Q2 2024 fatty acids and alcohols outlook
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- Glycerine quarterly contracts, supply & demand discussion and trade flow analysis
- Fatty alcohols quarterly outlook trends and in depth trade analysis
- Fatty acids price outlook, trade data and feedstock analysis
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Indonesia to continue 50pc biodiesel blend in 2027
Indonesia to continue 50pc biodiesel blend in 2027
Singapore, 17 September (Argus) — Indonesia will continue implementing a 50pc biodiesel-fossil diesel blend (B50) target in 2027, the country's ministry of energy and mineral resources (ESDM) said at the sixth palm biodiesel conference in Bali today. But the government will also consider adding 10pc of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) into the diesel pool, on top of 50pc biodiesel next year, ESDM director general Eniya Listiani Dewi said. Indonesia currently requires 5pc of HVO to be blended into the diesel fuel pool with a cetane number (CN) of 51. Domestic fuel sales for CN51 gasoil were at 1.1mn kilolitres, followed by 1.3mn kl for CN48 and 520,000kl for CN53 gasoil in 2025, according to ESDM data. A ramp up to 10pc HVO blend for the entire diesel fuel pool appears ambitious, since the country currently lacks any dedicated HEFA production. State-controlled Pertamina can co-process up to 45,000 t/yr of HVO at its Dumai refinery, but domestically produced neat HVO is only planned to come to market in 2030, when it plans to bring a HEFA plant on line with roughly 890,000 t/yr total HVO and SAF production at its Plaju refinery in South Sumatra. The plant has not yet reached final investment decision, according to Argus records. Indonesia will also set a minimum one-year period for further infrastructure and supply chain upgrades before targeting a higher biodiesel blend percentage, Dewi added. The country moved to B50 in July . HVO is chemically identical to fossil diesel and can be used as a drop-in fuel without additional modifications to on-road vehicle engines, in contrast to biodiesel which requires further testing to ensure stable fuel use. By Malcolm Goh and Lauren Moffitt Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Brazil's August soybean oil exports rise 31pc
Brazil's August soybean oil exports rise 31pc
Sao Paulo, 4 September (Argus) — Brazil's August soybean oil exports increased by 31pc from a year earlier to nearly 206,648 metric tonnes (t), driven by stronger Indian demand. January-August exports increased by 42pc from a year earlier to around 1.57mn t. India was the leading destination, accounting for nearly 176,683t, or 85pc of total Brazilian soybean oil exports in August. Increased international demand for Brazilian soybean oil comes as buyers switch to soybean oil cargos after palm oil prices surged following higher biodiesel blending mandates in Indonesia and Malaysia. This brought Latin American soybean oil into focus among Asian vegetable oil importers. At this rate, Brazil's soybean oil shipments could reach 2mn t in 2026, according to grain processing companies' estimates, higher than the 1.7mn t projected from Brazil's association of vegetable oil industries Abiove. Beef tallow exports Brazil's August tallow exports fell by approximately 37pc year-on-year to 40,600t. January-August exports dropped by 35pc from the same period in 2025 to around 231,800t. The decline was largely driven lower volumes to the US, the main overseas destination for Brazil's beef tallow. Higher tariffs and uncertainty over trade policy have reduced buying interest and disrupted established trade flows. Market participants expect exports of beef tallow to decline further in the coming months, as most of the volumes shipped recently were negotiated before the new tariffs imposed by the administration of US president Donald Trump took effect. The limited quantities still expected to be exported to the US are likely to move under duty drawback provisions, which allow tariffs paid on imported inputs to be refunded under certain conditions. Biodiesel exports Brazil exported approximately 7,400t of biodiesel in August, down by 45pc from the same month a year earlier. Cumulative exports for January-August totaled about 73,130t, up by 6pc from the corresponding period in 2025. Monthly export volumes are driven not only by overseas demand and arbitrage opportunities, but also by the availability of biodiesel produced from low-carbon feedstocks. This is particularly important for Europe, the primary destination for Brazilian biodiesel exports, where fuel must meet sustainability criteria to qualify for greenhouse gas reduction credits and other renewable fuel incentives. By Beatriz Pacheco and Natalia Dalle Cort Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Mainstream buys Ingevity's DeRidder CTO site
Mainstream buys Ingevity's DeRidder CTO site
London, 6 August (Argus) — Mainstream Pine Products has bought Ingevity's crude tall oil (CTO) fractionation plant in DeRidder, Louisiana, the US-based pine chemicals producer said. "We are in the process of assessing what we have there and how we will expand our business with those assets," said Mainstream president and chief executive Rob Helwick. "This will include an objective to utilise the refinery assets at the site, and we are working on that timeline. "Prior to that, we plan to perform other basic operations at the site all related to pine chemicals," he said. The purchase adds to Mainstream's US CTO refining capacity, which includes the North Charleston unit in South Carolina that it also acquired from Ingevity . DeRidder was one of two CTO refining facilities that Ingevity shut in recent years . Its closure of DeRidder, in 2024, and the conversion of a facility in Crossett, Arkansas, in 2023 to run 100pc on non-tall oil fatty acids, cut US CTO refining capacity by 300,000t , sources have estimated. US domestic CTO supply has been sufficient to meet domestic refining capacity. Plant additions and increased export demand could further tighten supply and demand balances. By Leonardo Siqueira Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.
Pinus Brasil restarts derivatives site after fire
Pinus Brasil restarts derivatives site after fire
London, 3 August (Argus) — Brazilian pine chemicals producer Pinus Brasil will restart rosin derivatives production at a new facility today following a fire in August 2025, a company executive told Argus . The new site at its Buri complex in Sao Paulo state will have 20,000 t/yr gum rosin derivatives capacity, chief financial officer Eduardo Tonidandel said. The facility replaces the former rosin ester unit damaged by the 27 August 2025 incident, which did not affect gum rosin or gum turpentine output . The blaze, which affected a 1,000m² pine oleoresin processing warehouse, completely destroyed the nearby gum rosin derivatives building, sources familiar with the matter said at the time. Pinus Brasil will produce gum rosin glycerol and gum rosin pentaerythrityl esters, maleic and fumaric resins, modified, disproportioned and saponified gum rosin, and plasticisers. "New products are under development, with launches expected in the coming months," Tonidandel said. The Buri complex now has a combined 40,000 t/yr installed capacity for gum rosin and gum turpentine output, in addition to 20,000 t/yr derivatives capacity. The company said the new site includes upgrades in automation, technology, process safety, quality controls and sustainability. Pinus Brasil aims to expand its global market presence and reclaim its position as one of Brazil's largest gum rosin derivatives exporters. By Leonardo Siqueira Send comments and request more information at feedback@argusmedia.com Copyright © 2026. Argus Media group . All rights reserved.