Europe
NextChem to provide NX CPO technology to SAF pilot plant in Italy
NextChem will provide the license and the proprietary equipment related to its NX CPOTM technology to Saras’ SAF pilot facility in Sarroch (Sardinia).
Gunvor joins VARO to jointly develop large-scale SAF manufacturing facility
Gunvor Group will join VARO Energy in building a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site through a proposed joint venture.
Update: Slovakia, Hungary rebuff EU call to replace lost Russian oil via Croatia
Slovakia and Hungary on Friday rebuffed a European Commission (EU) suggestion that they could replace lost Russian oil supplies via an alternative route through Croatia, saying it was too costly.
Illimity Bank provides financing for ISAB refinery upgrade in Italy
Illimity Bank said it had structured a financing deal worth more than 400 MM euros for Italian refinery ISAB, which plans to reduce the environmental impact of its activities under a 1.4-B euro investment plan.
Trafigura-Entara consortium to buy French refinery from ExxonMobil
Rhone Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara LLC, has agreed with ExxonMobil's ESSO SAF to buy the Fos-sur-Mer refinery and Toulouse and Villette-de-Vienne terminals in France.
Used oil recycling: EDL to engineer another used oil-re-refining plant for Puraglobe
EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft has been commissioned by Puraglobe Holding GmbH to engineer another HyLube plant, this time outside Europe.
Indorama Ventures joins the T-REX Project to revolutionize textile recycling
This ambitious initiative aims to establish a harmonized EU blueprint for the closed-loop sorting and recycling of household textile waste to help the fashion industry transition towards a more circular and sustainable future.
Shell beats forecasts with $6.3 B second quarter profit
Shell reported second-quarter profit of $6.3 B, a drop of 19% from the previous three months as refining margins and oil and gas trading weakened, though still beating analysts' forecasts.
Repsol and Volotea sign an agreement for SAF supply in Spain until 2029
Repsol and Volotea have reached an agreement for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights operated by the airline from airports in Spain.
Clariant, OMV aim to reduce carbon footprint of ethylene and ethylene oxide derivatives
Clariant and OMV sign a letter of intent to accelerate the transition towards renewable carbon in the European ethylene supply chain.
- BASF unveils new HDPE brand Easiplas and HDPE construction milestones at Zhanjiang Verbund site 12/2
- Russia's Rosneft may delay refinery modernization due to high interest rates, taxes 12/2
- Solarig to develop €1.15-B, 75,000-tpy Turboleta SAF in Spain 12/2
- Maersk to use SAF to decarbonize airfreight travel 11/29
- Foundation stone laid for 1.2-MMtpy blue ammonia plant in Qatar 11/29
- Traders using STS transfers near Senegal to export Russian naphtha to Brazil 11/29
