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U.S. Treasury Department issues new guidance for SAF tax incentives, boosting high-emitting crop-based biofuels

U.S. Treasury Department issues new guidance for SAF tax incentives, boosting high-emitting crop-based biofuels

Business Trends: Global chemicals industry outlook for 2024

Deloitte: Yankovitz, D.  |  Hardin, K.  |  Kumpf, R.  |  Christian, A.

After a challenging end to 2022, many in the chemical industry anticipated a modest rebound in production in 2023. However, by mid-2023, several chemical companies significantly lowered their expectations.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure (GEI) database is tracking more than 1,200 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industry.

Low U.S. distillate consumption reflects slow economic activity and biofuel substitution

U.S. distillate consumption so far this year is lower than usual because of warm winter weather, reduced manufacturing activity, and continued substitution of biofuels in place of petroleum distillate on the U.S. West Coast.

Brazil's Timbro to export 40% more sugar, enter ethanol market in 2024

Brazilian international trade platform Timbro expects to increase its sugar exports by more than 40% in 2024 to 2 MMt, while also expanding operations to enter the ethanol market.

BHP says it aims to receive first ammonia-fueled bulk carrier in 2026

Australia's BHP Group is planning to receive its first ammonia-fueled bulk carrier in 2026 as part of the company's plans to cut shipping emissions.

Biofuels refiner Ecoceres expects Malaysia unit to start up in second half 2025

Biofuels refiner Ecoceres is aiming to start up its Malaysia-based biofuels production unit in the second half of 2025.

Eni to sell stakes in biofuel, bioplastic units by end of 2024

Italian energy group Eni aims to sell by year-end minority stakes in its biofuel and bio-plastic units that could fetch around $1.47 B in total to speed up its energy transition.

Avril expects biofuel-driven profit surge by 2030

French oilseeds group Avril expects its core profit to increase by over half by the end of the decade as its crop-based food, fuel and industrial products meet demand for lower-carbon goods.

Ryanair purchases 1,000 tons of SAF from Shell

Ryanair announced that it has purchased 1,000 tons of SAF from global energy group, Shell, and will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base.