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Asahi Kasei to produce S-SBR for eco-friendly tires using butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass

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Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, concluded an agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. regarding the supply of butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass. Shell will produce sustainable butadiene by mass balance method in two ways at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore, located on Bukom.

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Singapore Company Trialing Natural Gas Econic Waste Collection Vehicle

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Singapore’s largest waste management company, Sembcorp, is starting a one-year field trial to assess market acceptance, cost-effectiveness and customer satisfaction of the Mercedes-Benz Econic waste collection truck with Natural Gas Technology. This marks the entry of the natural gas truck into the Asia market.

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Neste investing €1.9B to expand renewable products refinery in Rotterdam; 1.2 Mtpa of SAF

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Neste’s ongoing Singapore expansion project and the joint venture with Marathon in Martinez, CA, that is still pending for closing, will increase the total production capacity of renewable products to 5.5 Alterra Energy is a US-based company that has developed a proprietary thermochemical solution for liquefaction of hard-to-recycle plastic.

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RSB & Bioledger release biofuels blockchain case study

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The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) and software company Bioledger released a case study on the potential of a blockchain database to support traceability of biofuel and its feedstocks and overcome the vulnerabilities identified in securing the supply of sustainable renewables. Bioledger Ltd.

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Materia to open olefin metathesis catalyst manufacturing and RD facility in Singapore

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Materia plans to open an olefin metathesis catalyst manufacturing and R&D facility in Singapore. The company expects to complete the site selection process in 3Q 2011 and begin construction by year-end. The Singapore site will be operated and controlled by Materia’s newly formed subsidiary, Materia Singapore Pte.

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Neste Oil now the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues

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Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. In 2014, the company produced nearly 1.3 billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. million tonnes (1.6 The goal is to increase annual capacity to 2.6

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Lufthansa to use Neste sustainable aviation fuel blends on flights departing from Frankfurt

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Aviation has a positive impact on people’s lives and it supports the growth of companies and economies. At the same time, the aviation industry accounts for approximately 3% of global human-made CO 2 emissions. Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel is produced from renewable waste and residue raw materials.

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