Todays Latest Updates: 28 September 2026

Ammonia production: India. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) issued a tender to select a green ammonia producer for the supply of 54,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year. SECI, an Indian government company, will enter into a green ammonia purchase agreement with the successful bidder for a period of 10 years. The government agency will act as an intermediary procurer, with the green ammonia to be ultimately supplied to a fertiliser plant. The initiative is part of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, which has a budget of INR 197.44 billion (USD 2.1bn/EUR 1.8bn) by 2029/2030. More specifically, it is part of the mission’s Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme. Link 28/09/2026.

Bioeconomy: The BioStrategy Atlas launched in September 2026, provides a common analytical framework for exploring an evolving global landscape of national and national bioeconomy strategies — including strategies currently under development. The bioeconomy is going global. But countries are not building the same bioeconomy. Across 30 national strategies, governments are looking to biological resources, biotechnology and biological production systems to support economic development, industrial transformation and sustainability. Yet behind the common term bioeconomy lie markedly different strategic choices. This is the question that the BioStrategy Atlas sets out to explore by analysing 30 national bioeconomy strategies through a common evidence-based framework, it makes different strategic choices and priorities visible and comparable. This can help policymakers learn from international approaches, while giving businesses, investors and researchers a clearer view of how the global bioeconomy is evolving. Link 28/09/2026.

Biofuels: Brazil. APROBIO (Brazilian Biofuel Producers Association) defends voluntary use of biodiesel above the mandatory mixture currently at 15% (B15). There is interest in extending blending to B17. Brazil faces a significant energy vulnerability by importing much of the fossil diesel used, mainly from the United States, which generates external subsidies and shortage risks. The warning from the Federation of Agriculture of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Farsul) about reports of restrictions and delays in the delivery of diesel to rural producers renews the concern about the security of supply at the beginning of the planting of the summer crop. Link 28/09/2026.

Biojet/SAF: Australia. Jet Zero Australia achieved three significant milestones for Project Ulysses, its proposed commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Renewable Diesel (RD) refinery in Townsville, marking a major step forward for Australia's emerging low-carbon fuels industry. The company has successfully completed a A$30 million (€18.6 million) funding round, backed by leading investors including Qantas and Airbus, welcomed POSCO INTERNATIONAL as a new strategic investor, and secured final development approval for the project from the Queensland Government. Link 28/09/2026.

Commercial Development: Hong Kong Bain Capital-backed renewable-fuel producer EcoCeres plans to raise about $1 billion through a Hong Kong IPO and hopes to list by the end of 2026. Bain intends to sell part of its stake, although the offering size and timing remain subject to market conditions and regulatory approval. EcoCeres produces SAF, renewable diesel and renewable naphtha from waste feedstocks including used cooking oil. Its plants in China and Malaysia have combined renewable-fuel capacity of about 770,000 tons per year, including a Malaysian facility capable of producing 420,000 tons annually. Link 28/09/2026.

Feedstock: Indonesia. The Indonesian Government plans to prepare 2 million hectares of sugarcane plantations within two years to provide domestic feedstock for its planned E20 gasoline program, under which gasoline would contain 20% ethanol. President Prabowo Subianto directed Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman to organize the land, while state investment agency Danantara is responsible for developing ethanol-processing infrastructure. The government expects plantations across Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and Papua to contribute. Officials say the ethanol will use domestically grown sugarcane, with the E20 target intended as a step toward Indonesia’s longer-term E50 ambition. Link 28/06/2026.

Plastic recycling: Germany. Covestro opened a new pilot plant for the chemical recycling of high-performance elastomers at its Leverkusen site. The double-digit million-euro project moves a novel recycling process for Vulkollan®from laboratory development into pilot operation. As one of the first installations of its kind worldwide for this material class, the pilot plant marks a pioneering step toward future-proof circular solutions for high-performance elastomers. The project draws on Germany’s strong chemical and engineering expertise and underscores Covestro’s commitment to Leverkusen as a location for industrial innovation. Link 28/09/2026.