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Vibrated Bulk Density in Calcined Petroleum Coke: Why the Test Method Matters
Vibrated Bulk Density in Calcined Petroleum Coke: Why the Test Method Matters

Vibrated Bulk Density is not a stand-alone or universally comparable number. The reported result depends not only on the properties of the calcined petroleum coke, but also on…

Semi Refined Oil under ISCC EU: A Small Wording Update with Practical Consequences
Semi Refined Oil under ISCC EU: A Small Wording Update with Practical Consequences

In certified vegetable oil and biofuel feedstock supply chains, the way a product is named on an ISCC certificate is not an administrative formality. It determines how the material…

What an ERP Should Cover in a Commodity Trading Firm
What an ERP Should Cover in a Commodity Trading Firm

Enterprise resource planning systems are designed to give organisations a single, integrated view of their business. In most industries, ERP implementation focuses on finance, accounting, procurement, and human resources.

Europe’s Biodiesel Feedstock Mix: What the EBB Statistical Report Shows – and What Buyers Should Watch Next
Europe’s Biodiesel Feedstock Mix: What the EBB Statistical Report Shows – and What Buyers Should Watch Next

The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) publishes an annual statistical report covering production, consumption, feedstock use, and trade flows for biodiesel, HVO, and bioSAF across the EU. For procurement professionals,…

Petroleum Coke in Battery and Solar Supply Chains: An Upstream Material with Growing Strategic Relevance
Petroleum Coke in Battery and Solar Supply Chains: An Upstream Material with Growing Strategic Relevance

Petroleum coke is not typically associated with the energy transition. It is a carbon-rich by-product of oil refining, used for decades as a fuel in cement kilns and power…

Bulk Commodities in Containers: A Global Logistics Option in a Volatile Freight Market
Bulk Commodities in Containers: A Global Logistics Option in a Volatile Freight Market

The textbook view of commodity logistics has always been clear: high-volume, homogeneous bulk materials move by bulk carrier or rail, while containers carry manufactured goods. That demarcation has not…

Calcined Petroleum Coke in Europe: From Carbon Raw Material to Compliance-Sensitive Supply Chain Input
Calcined Petroleum Coke in Europe: From Carbon Raw Material to Compliance-Sensitive Supply Chain Input

Calcined petroleum coke (CPC) sits at an unusual intersection of industrial necessity and regulatory complexity. It is the primary carbon material used in the manufacture of prebaked anodes for…

N-Butane in Europe: Sanctions, Summer Gasoline Specs and Petrochemical Demand Reshape the C4 Market
N-Butane in Europe: Sanctions, Summer Gasoline Specs and Petrochemical Demand Reshape the C4 Market

The European C4 market – centred on n-butane and its isomers – rarely makes headline news. But in 2024-2025, three simultaneous pressures have converged to make this quiet corner…

From Mandate Cost to Market Opportunity: How High Fuel Prices and EU-Mercosur Are Repricing Europe’s Bio-Components
From Mandate Cost to Market Opportunity: How High Fuel Prices and EU-Mercosur Are Repricing Europe’s Bio-Components

Repricing Europe’s Bio-Components For many years, bio-components in Europe were largely viewed through a compliance lens: mandatory blending, renewable energy targets, GHG reduction obligations and sustainability certification. That…