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India Set to Bar Sugarcane Juice and B-Heavy Molasses for Ethanol in 2026-27

India is reportedly set to bar sugarcane juice, syrup and B-heavy molasses for ethanol from the 2026-27 supply year, as opening sugar stocks fall to 3.75 million tonnes. Grains supply about three-quarters of ethanol, and E20 is expected to hold.

By Editor

/ 14 Oct 2026

India Set to Bar Sugarcane Juice and B-Heavy Molasses for Ethanol in 2026-27

Indonesia Plans New Sugarcane Plantations to Supply Its E20 Ethanol Mandate

Indonesia plans new sugarcane plantations to supply its E20 ethanol mandate, raising the blend from 5% to 20% and needing about 4 million kilolitres a year. Officials cite 1 to 2 million hectares, say degraded land comes first, and aim for E50 without imports.

By Editor

/ 12 Oct 2026

Indonesia Plans New Sugarcane Plantations to Supply Its E20 Ethanol Mandate

InvestASEAN Opens Its Biofuels Value Chain to Global Project Developers

InvestASEAN has set out the case for building biofuel projects in ASEAN, citing deep feedstock supply, expanding blending mandates, regional trade frameworks and a broad incentive package. The regional value proposition covers every stage from cultivation to storage and distribution.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 6 Oct 2026

InvestASEAN Opens Its Biofuels Value Chain to Global Project Developers

MOL and Vale Sign 25-Year Contract for World's First Tri-Fuel Ore Carriers

MOL and Vale signed a 25-year contract for two 210,000 DWT ore carriers, the world's first of this size with tri-fuel propulsion running on ethanol, methanol or heavy fuel oil, plus LNG/ammonia-ready design. The vessels, delivered 2030, will carry Brazilian iron ore mainly to China.

By Editor

/ 4 Oct 2026

MOL and Vale Sign 25-Year Contract for World's First Tri-Fuel Ore Carriers

USDA Launches Biofuels Trade Outlook, Citing Record 2.2 Billion Gallon Ethanol Export Year

USDA launched its American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a four-pillar export strategy, citing a record 2.2 billion gallons of ethanol shipped worldwide in 2025 worth $4.7 billion. The plan targets EU crop-based biofuel restrictions and aims to counter Brazil's influence at ICAO and IMO.

By Editor

/ 18 Sep 2026

USDA Launches Biofuels Trade Outlook, Citing Record 2.2 Billion Gallon Ethanol Export Year

Ethanol as a Marine Fuel: How a Road Biofuel Became Shipping's Fastest-Moving Alternative

Three shipping operators, Maersk, X-Press Feeders and CMA CGM, reached commercial-scale ethanol bunkering within twelve months, reusing methanol-built infrastructure. IMO certified ethanol's carbon intensity in May 2026, clearing its compliance bar with room to spare.

By Editor

/ 15 Sep 2026

Ethanol as a Marine Fuel: How a Road Biofuel Became Shipping's Fastest-Moving Alternative

Farm and Biofuel Groups Urge Trump to Limit Refinery Waiver Expansion

A coalition of US farm and biofuel groups, including the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the National Farmers Union, has urged President Trump to reject a proposed expansion of

By Editor

/ 31 Aug 2026

Farm and Biofuel Groups Urge Trump to Limit Refinery Waiver Expansion

How EVs Are Pushing Ethanol Into the Marine Fuel Market

Ethanol, long established as a road transport biofuel, is emerging as a commercially viable marine bunker fuel in 2026, driven by a combination of falling road-fuel demand, favorable pricing

By Editor

/ 28 Aug 2026

How EVs Are Pushing Ethanol Into the Marine Fuel Market

Brazil Completes Its First Deep-Sea Bioethanol Bunkering, With a Fleet of 400 Ships Coming

CMA CGM, Copersucar and Bunker One completed Brazil's first deep-sea bioethanol bunkering, supplying the tri-fuel certified CMA CGM IRON at Port of Santos. The vessel needed no retrofitting. Around 70 vessels globally can run on methanol/ethanol, with roughly 400 more expected from shipyards.

By Editor

/ 16 Aug 2026

Brazil Completes Its First Deep-Sea Bioethanol Bunkering, With a Fleet of 400 Ships Coming

Gevo Expands Into a Standalone Carbon Removal Business

Gevo has launched gevocarbon.com, giving buyers direct access to its BECCS carbon removal credits from its North Dakota facility, which has stored over 580,000 tonnes of carbon in four years. Gevo ranks among the top five carbon removal suppliers by credits delivered, per CDR.fyi.

By Editor

/ 12 Aug 2026

Gevo Expands Into a Standalone Carbon Removal Business

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

China's NEA published its first Green Fuels Development Report, showing roughly 8 million tonnes of oil-equivalent capacity across methanol, ammonia, SAF, ethanol, biodiesel and biogas. It also names its own challenges plainly: production costs remain 1.5-2x conventional fuel.

By Editor

/ 8 Aug 2026

China Publishes Its First National Green Fuels Report

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project

Axens launched ERA, France's first industrial-scale SAF unit using bioethanol, targeting 50,000 tonnes annually by 2030 via Jetanol technology developed with IFPEN. CEO Quentin Debuisschert framed it as a sovereignty project, building a domestic value chain independent of imports.

By Editor

/ 26 Jul 2026

Axens Launches France's First Industrial-Scale Bioethanol SAF Project