PHOTO: ROBERT MORRISSEY
December 17, 2014
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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Valero Energy Corp. released Q1 financial results on April 24, reporting that a tough margin environment negatively impacted the company’s renewable diesel operations during the three-month period. Valero’s ethanol segment was profitable.
TotalEnergies on April 22 announced plans to reconfigure the petrochemical operations at its refinery in Antwerp, Belgium. One planned change will add sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity via coprocessing.
FutureFuel Corp. on March 26 announced the restart of its 59 MMgy biodiesel plant in Batesville, Arkansas. The company’s annual report, released April 4, indicates biodiesel production was down 24% last year when compared to 2023.
Neste has started producing SAF at its renewable products refinery in Rotterdam. The refinery has been modified to enable Neste to produce up to 500,000 tons of SAF per year. Neste’s global SAF production capacity is now 1.5 million tons.
Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has reported that its biorefinery in Prince George, British Columbia, operated at 88% capacity last year. A final investment decision on the company’s proposed SAF project is expected by year end.