Sinopec gets government certification for bio-jet fuel

摘要

Singapore—Chinese state-owned refiner China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, has been awarded formal government certification for its production of bio-jet fuel. The biofuel, produced from biomass, was granted a Chinese Technical Standard Order Authorization (CTSOA) by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, signaling its approval for use in the aviation sector after having met all industry standards, Sinopec said Wednesday. “The country’s bio-jet fuel [sector] has thus reached the commercialization stage,” it added. Sinopec said it can now produce bio-jet fuel from a wide range of raw material feedstock, including rapeseed oil, palm oil and soybean oil. The certification comes after the company successfully trialed the fuel in a test flight in April 2013 on an Airbus 320 aircraft owned by China Eastern Airlines.