In Finland, oil company Neste has announced a performance improvement program that includes deemphasizing renewable chemicals. The company cites a significantly changed market environment and weakened financial performance for the strategic shift. “Our current financial performance is weak and not sustainable,” said Neste’s President and CEO Heikki Malinen in a press statement. “Therefore, we must […]
In Finland, to further strengthen their collaboration on reducing emissions in logistics, DHL Group and Neste have agreed to jointly evaluate how Neste’s renewable solutions such as renewable diesel, also known as “HVO100”, and sustainable aviation fuel can support DHL in its decarbonization targets in air and road transportation. DHL Group aims to achieve net-zero […]
In Finland, dairy major Valio has initiated a research collaboration with Melt&Marble, a Swedish company that produces fats for food applications using cellular agriculture. These fats can serve as alternatives to animal fats and tropical plant fats linked to sustainability concerns, such as palm oil. Valio and Melt&Marble’s long-term research and development collaboration aims to […]
In Finland, Freija will make eMethane at scale from clean hydrogen and biogenic CO2 based on a cost competitive, proprietary and modularized solution with an integrated electrolyser facility. Following site selection, the company has issued the EnvironmentalImpact Assessment (EIA) program report and has started front-end engineering and design studies based on a capex and opex […]
In Finland, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Chuangui New Energy company to provide technology and services to produce SAF and renewable diesel. Located in Qinzhou City of the Guangxi region, Southwest China, Chuangui New Energy company will use Topsoe’s licensing and engineering design services and technologies, including its HydroFlex® technology, proprietary equipment and catalysts […]
In Finland, Neste and Bayer have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing a winter canola ecosystem in the U.S, including identifying partners and developing the value chain together, and scaling winter canola production as a raw material for renewable products. Neste is working together with value chain partners in several regions globally, collaborations […]
In Finland, Neste expanded its offering for the polymers and chemicals industry by introducing a co-processed renewable feedstock under its established Neste RE brand. By co-processing renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil together with fossil crude oil in its conventional oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland, Neste is able to produce a complementary type […]
In Finland, the TEX-INSECT initiative, led by Norbite, includes the development of a novel insect-based biorefinery that employs the larvae of Galleria mellonella to digest and transform synthetic polymers into valuable products such as proteins and lipids. These outputs can then be used in applications like biofertilizers, technical applications like glue and as food for […]
In Finland, Neste expands its offering for the polymers and chemicals industry by introducing a co-processed renewable feedstock under its established Neste RE brand. By co-processing renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil together with fossil crude oil in its conventional oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland, Neste is able to produce a complementary type […]
In Finland, researchers from VTT and Aalto University are applying origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, to the plastics waste crisis. Led by Jarmo Kouko, the group has created a machine that automates folding in ways that reinforce paperboard, allowing the biodegradable material to be used in delicate or complex packaging applications where […]
