August 2024

Mining Technology

Indonesia is restructuring its nickel mining and processing projects to reduce Chinese investment, reported Financial Times (FT). The post Indonesia pushes for Chinese stake decrease in nickel projects appeared first on Mining Technology.

Biofuels Digest

In Singapore, MarineLink reported that the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization in Singapore (GCMD) announced that it had completed the final trials of biofuels for ships, with German container company Hapag-Lloyd as well as energy giant BP. The report noted that GCMD started a project in 2022 to test various biofuel blends and reduce carbon emissions.

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The biorefinery will have the capability to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels such as renewable diesel / hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO).

Biofuels Digest

In Singapore, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing data center providers announced the deployment of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to its data centres in Singapore, as a renewable fuel replacing conventional diesel fuel for backup generators. STT GDC is the first data centre operator in Singapore to deploy HVO for use in backup generators across its facilities in Singapore, starting with deployment of an initial 50,000 liters.

Biofuels Digest

In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Singapore-based shipping company Swire Shipping, part of Swire Group, has completed a sustainable B24 biofuel trial on its transpacific service. MV Suva Chief, a containership on the Sun Chief Express Ocean service, was bunkered in Hong Kong with sustainable B24 biofuel, a blend of sustainable biodiesel of waste origin and conventional fuels, according to the report.

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Saudi Aramco is looking to invest in more chemical plants in China this year and next.

Mining Technology

The falling price of silicon-based commodities in China has been driven by over-supply and a lack of demand.
The post What does falling price mean for the silicon industry in China? appeared first on Mining Technology.

Biofuels Digest

In Indonesia, various pulping methods, such as Kraft, sulfite, and soda, have been adopted to produce cellulose from lignocelluloses. Pulping methods such as semi-chemical, sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, and organosolv and sulfite acid have been employed in the time past.

Biofuels Digest

In the UK, Times Higher Education reported that researchers from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand are using forage grass to feed microorganisms and convert the resulting fat into jet fuel, aiming to replace petroleum-based energy.

Biofuels Digest

In Malaysia, the country is committed to supplying China with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified palm oil and palm oil products, said YB Datuk Chan Foong Hin, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities. He added that Malaysia seeks to cooperate with China in establishing a shared consensus during engagements with the European Union, particularly regarding the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Biofuels Digest

In Malaysia, The Borneo Post reported that Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong said that the palm oil industry should explore repurposing residuals as a crucial feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. He emphasised the need for the palm oil industry, alongside other non-aviation sectors, to contribute to positioning Malaysia at the forefront of the sustainable fuel landscape.

NST Online Latest News

The expansion of Porsche’s local assembly is a strong signal of Malaysia’s rising significance as a manufacturing hub for high-tech automotive products especially electric vehicles (EVs), according to industry experts.

Channel NewsAsia

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Wednesday inaugurated a plant built by China’s BTR New Material Group and Singapore’s Stellar Investment that will produce anode materials for EV batteries.