SK Incheon Petrochemicals Launches B30 Marine Biofuel

SK Incheon Petrochemicals announced on April 30 that it has officially launched and started supplying B30 marine biofuel in response to the shipping industry’s policy requirement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The B30 fuel, which contains 30% bio-based components, was developed to meet the growing demand for sustainability in the shipping industry. The fuel is a 7:3 blend of SK Incheon Petrochemical’s straight-run fuel oil (SRFO) and biofuel supplied by JC Chemical.

The product, jointly developed by SK Incheon Petrochemical and SK Innovation’s Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, complies with the ISO 8217 international standard for marine fuels and was officially launched in the market on April 26th.