{"id":2867383,"version":0,"headline":"Malaysia's FatHopes expands biofuel feedstock trucking","dateModified":"2026-08-20T11:33:04Z","datePublished":"2026-08-20T08:37:10Z","articleBody":"<article><p class=\"lead\">Malaysian waste oil aggregator FatHopes Energy has acquired additional prime movers from domestic logistics firm Hap Seng Truck to transport biofuel feedstocks, it said today. </p><p>The investment will support higher feedstock volumes and continued expansion of the firm, FatHopes said. The firm's growing logistics capabilities will support its feedstock partnerships and planned 300,000 t/yr sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrotreated vegetable oil plant in Port Klang, Malaysia, said FatHopes Energy chief executive Vinesh Sinha. </p><p>FatHopes this year partnered with Chinese renewable fuel consultancy and feedstock brokerage MotionEco to source <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2846991\">200,000 t/yr of used cooking oil</a> (UCO) and other sustainable feedstocks from China, as well as Spanish UCO Trading for over <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2855309\">200,000 t/yr of feedstock globally</a>, and with Vietnamese PetroVietnam Oil Corporation to collect over <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2864671\">200,000 t/yr of Vietnamese feedstocks</a>.</p><p><i>Argus</i> assessed RED-certified SAF fob Strait of Malacca at $2,520/t on 19 August. </p><p class=\"bylines\">By Malcolm Goh</p></article>","dateline":"Singapore, 20 August (Argus)","license":"<footer><p><br> Send comments and request more information at <a href=\"mailto:feedback@argusmedia.com?subject=Argus Direct article feedback&body=I am contacting you regarding Malaysia's FatHopes expands biofuel feedstock trucking, available at http://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/cs-25097820.\" target=\"_parent\"> feedback@argusmedia.com </a></p><p><i> Copyright © 2026. <a href=\"http://www.argusmedia.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Argus Media group</a>. All rights reserved. </i></p></footer>","copyrightHolder":"Argus Media group","copyrightYear":2026,"taxonomy":{"contexts":[{"name":"Fundamentals","children":[{"name":"Demand","children":[]},{"name":"Supply","children":[]}]}],"regions":[{"name":"Asia-Pacific","children":[{"name":"Southeast Asia","children":[{"name":"Malaysia","children":[]},{"name":"Vietnam","children":[]}]}]},{"name":"Europe","children":[{"name":"Mediterranean","children":[{"name":"Mediterranean Spain","children":[]}]}]}],"sectors":[{"name":"Biofuels","children":[{"name":"Sustainable aviation fuel","children":[]},{"name":"Used cooking oil","children":[]}]}]},"pullQuote":null,"newsType":"Daily news","language":"en-GB","keywords":null,"isFree":true,"isFeatured":false,"body":"<p class=\"lead\">Malaysian waste oil aggregator FatHopes Energy has acquired additional prime movers from domestic logistics firm Hap Seng Truck to transport biofuel feedstocks, it said today. </p><p>The investment will support higher feedstock volumes and continued expansion of the firm, FatHopes said. The firm's growing logistics capabilities will support its feedstock partnerships and planned 300,000 t/yr sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrotreated vegetable oil plant in Port Klang, Malaysia, said FatHopes Energy chief executive Vinesh Sinha. </p><p>FatHopes this year partnered with Chinese renewable fuel consultancy and feedstock brokerage MotionEco to source <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2846991\">200,000 t/yr of used cooking oil</a> (UCO) and other sustainable feedstocks from China, as well as Spanish UCO Trading for over <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2855309\">200,000 t/yr of feedstock globally</a>, and with Vietnamese PetroVietnam Oil Corporation to collect over <a href=\"https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2864671\">200,000 t/yr of Vietnamese feedstocks</a>.</p><p><i>Argus</i> assessed RED-certified SAF fob Strait of Malacca at $2,520/t on 19 August. </p><p class=\"bylines\">By Malcolm Goh</p>","lead":"Malaysian waste oil aggregator FatHopes Energy has acquired additional prime movers from domestic logistics firm Hap Seng Truck to transport biofuel feedstocks, it said today. ","cmsId":"25097820","source":"Censhare"}