In California, Nature Coatings recently announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed $2.45 million Seed funding round. The investment round was led by Regeneration.VC and The 22 Fund, with participation from actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, Safer Made, and Portfolia. This significant investment follows the highly successful launch of Nature Coatings’ flagship product, BioBlack TX, […]
In Massachusetts, Conagen and Sumitomo Chemical have announced to jointly develop p-hydroxystyrene (HS) and its polymer, poly p-hydroxystyrene (PHS), using a combination of biosynthesis, chemosynthesis and polymerization. The monomer and the polymer are 100% renewable carbon, marking a new era of sustainable production. With renewable biomass as the starting material, this joint development between Conagen […]
In Finland, Neste and ScanOcean have brought Neste’s marine fuel enabling lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the Swedish market. The companies said that the first shipment of nearly 600,000 liters is now available at the Södertälje terminal for vessels bunkering in the Stockholm area as well as those in transit to Lake Mälaren. “We […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience, an agricultural bioscience company, said that the firm demonstrated significant progress toward building a value chain for broadly commercializing Camelina as a platform crop to produce low-carbon intensity feedstock oil for the biofuel market during the first half of the year. Oliver Peoples, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yield10, said: […]
In Massachusetts, GluECO Adhesives announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product Label for BondAmaize adhesives. BondAmaize has been certified as containing 98% biobased content, the firm said. The BondAmaize products can now display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a […]
In Brazil, AGWeb reported that Brazilian food and fuel processor Caramuru Alimentos, one of the country’s largest grain crushers, has started selling soybean-based ethanol at one of its plants in center-western Brazil. The report noted that Caramuru is one of the first companies in the world to produce at scale and sell hydrous ethanol made […]
In Norway, shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen said it has signed a letter of intent for four next generation vessels and up to eight optional units of 9,350CEU class methanol dual fuel pure car and truck carriers with Jinling Shipyard. The first vessels will start being delivered from the second half of 2026, the company said. […]
In North Carolina, M2X Energy announced that its modular gas-to-methanol plant has produced its first methanol. The company said it is currently performing test runs to qualify the system for its first field deployment. “This major milestone substantially de-risks our innovative technology and validates its commercial viability,” said M2X Energy CEO Max Pieri. “We are […]
In Canada, Emergen Research reported that the global methanol market is projected to reach a market value of $44.82 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 3.4% during the 2023-2032 period. “One of the primary drivers is the expanding demand for methanol as a key feedstock in the production of a wide range of […]
In Canada, NORDEN and Teck Resources Limited announced an agreement to reduce CO² emissions in Teck’s steelmaking coal supply chain. The agreement is expected to reduce annual emissions from Teck shipments handled by NORDEN by 25%, or up to 6,700 metric tons of CO², equivalent to removing over 1,400 passenger vehicles from the road. NORDEN […]
