Biofuels
Corn-ethanol not seen as threat to Brazil's cane-ethanol producers
Corn-based ethanol production in Brazil has more than tripled since the turn of the decade while cane-based ethanol output has flattened. Brazil's cane mills can produce either sugar or ethanol from cane.
New plan to unlock the bioeconomy’s potential
Bio-based products derive from biological resources on land and in the sea. Bio-based chemicals, for example, can be made from algae that are used to produce pharmaceuticals, personal care products and industrial applications. Bio-based plastics are used in packaging and automotive parts. And bio-based construction productions, textile fibers and fertilizers are increasingly in demand.
COP30: Brazil seeks biofuel boom, but critics query climate impact
U.N. COP30 climate summit host Brazil is pressing nations to pledge to quadruple the global use of sustainable fuels by 2035, including biofuels, hydrogen and biogases, but environmentalists warn that making fuel from crops harms food security and nature.
Trump administration may delay biofuel import credit cuts as refiners balk
The delay now under discussion could please domestic oil refiners that have invested in the bio-based diesel sector but would risk frustrating U.S. farmers and biofuel producers.
Digital Exclusive: The role of integrated and derisked technologies as a cornerstone of eFuels deployment
Axens offers fully integrated, proven solutions to produce fuels from CO2 through the Fischer Tropsch (F-T) and ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) pathways that meet emerging market demand.
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