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Todays Latest Updates: - 08 September 2025

Biojet/SAF: Axens successfully started up 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) unit at site in Asia. The facility has the capacity to entirely convert 300 KTA of renewable feedstock into high value Sustainable Aviation Fuel. This unit is a revamp of existing hydroprocessing assets in which a simple two-stages scheme has been implemented. Combined with innovative catalyst solution including Axens 700 series, this Vegan® unit allows full flexibility to produce either 100% Renewable Diesel (RD) or 100% SAF. Link 08/09/2025.

Ethanol: Vietnam is to mandate 10% ethanol blended fuel at the pump. The move is an effort to close it’s significant trade gap with the US, which could lead to 800,000 cubic meters of ethanol imports to supply what its domestic ethanol production can not for a 10% blend. Currently the country produces about 40% of that would-be demand with 600,000 m3 installed capacity. Link 08/09/2025.

Hydrogen: Chile. Chilean clean energy developer Susterra will begin with a 20MW electrolyser in Antofagasta’s mining district, a $68m first phase set to scale to 100MW and eventually 200MW. Initially, the plant will produce nine tonnes of green hydrogen per day, before reaching 45 tonnes and 90 tonnes per day, respectively, bringing the total project cost to $423m. Link 09/2025.

Textiles: China. Eastman announced a formal strategic partnership with Huafon Chemical to establish a joint facility to produce cellulose acetate yarn. The facility will be dedicated to localized production and product innovation of Eastman Naia™ cellulose acetate filament yarns in China Link 08/09/2025.

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