SK Incheon Petrochem starts B30 supply in South Korea

The blend will comprise a 30% bio-component supplied by Korean biofuel producer JC Chemical, mixed with 70% of SK Incheon Petrochem’s (SK Incheon) straight-run fuel oil (SRFO).

IMAGE: SK Incheon Petrochem supplying a B30 blend to a vessel in Incheon port. SK Incheon

According to SK Incheon, its SRFO is “refined from ultra-light crude oil in a single process without cracking (decomposition),” and this type of bio-blend is the “first of its kind” in South Korea.

The company completed its first delivery of B30 at Incheon Port on 26 April. It will start supplying the blend in ports across Korea's West Sea region, with future plans to expand bunker deliveries to global markets.

“We expect that biofuel-blended marine fuel will establish itself as a sustainable energy transition model for the shipping industry to address greenhouse gas regulations,” said SK Incheon Petrochem's Yoon Young-ho.

By Konica Bhatt

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