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New investment strengthens Johnson Matthey’s position in the fluid catalytic cracking additives market
Johnson Matthey announced a multi-million-dollar investment in the fluid catalytic cracking additives space to enhance its innovation capabilities and strengthen its position in this market.
SAF costs must be lower, ExxonMobil VP says
Costs are the main obstacle to increasing the use of SAF said ExxonMobil Senior Vice President Jack Williams.
U.S. eases tailpipe rules, slows EV transition through 2030
The Biden administration slashed its target for U.S. electric vehicle adoption from 67% by 2032 to as little as 35% after industry and autoworker backlash in the political battleground state of Michigan.
Brazil's Raizen scouting locations for SAF plant
Brazil's largest sugar-cane ethanol producer, Raizen, has explored locations in Brazil for an ethanol-based SAF plant, aiming to build the world's second ethanol-to-jet fuel plant.
Infinium’s Project Pathfinder is world’s first fully operational eFuels facility
Electrofuels leader Infinium is now successfully operating the world’s first commercial scale facility making drop-in ready eFuels in Corpus Christi, Texas (U.S).
U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles fall as refining ramps up
U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week as exports rose and refiners continued to increase activity, while gasoline inventories decreased more than expected.
Mingca Packaging and ExxonMobil introduce innovative double bubble polyethylene-based shrink film solution
Shantou Mingca Packaging Co Ltd and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Research & Development Co., Ltd announced an innovative double bubble Polyethylene-based Shrink Film solution, the next generation of Polyolefin Shrink Film, created using ultra-low density Exceed XP performance polyethylene.
New Energy Blue forms New Energy Chemicals to sustainably produce bio-sourced ethylene for carbon-zero jet fuel and Dow’s renewable plastics
New Energy Blue, the clean-energy developer of lowest-carbon biofuel and biochemicals from crop residues, advances its Decarbonizing America agenda by forming New Energy Chemicals.
Clariant and Lummus awarded catalyst tech contract for new isobutane dehydrogenation plant in China
Clariant and its process partner Lummus Technology have been selected by Huizhou Boeko Materials Co. Ltd., to provide their CATOFIN catalyst and process technology for the dehydrogenation of isobutane at the new plant in Huizhou City, China.
Colombia cops seize 7.3-MM gallons of crude in raids on illegal refineries
Colombian police have seized more than seven million gallons of crude oil in raids on illegal refineries, in an operation targeting production of bootleg fuel in Norte de Santander province.
- Eberhard Bau signs long-term solar diesel offtake agreement with Synhelion 2/3
- Abundia Global Impact Group appoints Burns & McDonnell as front-end engineer for waste plastics-to-fuels facility 2/3
- Rutgers University researchers develop catalyst that can convert nitrate pollution in water directly into ammonia 2/3
- Italy's Eni teams up with Q8 to build biorefinery in Sicily 2/3
- French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand 2/3
- Indian refiners await government advice on Russian oil import halt 2/3
