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GAPKI states Indonesia's CPO production is sufficient for the B50 mandate, though full implementation in 2027 is projected to significantly reduce exports, especially with El Niño impacts. The association emphasizes that increasing productivity through replanting, rather than land expansion, is essential for sustainability.
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Velocys announced AlphaCore 800, a microchannel Fischer-Tropsch reactor designed to produce up to 800 barrels per day, approximately 30,000 tonnes per year, of FT liquids per reactor. The company positions it for SAF and e-fuel projects targeting at least 100,000 tonnes per year, describing design capacity rather than reporting a newly operating fuel plant.
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Infinium introduced an mSAF pathway combining its Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology with electrically heated methane reforming. Eligible feedstocks include renewable natural gas, biogas, flare gas and other qualified methane streams. The company states that lifecycle carbon intensity must be calculated and independently certified for each project, depending on source, leakage, energy and chain of custody. The mSAF label does not establish one universal emissions reduction or that every listed methane source is renewable.
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Infinium introduced its mSAF platform, converting methane streams into sustainable aviation fuel to complement its eSAF business. The company states the platform uses proprietary Reform technology to improve yield and carbon performance, with carbon intensity certified per project.
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Biofuels International reports RTFA’s criticism of the UK decision not to impose countervailing duties on US HVO. The TRA’s original 10 September determination confirms that imports were subsidised and caused injury, but that no anti-subsidy duties will apply. RTFA argues this threatens domestic biodiesel investment; that investment outlook is the association’s assessment, rather than a demonstrated plant closure.
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Biofuels International reports FedEx agreements expected to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat SAF across five US airports through 2027. Deliveries are projected at 30%–50% blending ratios, depending on location. The volumes describe contracted future neat-fuel procurement, not fuel already delivered, and should not be confused with the larger final blended-fuel volume.
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IMO CCC 12 finalized revised interim guidelines for ships using methyl/ethyl alcohol as fuel, enhancing safety provisions for tanks, ventilation, and bunkering. The committee also commenced work on guidelines for onboard carbon capture and storage systems, with finalization expected in 2028.
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OMV Petrom says foundations are complete and major columns and reactors have been installed for its EUR 560 million Petrobrazi SAF/HVO unit. The planned 250,000 t/year facility will process vegetable fats and used cooking oils with green hydrogen, with commissioning estimated for 2028. Separate 55 MW electrolyzer modules have also been delivered. Construction progress is established; the announced fuel capacity remains planned.
Why it matters:Tracks physical construction progress on a disclosed European SAF and HVO capacity project.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the launch of the American Biofuels Trade Outlook at Growth Energy's annual Biofuels Summit. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor stated the report helps producers understand markets and drive business, citing record ethanol exports.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
