http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing Vietnam accelerates shift to ethanol fuel as Iran war drives up energy prices http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/vietnam-accelerates-shift-to-ethanol-fuel-as-iran-war-drives-up-energy-prices/ Fuel prices in Vietnam have surged since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began three weeks ago, with gasoline prices up 50% and diesel prices rising 70%, Ukraine's motor fuel to contain at least 7% bioethanol from July http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/ukraines-motor-fuel-to-contain-at-least-7-bioethanol-from-july/ The new requirements do not apply to fuel supplied to the Ukrainian army, or to some high-octane petrol. Thermal Kinetics completes breakthrough engineering project, expands 40 MMgpy ethanol plant to 105 MMgpy http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/thermal-kinetics-completes-breakthrough-engineering-project-expands-40-mmgpy-ethanol-plant-to-105-mmgpy/ RCM Technologies, Inc., RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, has announced the successful completion of the first project under its NEXT (New Ethanol eXpansion Technology) engineering program, which was launched in early 2025. Shell committed to backstop Raizen with $668-MM investment, Brazil CEO says http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/03/shell-committed-to-backstop-raizen-with-668-mm-investment-brazil-ceo-says/ Raizen has reported a string of losses and soaring net debt in recent quarters amid costly investments and poor weather negatively impacting crops, prompting the company to warn in February of "significant uncertainty" about its ability to keep operating. Asia's ethanol targets and recent developments http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/asias-ethanol-targets-and-recent-developments/ More countries in the Asia-Pacific region are adopting ethanol blending with gasoline as they try to cut reliance on imported fuel and achieve carbon emission targets. NASCAR names POET official bioethanol partner: Becomes first major motorsports series to utilize zero-carbon bioethanol http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/nascar-names-poet-official-bioethanol-partner-becomes-first-major-motorsports-series-to-utilize-zero-carbon-bioethanol/ Brazil on track for ethanol production jump in 2026 http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/brazil-on-track-for-ethanol-production-jump-in-2026/ Healthy ethanol prices, expansion of corn ethanol plants and an expected large sugarcane crop will lead to a jump this year in output of the biofuel in Brazil. French ethanol use jumps 15% in 2025, driven by gasoline demand http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/02/french-ethanol-use-jumps-15-in-2025-driven-by-gasoline-demand/ Of the global volume consumed in France last year, 60% was produced locally, made from sugar beet, wheat, maize and crop residues. CF Industries, POET launch low-carbon fertilizer pilot to cut ethanol production carbon intensity http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/cf-industries-poet-launch-low-carbon-fertilizer-pilot-to-cut-ethanol-production-carbon-intensity/ CF Industries Holdings, a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, and POET, the world’s largest producer of biofuels, have launched a pilot project with major agriculture co-operatives to jointly develop a low-carbon fertilizers supply chain. LanzaTech awarded technology license for second-generation ethanol facility in India http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2026/01/lanzatech-awarded-technology-license-for-second-generation-ethanol-facility-in-india/