In Belgium, Mars announced that all ten of its Mars Snacking factories in Europe are now fully powered by renewable energy. This milestone was achieved after years of investments into its European manufacturing footprint, including €1.5 bn invested over the past five years. The company invested in its first European windfarm in 2016, and over […]
In Finland, NG Nordic and ABB Oy, Wiring Accessories, Porvoo have partnered to bring electrical accessories products made from carbon dioxide-based plastic to market as a first in the world. The companies will focus on the product development of carbon dioxide-based INGA plastic for the manufacture of light switches and sockets, for example. The aim […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V has signed Memoranda of Understanding with Tereos, a global leader in sugar, starch, alcohol and bioethanol production, and with LVMH GAÏA, the scientific and environmental R&D division of LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world leader in luxury. Together, the parties will establish a strategic collaboration to accelerate the […]
In Denmark, Everllence has confirmed the successful running on ethanol – at all load points – of a 90-bore ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engine in Japan. Everllence pioneered the ME-LGIM platform over a decade ago with the first commercial engine entering service in 2016 within the methanol-carrier segment. Building on experiences from these engines, […]
In Italy, Eni has received approval from the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security to convert selected units at the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi (Pavia) refinery into a biorefinery. Eni has now started the authorization process and has filed an application for Environmental Impact Assessment (VIA). The project involves converting the existing Hydrocracker (HDC2) […]
In Iowa, Kemin Industries acquires CJ Youtell Biotech, the enzymes and fermentation subsidiary of CJ Bio. This strategic move strengthens Kemin’s position as a global leader in enzyme innovation for markets such as animal feed, food, aquaculture, textiles, paper and pulp, and biofuel industries. With this acquisition, Kemin has full ownership of CJ Youtell’s fermentation […]
In Spain, Ambar beer and logistics company Carreras have started a pioneering test of transport with renewable hydrogen, in collaboration with Repsol, Zoilo Ríos and EVARM. The test, which will last three months, seeks to reduce CO2e emissions by 30 tons in the transfer of beer from the Ambar factory, on the Castellón road, to […]
In Saudi Arabia, Stargate Hydrogen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RDI – Research, Development, and Innovation Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The signing accelerates Stargate Hydrogen’s activities in the Middle East region as the company is setting up its regional headquarters in Riyadh. Under the terms of the signed MoU […]
In Colorado, Cascade Bio has secured $6M to accelerate the shift from petrochemicals to biomanufacturing. The funding includes a $2.8M seed round led by Endurance28 with participation from Stray Dog Capital, 1Flourish, Range Ventures, 10VC, and Amplify plus $3.2M in nondilutive funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Advancing Cell-Free Systems Toward […]
In the UK, to mark London International Shipping Week (LISW), Associated British Ports (ABP) is celebrating the success of ‘TURBO-METH’, a clean technology project, which has secured funding as part of the Department for Transport’s ‘Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) 6’. The project will involve working towards a trial of green methanol production technology pioneered […]
