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Neste investing €1.4B to boost capacity for renewable drop-in fuels and products production in Singapore

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billion to add additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. Singapore expansion. The investment will extend Neste’s renewable product overall capacity in Singapore by up to 1.3 million tons per year, bringing the total renewable product capacity close to 4.5 million tons annually in 2022.

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Rio Tinto US Borax becomes first open pit mine to transition to renewable diesel

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Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone. Rio Tinto US Borax used Neste MY Renewable Diesel during the trial. billion gallons (5.5

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Neste and Rolls-Royce partner to accelerate use of renewable diesel

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Neste and Rolls-Royce have agreed to build a strategic partnership on accelerating the use of renewable diesel as a lower-emission solution for diesel engines. Our collaboration with Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, will help us achieve our goals and those of our customers. million tons annually.

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Paxocean, Hong Lam Marine and Bureau Veritas partner to develop design for ammonia bunker vessel

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PaxOcean Engineering Pte. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based bunker vessel operator Hong Lam Marine and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) jointly to develop an ammonia bunker vessel design. Other vessels operate regionally transporting petroleum, chemical products and asphalt.

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Syntroleum files suit against Neste Oil in Singapore over renewable diesel patent

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Syntroleum Corporation filed suit against Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd with the High Court of Singapore asserting Syntroleum’s Singapore Patent No. 7,279,018), and both are directed to a fuel composition for diesel engines. 172,045 entitled “Even Carbon Number Paraffin Composition And Method of Manufacturing Same.”

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Neste Oil starts up its new renewable diesel plant in Singapore

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Neste Oil has started up the world’s largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel ( earlier post ) will be ramped up on a phased basis. Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is a premium fuel that is compatible with all diesel engines and existing fuel distribution systems.

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Neste to establish JV with Marathon Petroleum for production of renewable fuels in California

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The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon’s refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project). The project is expected to increase Neste’s renewable products capacity by slightly more than 1 million tons (365 million US gallons) per annum. billion (US$1.0

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