Todays Global Intelligence: 23 October 2026

Biojet/SAF: United Kingdom. OXCCU produced its first samples of a finished synthetic blend component for SAF blending. The successful testing demonstrates that OXCCU’s synthetic blend component, made using its proprietary catalyst and one-step CO₂-to-fuel process, meets ASTM D7566 Annex A4 specifications for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesized Kerosine with Aromatics (FT-SPK/A), an internationally recognized synthetic blending component specification which mirrors conventional Jet A/A-1 closely. Therefore, Intertek’s analysis confirms that OXCCU’s fuel possesses physical and chemical properties required for FT-SPK/A. Link 23/10/2026.

Feedstocks: Global.  Fastmarkets reports lobal biofuel feedstock flows are changing in response to tariffs, prices and incentives. China exported 2.57 million metric tons of used cooking oil (UCO) between January and August 2026, up 55% year-on-year. Europe received 850,000 tons, nearly twice the 452,000 tons shipped to the United States. Meanwhile, Australia sent 85% of its tallow exports to the U.S., while Brazilian tallow shipments there fell 44% amid tariffs. These shifts reflect changing delivered-price economics and U.S. clean-fuel incentives, with Europe increasingly absorbing Chinese UCO and American buyers sourcing more tallow from Australia. Link 23/10/2026

Hydrogen: Austria. OMV has begun installing electrolyser equipment at its 140MW Bruck an der Leitha green hydrogen facility in Austria. The first electrolyser components have now arrived on site.  Siemens Energy is supplying the electrolysers and handling technical plant engineering. Austrian construction group Strabag SE is responsible for building works. The Bruck an der Leitha plant is designed to produce up to 23,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually using renewable electricity from wind, solar and hydropower. OMV expects the facility to be operational from the end of 2027. OMV says the plant will rank among Europe’s five largest green hydrogen projects by capacity. Link 23/10/2026.

Marine fuels: Singapore. Maersk, Golden Island and PSA Singapore completed the world’s largest single ethanol bunkering operation Oct. 17 at Pasir Panjang Terminal, supplying approximately 5,000 metric tons of ISCC certified bioethanol to the dual fuel container ship Maersk Halifax.  The operation will help the port authorities determine whether Singapore’s existing methanol bunkering standard and mass flow meter systems can accommodate ethanol. Link 23/10/2026.

Methanol: China. China Energy Engineering Corporation began construction Oct. 20 on the second phase of its integrated green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol project in Songyuan, Jilin province, expanding wind and solar powered production beyond its initial demonstration phase. The expansion will produce 90,000 metric tons of green hydrogen and 400,000 metric tons of green ammonia annually, twice the respective capacities of the first phase. Once completed, the Songyuan complex will have annual green ammonia capacity of 600,000 metric tons. China Energy Engineering describes the development as the world’s largest integrated green hydrogen, ammonia and methanol project. Link 23/10/2026.