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AUGUST 16, 2023

The production of renewable diesel at Neste’s Singapore refinery expansion has been restarted in early August, according to the company’s plans. The production line at the expanded part of the refinery was shut down in June for unexpected equipment repairs. Co-processed fuel is available in Denmark and Finland. Neste Marine 0.1

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Singapore Renewable Parts Mariner 368

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NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and SunPine, producing biochemicals and feedstock for second-generation renewable fuels, have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform EPCM services to construct a Tall Oil Rosin production facility in Piteå, Sweden. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Oil Renewable Diesel Production 218

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APRIL 27, 2010

Neste Oil has begun trials of Neste Green 100 diesel—a renewable drop-in hydrocarbon replacement for diesel, not biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters)—in cars in Finland. The trial will include private individuals and Neste Oil employees. Drivers will fill up at selected Neste Oil service stations in Greater Helsinki.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Neste Oil, developer of the NExBTL process for renewable diesel, and agritrader Raisioagro have launched a research project to investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel via Neste’s microbial oil technology. The cells are then harvested and the oil recovered. Earlier post.).

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Oil Renewable Diesel Finland 218

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MARCH 3, 2011

Neste Oil will increase its use of waste as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel in 2011. Palm oil will continue to be the single largest raw material input, and is expected to account for just under half of the total raw material used in renewable diesel production in 2011.

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Waste Oil Renewable Diesel 199

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Neste Oil has decided to build an isomerization unit at its Porvoo refinery. In addition to its importance for Neste Oil, the new unit represents a major industrial investment nationally in Finland. —Matti Lehmus, Neste Oil’s Executive Vice President, Oil Products and Renewables.

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Gasoline Oil Finland Production 199

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AUGUST 21, 2014

Neste Oil’s NEXBTL renewable diesel was used to generate electricity at two major events in Finland this summer: the Flow Festival in Helsinki and the Neste Oil Rally Helsinki Battle street circuit race. —Kaisa Hietala, Neste Oil’s Executive Vice President, Renewable Products.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Neste Oil celebrated the official opening of Europe’s first pilot plant for producing microbial oil from waste and residues at its site in Porvoo, Finland. Increasing the use of waste and residues in the production of NExBTL renewable diesel is one of our most important goals. Earlier post.)

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Oil Waste Finland Renewable 210

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Neste Oil has successfully started up Europe’s largest renewable diesel plant in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel at the new plant—the company’s fourth—will be ramped up on a phased basis. The plant was completed on-schedule and on-budget.

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Renewable Oil Diesel Europe 239

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste has initiated a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. The refining capacity of crude oil is approximately 10.5 Porvoo refinery. million ton/a.

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Oil Renewable Finland Mariner 259

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MAY 22, 2014

Neste Oil will launch a low-sulfur marine bunker fuel compliant with the requirements of the EU’s Sulphur Directive. The new fuel is a much more highly refined product that conventional bunker fuel. —Olli Vesamo, Neste Oil’s Director, Direct Sales. in the Baltic, the North Sea, and the English Channel.

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Oil Fuel Mariner Finland 244

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Finland-based UPM, one of the world’s leading forest products groups, will build a hydrotreatment biorefinery producing biofuels from crude tall oil in Lappeenranta, Finland. Crude tall oil is a residue of chemical pulp production, mainly generated in the production of sulphate cellulose from softwood.

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Oil Finland Building Grant 210

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APRIL 28, 2012

Neste Oil recently supplied its first batch of NExBTL renewable diesel to the US market. The fuel, which qualifies as an advanced biofuel in the US, was produced at the company’s Porvoo refinery in Finland from waste fats. —Matti Lehmus, Neste Oil’s Executive Vice President, Oil Products and Renewables.

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Renewable Oil Diesel Market 244

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Neste Oil—the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel—has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale. vegetable oils) to green fuels (the core of the NExBTL process), Sotelo-Boyás et al.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a new patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc. This follows a patent infringement action filed by Neste Oil in May 2012 ( earlier post ) against the same defendants concerning infringement of a Neste Oil product patent.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Neste Oil will launch premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel in Finland on 9 September. The new product—the first diesel fuel to comply with the toughest Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) specification (Category 4, earlier post )—contains a minimum of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel. helps motor oil last longer.

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Diesel Renewable Oil Finland 225

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Neste Oil, the world’s largest producer of premium-quality renewable fuels, is working with DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, to develop an integrated process to produce renewable diesel and aviation fuel derived from agricultural residues. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Oil Renewable Diesel Energy 218

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MARCH 8, 2011

Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its ISCC-certified renewable diesel plant in Singapore. The start-up of the Singapore plant, which produces NExBTL renewable diesel, took place in November 2010; production at the world’s largest renewable diesel plant has run smoothly since.

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Singapore Oil Renewable Diesel 186

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Neste Oil and Raisio have agreed on long-term cooperation regarding the utilization of Raisio’ss rapeseed oil surplus as a feedstock for Neste Oil’s NExBTL process. With this agreement, rapeseed oil produced in Finland will become a raw material source in the renewable diesel production of the Porvoo refinery.

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Oil Renewable Diesel Finland 170

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd and National Oxygen Pte Ltd (NOX), one of the one of the largest industrial gas manufacturers in Singapore, have signed an agreement to install a carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant at Neste Oil’s renewable diesel (NExBTL) refinery in Singapore.

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Singapore Oil Renewable Diesel 218

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Neste plans to start selling diesel produced entirely from renewable raw materials at selected stations in Finland around the turn of the year. The new product offers environmentally conscious consumers and corporate customers a sustainable and easy solution for reducing traffic-borne emissions.

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Finland Renewable Diesel San Francisco 150

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Shell Oil Company is now producing oil from what it says is the world’s deepest subsea well at its Perdido Development. Moored in about 8,000 feet of water, the Perdido regional DVA (direct vertical access) spar is the deepest spar production facility in the world. Perdido produced its first oil and gas on 31 March 2010.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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. The plant was completed on-schedule and on-budget and marks a major step forward in Neste Oil’s clean traffic fuel strategy.

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Singapore Oil Renewable Diesel 199

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MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. —Matti Hautakangas, Neste Oil’s General Counsel.

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Corporation Oil Fuel Diesel 210

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MARCH 15, 2009

With its second NExBTL renewable diesel plant coming online in Finland in about six months, Neste Oil plans to increase it purchase of palm oil from Malaysian from about 160,000 tonnes in 2008 to around 250,000 tonnes this year, according to Neste vice-president of business operations of renewable fuels Risto Karppinen.

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Oil Buy Production Finland 150

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its NExBTL renewable diesel refinery in the Port of Rotterdam. The refinery has an annual production capacity of 800,000 metric tons or 1 billion liters (264 million gallons US) of renewable diesel and cost around €670 million (US$873 million) to build. Earlier post.)

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Oil Renewable Diesel Waste 199

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JANUARY 30, 2017

The distribution of Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced entirely from waste and residues, has expanded to the Neste Truck network for heavy vehicles in Finland. The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel.

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Finland Renewable Diesel Vehicles 150

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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. Neste Pro Diesel will be produced at Neste Oil’s Porvoo refinery and will be available at Neste Oil’s service stations across Finland beginning this fall. 2011) Optimized usage of NExBTL renewable diesel fuel.

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Diesel Oil Fuel Emissions 199

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MAY 5, 2015

Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to a new biorefinery that will be built by St1 Biofuels in Kajaani, Finland. The new plant marks the potential for commercial scale production of cellulosic ethanol in regions where plenty of softwood is available, notably the Northern Hemisphere.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel. Sales of Neste MY will begin at Neste service stations in Finland, namely Espoo Piispanmäki, Vantaa Ilmakehä, Helsinki Konala, Espoo Otaniemi, Espoo Olari and Vantaa Varisto.

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Finland Waste Renewable Diesel 150

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

billion to add additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. 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 Neste currently has a renewable products production capacity of 2.7

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Singapore Renewable Production Fuel 191

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MAY 19, 2022

Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 The ISCC PLUS-certified marine fuel enables up to 80% GHG emission reduction over the lifecycle compared to fossil fuels without compromising the product quality and performance. Neste Marine 0.1

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Mariner Oil Emissions Fuel 186

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Chempolis Ltd, a Finland-based biorefining technology corporation and ONGC, India’s leading oil & gas exploration company, signed a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a joint biorefinery project for the production of cellulosic ethanol and biochemicals in India. pulp), platform biochemicals and biocoal.

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MAY 30, 2012

Neste Oil Corporation has filed a patent infringement action against Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel. —Matti Hautakangas, Neste Oil’s General Counsel.

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Corporation Oil Fuel Diesel 186

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JUNE 11, 2010

UPM, one of the world’s leading forest products groups, recently began an official procedure for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a second-generation biofuels plant in Lappeenranta, Finland. The main end products of the plant would be renewable diesel, and bio- gasoline, kerosene and naphtha. Earlier post.)

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Finland Companies Production France 186

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

Finland-based Neste has submitted three new Tier 2 Pathways for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for renewable diesel produced at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. Two pathways are for Renewable Diesel from Tallow & Animal Fat and one is for Renewable Diesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO). gCO 2 e/MJ. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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Renewable Diesel Finland New Zealand 220

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APRIL 28, 2009

Neste Oil has decided to postpone construction of a new gasoline isomerization unit at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The decision to build a new isomerization unit was taken in summer 2008 and its investment cost was estimated to be approximately €80 million (US$104 million).

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