30 March 202328 March 2023 EPA approves D5 fuel pathway for Martinez biorefinery Martinez Renewables is a 50/50 joint venture between Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Neste Corp. that has converted Marathon’s existing refinery in Martinez, California, to renewable diesel production
16 February 202313 February 2023 UPM Biochemicals and HAERTOL Chemie GmbH announce strategic partnership to develop new sustainable coolants World's first biorefinery in Leuna to develop biochemicals of the next generation from forest biomass
2 February 202330 January 2023 AFYREN chooses Thailand for its second biobased organic acids plant, entering a partnership project with Mitr Phol, a global leader in the sugar industry Mitr Phol will optimize its industrial circular platform, “From Waste to Value” model with high value-added biobased outlets for its sugarcane co-products
1 February 202331 January 2023 Avantium and Henkel sign offtake agreement on FDCA for adhesives to be used in electronics applications Henkel has tested and positively evaluated the feasibility of FDCA for the use of polyurethane adhesives and is making an important contribution to climate protection by embracing innovative solutions that facilitate recycling and enable CO2 savings across the value chain
Phillips 66 Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification to Turn Oil from Waste Plastics into Feedstocks at its Sweeny Refinery Texas refinery meets standards to process pyrolysis oil from hard-to-recycle waste plastics into sustainable feedstocks
4 January 202327 December 2022 Futerro aims to set-up a new fully integrated PLA biorefinery in Normandy, France Futerro plans to set up Europe's first vertically integrated biorefinery in Normandy to produce PLA and recycle it
2 January 202321 December 2022 PETRONAS, Eni and Euglena to Explore Biorefinery Opportunity in Malaysia Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Eni S.p.A (Eni) and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Euglena) today announced that they are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in Southeast Asia
12 December 20227 December 2022 UPM biochemicals refinery progressing – first wood delivered to Leuna UPM Biochemicals’ biorefinery at Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, moved one step closer to creating the world beyond fossils when the first delivery of wood from sustainably managed regional forests arrived on site today
30 November 202229 November 2022 Circular Economy: TotalEnergies and Air Liquide innovate to produce Renewable, Low Carbon Hydrogen at the Grandpuits Zero Crude Platform New zero crude platform to produce over 20,000 tons of hydrogen a year for making sustainable aviation fuel and to prevent emissions amounting to 150,000 tons of CO2 a year compared to current processes
9 November 20227 November 2022 Reducing Emissions in the Supply Chain and Diversifying the Feedstocks of the Future LanzaTech announces waste-to-chemicals pilot project in Canada
8 November 20222 November 2022 Calyxt produces plant-based squalene The company says it is working with its infrastructure partner, Evologic Technologies, to optimise speed to achieve commercial-scale production of its plant-based squalene
Urban waste as opportunity for the bioplastic sector Novamont and the Circular Biocarbon flagship project’s approach at the international Circular Week
4 November 20222 November 2022 Eni considers the possibility of building a third bio-refinery in Livorno Eni met with the president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, and the mayors of Livorno, Luca Salvetti, and Collesalvetti, Adelio Antolini, to confirm that the company is investigating the opportunity to build a new bio-refinery at Eni's industrial site in Livorno
3 November 202231 October 2022 LignoValue Pilot inaugurated Several studies have identified biomass containing lignin (e.g. wood, grass, straw, corn straw) as the biomass of choice for the sustainable production of chemicals and especially so-called bio-aromatics
Biorefineries – the engine of the bio-based economy The European Union is investing billions of euros in biorefineries that can develop products based on organic materials and help decrease the bloc’s reliance on oil and gas
31 October 202226 October 2022 Determining the biogenic content of Naphtha and other biofuels using the radiocarbon method Petroleum Naphtha - the intermediary product (by-product) of gasoline, diesel and renewable diesel - is another form of biogenic fuel emerging in the market
28 October 202225 October 2022 Topsoe to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil Topsoe’s hydroprocessing technology will allow the new biorefinery to produce the low-carbon fuels while at the same time recycling gases and liquids from the process for production of hydrogen
20 October 202217 October 2022 Technip Energies and MetGen Join Forces to Industrialize METNIN® Lignin Refining Technology Memorandum of Understanding to jointly bring a standardized solution for lignin refining to the global market
17 October 202212 October 2022 CO2 to Chemicals Startup RenewCO2, Spins out of Rutgers University with Seed Round from Energy Transition Ventures Founded by two immigrants out of one of the leading catalyst laboratories in the US, the startup has raised over $10 million in venture investment and grant funding
5 October 20224 October 2022 MetGen’s Acceleration: A hat-trick of deals put the lignin pioneer on a new trajectory From MetGen in Finland comes not one story but three, a hat-trick, and Biofuels Digest discusses them
27 September 202222 September 2022 Neste launches a strategic study on transitioning its Porvoo refinery to a renewable and circular site and ending crude oil refining in the mid-2030s Through co-processing and retrofitting of units, and benefiting from available refining assets, experience and know-how, Neste targets to significantly grow its renewables and circular production in Porvoo long term
14 September 202210 September 2022 IOCL’s 2G Ethanol Bio-Refinery based on Praj’s technology inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi This project is based on Praj’s proprietary technology processing Rice Straw as feedstock for production of Ethanol
12 September 20227 September 2022 Lignin processing – challenges and limits Lignin has a very interesting structure, inviting us to try and develop better applications from this feedstock
8 September 20225 September 2022 UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials UPM and Dongsung Chemical will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into the Asian market and reduce fossil resource consumption
Difficulties in lignin valorization Although this resource is in ample supply, its isolation technology and treatment pose formidable problems
7 September 20227 September 2022 NREL Study: Refineries Increase Revenue and Reduce Carbon Footprint with Renewable Propane Major refiners like Chevron see value in commercializing renewable propane
4 August 20221 August 2022 UAE’s NPCC And France’s Technip Energies To Set Up Joint Venture To Back Energy Transition Agreement to establish the Abu Dhabi-based company was signed on the sidelines of President Sheikh Mohamed's visit to Paris
3 August 20223 August 2022 The Navigator Company and P2X Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a unique Joint Venture in Portugal to produce green, non-fossil synthetic eFuels When fully developed, the project will have a total net-zero synthetic PtL production capacity of 80,000 tons per year, allowing for a reduction in annual carbon emissions of up to 280,000 tons
27 July 202221 July 2022 Eni launches the first production of vegetable oil for biorefining in Kenya The initiative in Kenya represents the first integrated project in the world to bring Africa into the vertical bio-refinery supply chain by providing income opportunities and market access to thousands of farmers
Verbio Grand Opening First US-biorefinery in Iowa after completion of its second phase of construction next year, will produce both RNG and ethanol. The biogas is cellulosic, the alcohol will be corn derived
6 July 20221 July 2022 Chemical recycling of plastic: Neste acquires European rights to Alterra Energy’s thermochemical liquefaction technology The corporation plans together with Ravago to deploy the Alterra Energy technology in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and to scale up processing capacities for liquefied waste plastic at its Porvoo refinery in Finland
30 June 202227 June 2022 Emerson and Neste Engineering Solutions to Optimize Fintoil Biorefinery Operations for More Efficient, Sustainable Production Automation software and advanced digital technologies to maximize performance at world’s third-largest crude tall oil biorefinery, accelerating transition to cleaner fuels
20 June 202213 June 2022 Red Rock Biofuels Holdings, Inc. Awarded U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant Award funds Red Rock Biofuels Holdings, Inc. (“Red Rock”) to Convert Post-Fire Charred Waste Woody Biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel & Renewable Diesel
15 June 202210 June 2022 World Bioproduct Day 7 July 2022 – a new digital biorefinery service published During the campaign any stakeholders of the circular bioeconomy can share their story of their favourite bioproduct via social media by using the hashtag #bioproductday2022 and/or #bioproductday
9 June 20224 June 2022 Veolia And Metsä Fibre Produce Bio-Methanol From Pulp Mill Waste Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery connected with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill in a €50-million investment which is supported by from the Finnish ministry of economy and employment
30 May 202223 May 2022 Pertamina – Air Liquide Agree to Collaborate in Developing CCU Technology at the Balikpapan Refinery Cooperation agreement was realized through a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) on CO2 Syngas and Flue Gas capture technology application from Hydrogen production
25 May 202219 May 2022 VERBIO launches the first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA Inauguration of the new RNG production facility in Nevada (Iowa). Plant will achieve full-scale production in summer 2022. VERBIO technology sets new standards in the USA
20 May 202216 May 2022 Investing in biofuels from whisky by-products – Celtic Renewables Three Scottish companies have joined forces to accelerate what they believe to be a 'potentially world-beating' biofuel technology
17 May 202216 May 2022 KRAHN Chemie exclusively distributes UPM Biochemicals BioMotion™ RFF Portofolio KRAHN Chemie and UPM Biochemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
2 May 20223 May 2022 Zhang Wei, COO of Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology (China), on the current development of the renewable carbon economy Interview with Michael Carus, CEO of the nova-Institute
29 April 202228 April 2022 Enerkem, Nova chart new path from waste plastic to Circularity Four storylines this month compel attention to the useful products now available from renewable syngas. Some are of everyday usefulness, some are stories of meeting urgent need
27 April 202221 April 2022 pre-start-up company Wheyfinery: Acid whey as a valuable raw material for platform chemicals and more Researchers at the University of Tübingen to make their scalable biorefinery concept marketable some time in the future
14 April 202211 April 2022 Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, a new refinery will be based on Veolia’s innovative industrial scale concept of commercial bioproduct-derived biomethanol production,
8 April 20221 June 2022 Metsä Fibre and Veolia conclude long-term partnership for biomethanol production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill Biomethanol production adds value to methanol, and the resulting product can be used as traffic fuel, for example
1 April 202228 March 2022 Less fossil oil in CO2-reducing plastics The "carbonauten minus CO2 factory 1" will start production of 4,000 t of CO2-reducing plastic granules annually at favorable prices in summer 2022
16 March 202210 March 2022 A radical, carbon negative project in Turkey is turning algae into bio-jet fuel The country is hoping to use both microalgae and macroalgae to produce a variety of products including fuel, food supplements and fertilisers at its new biorefinery
2 February 202226 January 2022 Update in metathesis technology commercialisation Metathesis opened up opportunities to produce many new molecules including those that were developed by Elevance using plant oils
29 November 202124 November 2021 The SHIKIFACTORY100 – Modular cell factories for the production of 100 compounds from the shikimate pathway Cell metabolism includes hundreds of crosslinked metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the shikimate route
26 November 202123 November 2021 Eni and BF: partnership for the development of research projects and agricultural production for bio-refining As of 2023, Eni will no longer use palm oil in its production processes and it is aimed to assess the ability to replicate production processes currently used in all countries in which Eni operates
16 November 202112 November 2021 Haldor Topsoe and Hyundai Oilbank sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop green energy solutions Under the MoU, the two parties will collaborate to mitigate climate change