In Australia, Green Distillation Technologies signed with New Zealand’s CarbonScape to convert streams from recycled tires to high value graphite. GDT operates a tire processing plant at Warren in Western New South Wales, which is where the work on the future co-development of graphite will take place. They are also in the capital fund raising […]
In the UK, researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and supported by the Office of Naval Research Global (ONR), will reengineer Halomonas, a bacteria species, which grows in seawater, provides a viable “microbial chassis” to create different types of high value chemical compounds which could be renewable alternatives to crude oil. Dr. Benjamin Harvey […]
In Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board will open a US west coast office to be led by long-time California Air Resources Board (CARB) Division Chief Floyd Vergara. The expansion will bolster NBB’s presence on the west coast where climate programs are a substantial market driver for low carbon fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel and […]
In Washington, President Trump revealed that US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will leave his post before the end of the year. In recent weeks, Secretary Perry had been subpoenaed by the US House of Representatives investigating US-Ukrainian ties. Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette, who has been subbing for Secretary Perry at several high-profile events, is […]
In Finland, Borealis and Neste are entering into strategic co-operation for the production of renewable polypropylene (PP). The co-operation will enable Borealis to start using Neste’s 100% renewable propane produced with Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL™ technology as renewable feedstock at its facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium, starting end of 2019. Borealis will use Neste’s renewable […]
In France, Air Liquide is partnering with ArcelorMittal in the first industrial scale demonstration plant to capture carbon gas from the steelmaking process and recycle it into chemicals, specifically advanced bioethanol. In this project, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will provide a technology solution that purifies the offgas coming from the blast furnace. These gases […]
In Missouri, the former Global Fuels biodiesel plant is to be sold via a live onsite auction on November 6. The Global Fuels facility was originally used to provide biodiesel. The property is also well suited for local business needing extensive bulk tank storage; other manufacturing and industrial buyers will find value with the configuration […]
In Italy, following on from Terni, the Novamont group’s historic site where the production capacity of MATER-BI® compostable bioplastics is 110,000 metric tons a year, in Patrica, in the province of Frosinone, Novamont has now started producing its compostable biopolymers in the Mater-Biopolymer plant. This will enable production capacity to be increased by 40,000 tons, […]
In the UK, the East Anglian Daily Times newspaper reports that London Stansted Airport has teamed with bio-bean to transform all of the coffee bean waste produced at the airport’s 21 concession stands, restaurants and cafes into biofuel following a successful trial. The first 2,000 logs produced from coffee bean grounds will be given away […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that exports of palm oil, biodiesel and oleochemical exports sank in August to just 2.89 million metric tons from 3.3 million tons during the same period last year and 2.92 million tons in July as top importer India reduced its imports due to 50% import duties. Higher exports to China and […]
