In Finland, Meriaura has signed a delivery contract for two Ecotrader cargo ships with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes. According to the contract, the ships will be built in Hoogezand in Holland and their delivery will take place in January and December 2026. The ordered Ecotrader ships are 105 meters long, 1A ice classed 6750 […]
In Finland, Neste and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical are teaming up to make chemicals and plastics more sustainable. The companies embark on a strategic collaboration to replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials in the manufacturing of chemicals and plastics. This will enable products and applications with a lower carbon footprint compared to […]
In Finland, Neste and South Korean chemical company Lotte Chemical have partnered to replace fossil resources with renewable raw materials in the manufacturing of chemicals and plastics. Under the terms of the agreement, Neste will provide Neste RE™, a raw material for chemicals and plastics made from 100% renewable raw materials. Lotte Chemical will use […]
In Finland, Onego Bio has completed a $40-million Series A funding round to drive commercialization and manufacturing of egg protein via precision fermentation. Founded in 2022 as a spinoff from VTT, Onego Bio’s Bioalbumen® is bioidentical to ovalbumin, the major protein in chicken egg white, and contains all essential amino acids. Onego says Bioalbumen also […]
In Finland, Chempolis Oy has been chosen as technology provider for NordFuel’s biorefinery, which is planned to be established in Haapavesi, Finland. With the technology license, Chempolis brings to the collaboration its extensive know-how of producing bioproducts and of their valorization into industrial chemicals and materials. NordFuel’s biorefinery will produce value-added products from sawmill and […]
In Finland, Neste has completed its organizational change process, announced on 1 November 2023. Neste informed that it will merge its three renewable business units into one Renewable Products business unit as well as restructure its functions to better support business-driven ways of working. With the simplified organizational structure and operational model, Neste secures the […]
In Finland, Neste has launched its new emission reduction solution, Neste Impact, for businesses looking to reduce the carbon footprint of their air travel and transport activities. The solution is based on purchasing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ with which greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) can be reduced by up to 80% over the life cycle […]
In Finland, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, the joint venture between Valio and St1, has completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Nurmon Bioenergia Oy from Heikas Oy and other small shareholders. Atria Finland Ltd. will continue as a minority shareholder in the company. The industrial-scale liquefied biogas production plant under construction in Nurmo will accelerate […]
In Finland, technology group Wärtsilä said it will lead a five-year collaboration of more than 200 Finnish companies, industrial organizations, research institutes, and universities. The partners in this “Wide & Intelligent Sustainable Energy” (WISE) project will together develop innovative clean energy concepts. The consortium intends to strengthen the Finnish energy sector to become a world-leader […]
In Finland, Oulu Energy is planning to build a 100 megawatts (MW) hydrogen production plant in Oulu, northern Finland. When completed, the plant would be a big step towards clean energy production and thus a natural part of Oulu Energy’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Partner for the project planning is the Finnish […]
