 10 September; neither the supply chain nor commercial fuel output is reported as complete.

  2. Biodiesel
    Growth Energy · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Growth Energy Biofuels Summit in D.C.

    Growth Energy hosted its 17th annual Biofuels Summit in Washington, D.C., featuring remarks from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and other officials. CEO Emily Skor emphasized policy priorities including year-round E15, RFS protection, and 45Z credit expansion.

  3. SAF
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    INERATEC and Ramboll Expand Partnership for e-SAF Production

    INERATEC and Ramboll will expand the ERA ONE power-to-liquid plant in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany, following completed pre-front-end engineering design. The next stage involves adding an upgrading unit to produce electro-sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) on-site, integrating CO2 and hydrogen conversion to reduce external dependence.

  4. Feedstocks
    ISCC · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    ISCC tests a multi-parameter approach to used cooking oil screening

    ISCC's working group studied 18 used cooking oil samples from five regions through nine laboratories. It found comparable laboratory results but substantial variation in the materials, and did not establish universal authenticity thresholds. Its preliminary screening approach remains a research outcome and has not been embedded in certification processes.

    Why it matters:Useful evidence for UCO integrity work. The research does not create a new certification requirement or prove a sample's authenticity.

  5. SAF
    INERATEC · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    INERATEC and Ramboll advance FEED for ERA ONE e-SAF upgrading

    INERATEC and Ramboll are working on front-end engineering design for an upgrading unit at the ERA ONE power-to-liquids plant in Frankfurt-Höchst. The proposed addition would integrate hydroisomerization, hydrocracking and distillation to convert Fischer-Tropsch crude into usable synthetic aviation fuel on site. Pre-FEED is complete, but the upgrading expansion is still in engineering; the announcement does not establish that the new unit is commissioned.

  6. E-fuels
    Synhelion · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Synhelion supplies renewable synthetic gasoline to Bernina Gran Turismo

    Synhelion supplied renewable synthetic gasoline to the Bernina Gran Turismo race in the Swiss Alps from September 11–13, 2026. The company stated the fuel is drop-in compatible with existing combustion engines and reduces net CO2 emissions by up to 100% compared to fossil gasoline.

  7. SAF
    Sasol · Media ReleasesSignificance: Notable

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    Sasol and White Desert announce SAF supply partnership for Antarctic flights

    Sasol and White Desert announced an agreement under which Sasol’s first commercial SAF volumes will support White Desert’s Cape Town-to-Antarctica expeditions. Sasol links the arrangement to Natref’s recent ISCC+ certification and says the fuel is made from sustainable bio-feedstocks. No fuel quantity, delivery timetable or contract value is disclosed.

    Why it matters:Adds an announced African commercial SAF supply chain, without converting a supply announcement into confirmed delivery.

  8. Biodiesel
    Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Indonesia reports B50 at 94% of fuel stations while strengthening specifications and vehicle monitoring

    Indonesia’s energy ministry reported that B50 had reached 6,050 of 6,412 fuel stations by mid-September, with 76 of 104 delivery terminals supplying it and 28 still transitioning from B40. The ministry describes tighter water-content and oxidation-stability requirements and planned monitoring of vehicles up to 100,000 kilometres. These are the 15 September report’s status and planned tests, not proof that every terminal has since completed transition.

    Why it matters:Provides official rollout and terminal-transition figures plus concrete technical implementation work.

Sep 14Mon
  1. Feedstocks
    American Soybean Association · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Soybean associations welcome CHS processing project that would add soybean oil supply

    American and Wisconsin soybean associations welcomed CHS’s proposed approximately USD 700 million processing facility near Evansville, Wisconsin. The plant targets capacity of 80 million bushels annually, producing approximately 1 billion pounds of soybean oil and 2 million tons of soybean meal, with completion targeted for fall 2028. The release identifies food, feed and renewable fuel markets for the oil; it does not allocate all oil to fuel or establish sustainability certification.

  2. E-fuels
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Clean-fuel groups contest hydrogen accounting under synthetic-fuel targets

    Global e-Fuels reports that more than 20 organisations urged the European Commission to prevent hydrogen used in biofuel processing from counting towards dedicated synthetic-fuel targets. Their letter concerns HEFA/HVO hydrotreatment and ReFuelEU e-SAF obligations, seeking clarification during RFNBO delegated-act revisions. This is a policy intervention and interpretation dispute; the report does not establish that the contested accounting method has been approved.

  3. Feedstocks
    GAPKI · Indonesian Palm Oil AssociationSignificance: Routine

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    GAPKI Reports Commodity Prices for 11 September 2026

    GAPKI published commodity price positions for 11 September 2026, including CBOT soybean, soy oil, and palm oil prices. The report lists CPO prices in USD, MYR, and IDR across various exchanges and physical markets.

  4. Feedstocks
    Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilSignificance: Routine

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    UOBKH: EUDR brings mixed outcomes for Malaysian palm oil

    UOBKH Research states that the EU Deforestation Regulation creates both opportunities and challenges for Malaysia's palm oil sector. While MSPO certification offers a competitive edge, Malaysia's standard risk status adds compliance costs, with larger integrated planters better positioned to benefit.

  5. Feedstocks
    GAPKI · Indonesian Palm Oil AssociationSignificance: Routine

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    GAPKI: El Niño Drought Disrupts CPO Distribution in West Kalimantan

    GAPKI Chair Eddy Martono stated that El Niño-induced drought has dried rivers, disrupting CPO distribution in West Kalimantan. He noted no significant economic losses from fires, emphasized collaborative fire prevention, and called for proportional strict liability enforcement.

  6. SAF
    Cosmo Energy · Press ReleasesSignificance: Routine

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    Cosmo supplies domestic SAF for Blue Impulse’s planned display flight

    Cosmo Energy announced that it supplied Japanese-made, used-cooking-oil-derived SAF to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse team through Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City. Its 14 September release said the fuel was intended for a 19 September display flight and identifies SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY’s Sakai plant as the producer, without confirming that the flight occurred.

  7. Renewable methanol
    China Ministry of Transport · Photo NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Guangzhou completes 1,021-tonne green-methanol bunkering for an international bulk carrier

    China’s Ministry of Transport reports that 1,021 tonnes of green methanol were supplied ship-to-ship to the bulk carrier “绿色未来” at Guangzhou’s Dayushan anchorage on 6 September, using the bunkering vessel “大庆268”. The article describes this as Guangzhou Port’s first methanol ship-to-ship bunkering operation and China’s first for an internationally trading bulk carrier.

    Why it matters:Provides a completed bunkering operation with vessel, location and quantity rather than an announced future project.

Sep 12Sat
  1. Biodiesel
    Ubrabio · Brazilian Biofuels Producers UnionSignificance: Routine

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    Ubrabio reports Brazilian biodiesel sales of 4.9 million cubic metres in first-half 2026

    Ubrabio reports Brazilian biodiesel sales of 4.9 million cubic metres in the first half of 2026, up 8.4% from a year earlier. Its sector review also cites 10.93% year-on-year growth in first-quarter biodiesel production from Cepea and an EPE projection of 13.9 billion litres of annual consumption by 2035, distinguishing reported period data from the longer-term forecast.

Sep 11Fri
  1. SAF
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Twelve Secures $45m Credit Facility for AirPlant One

    Twelve secured a $45m credit facility led by Endurance Capital and Nomura to refinance AirPlant One in Moses Lake, MA. The proceeds support expansion of the plant, which produces e-Jet and e-Naphtha using Power-to-Liquid technology powered by Columbia River hydropower.

  2. SAF
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Axens and Wison Engineering sign MoU for e-SAF Project

    Axens and Wison Engineering signed an MoU to collaborate on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and e-SAF projects. The partnership aims to combine Axens’ process technology with Wison’s engineering capabilities to improve cost predictability and support commercial deployment.

  3. SAF
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    MB Energy and Metafuels Collaborate on e-SAF

    MB Energy and Metafuels signed a collaboration agreement at Metafuels' Swiss demonstration plant opening to advance certified e-SAF production and market access. The partnership covers blending, logistics, and certification, with both companies also considering a methanol feedstock supply agreement.

  4. Feedstocks
    GAPKI · Indonesian Palm Oil AssociationSignificance: Routine

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    GAPKI reports commodity prices for 10 September 2026

    GAPKI published commodity price data for 10 September 2026, including CBOT soybean, soy oil, and palm oil prices. The report lists CPO prices on MDEX, ICDX, and JFX, along with exchange rates for MYR and IDR.

  5. Feedstocks
    Malaysian Palm Oil CouncilSignificance: Routine

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    Palm oil dips on outlook for expanding Malaysian inventories

    Palm oil futures fell up to 1.2% in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Malaysian data expected to show rising stockpiles and weaker exports due to softer Indian demand. Bloomberg notes downside may be limited by surging crude futures boosting biofuel demand and Indonesian plantation risks from forest fires.

Sep 10Thu
  1. SAF
    Global e-Fuels · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    Zero Petroleum Develops Synthetic Jet A-1 Fuel

    Zero Petroleum developed a 100% synthetic Jet A-1 fuel replica using its Direct FT process at Plant Zero.1 near Oxford, UK, verified by Intertek. The company plans commercial production, having completed a pre-FEED study for its first commercial plant with UK Advanced Fuels Fund support.

  2. Biodiesel
    Growth Energy · NewsSignificance: Routine

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    EPA Finalizes RFS Set 2 with Record RVOs for 2026-2027

    EPA finalized RFS Set 2 on March 27, 2026, setting record Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and 2027. The agency deferred import restrictions and is reallocating Small Refinery Exemption volumes, with Growth Energy urging timely supplemental rulemaking.