The ACFA Publication

In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we are pleased to have Dr Paul Greening, Emissions & Fuels Director in the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), share his views and outlook on the latest release of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) with our readers.

At the end of 2016, the State Council appointed the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to develop a multi-channel solution to the country’s “aged grain” problem, after China had accumulated a massive grain stockpile mountain of 200m MT (est.).

The Asian Clean Fuels Association has been holding a workshop in Jakarta on 10-October 2019, facilitated by White Rook Advisory, which was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), Lemigas (Oil and Gas Research Institution) and the country’s state-owned oil company Pertamina.

Australia is a leading OECD country that is well known throughout the world for its clean and green culture, and is an important producer of quality food products for the Asian consumers. The country is home to 24 million people of diverse cultures, with a strong GDP per capita of a commendable USD50k. A nation of organic food and healthcare producers, and an enviable track record of economic growth and sustainability.

In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we are pleased to introduce Mrs. Ewa Abramiuk-Lété, Secretary-General of Sustainable Fuels (formerly known as EFOA) and share her views and outlook on the expected fuel quality developments in Europe and elsewhere in the world with our readers.

In this edition of IN FOCUS we would like to provide our readers with a situation update of the use of bio-ethers in the various regional gasoline markets around the world, together with an outlook of where we see potential future opportunities and challenges for ETBE and bio-MTBE.

The Australian government has initiated a review of the country’s fuel quality standards in 2015, with the target to eventually move the current quality up to international standards (Euro 5/6). The initiative has been worked on throughout the last three years. In this In FOCUS story we would like to provide our readers with an update on the situation and our view and recommendation on the technical, commercial and ecological aspects and progress of the programme.

In this issue of our “In Conversation with”, we are pleased to share some insights into the activities of Future Fuels Strategies, a US-based consultancy company which provides fuels market and policy intelligence services to its clients. We had the pleasure to talk to Tammy Klein, Principal of Future Fuels Strategies, and we would like to thank Ms. Klein for her efforts in comprehensively answering our questions and sharing her valuable views on future fuels developments with us.

In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we are pleased to share some insight into the activities the Indonesian Ministry of Industry is undertaking in order to improve the fuel emission standards in South-East Asia’s biggest economy. We had the pleasure to talk to Ir. Haijanto, Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics Industry, Ministry of Industry. We would like to thank Ir. Haijanto for his efforts in comprehensively answering our questions.