In Germany, INEOS Phenol has launched its first bio-attributed product line for phenol, acetone alphamethylstyrene (AMS). These products, made without using fossil fuels as feedstock, are to be sold under the INVIRIDISTM brand. They represent innovation in the global phenol market and offer a more climate-friendly and sustainable alternative to existing phenol, acetone, or AMS. […]
In Belgium, FEDIOL has released a study on Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) profiles of vegetable oil and protein meal products commissioned to the Belgian research institute VITO. The life cycle stages covered in the FEDIOL study include the industrial processing of commodities, such as oilseeds and crude vegetable oils, but also the up-stream stages of […]
In California, Amyris, Inc. successfully started fermentation at its new precision fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. The greenfield site at Barra Bonita establishes Amyris as the leading manufacturer of highly engineered organisms at industrial scale. The plant consists of five precision fermentation “mini-factories” capable of concurrently producing all 13 of Amyris’ molecules currently in […]
In Belgium, ePURE’s latest data shows that the production and use of renewable ethanol from their members in 2021 produced more animal feed co-products than renewable ethanol for the first time ever. The record-breaking figure comes at a crucial moment for EU energy and climate legislation as policymakers determine what role sustainable biofuels such as […]
In Denmark, the Danish Board of Business Development is granting up to $12.5 million (DKK 88,8 million) to a partnership between Topsoe, Denmark’s Technical University and Aarhus University. Topsoe is to receive up to $11.3 million (DKK 80,3 million) of the total for upscaling and globally deploying their SOEC technology. In the light of the […]
In the Netherlands, Carlsberg Group and Avantium agreed to take the next step in the commercialization of PEF. Carlsberg Group has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Avantium to secure a fixed volume of the 100% plant-based, recyclable and high-performance polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, which Avantium aims to start-up in […]
In Germany, BASF has worked with Shell to evaluate and de-risk BASF’s Puristar R0-20 and Sorbead Adsorption Technology for use in green hydrogen production. The Puristar and Sorbead technologies are now in Shell’s portfolio for potential use in Shell’s global green hydrogen projects. The two technologies purify and dehydrate the product hydrogen stream from the […]
In Belgium and Denmark, Biotalys, an agtech company protecting crops and food with protein-based biocontrol solutions, and Novozymes, a leader in biotech solutions, entered into a partnership to expand opportunities for Evoca, Biotalys’ first proprietary biocontrol. The partnership provides that Novozymes will use its expertise, intellectual property rights and know-how to explore additional routes for […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the 12 renewable diesel facilities under construction in the US and the nine proposed, along with existing production capacity, isn’t enough to offset the loss of fossil diesel volumes lost over the past three years as refineries stopped operating. Data from the Energy Information Administration shows the new plants would bring […]
In Germany, MAN Engines has approved all marine engines from the current product range for use with renewable diesel fuel in line with the standard EN15940 in Europe and the US-American specification ASTM D975 of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) with immediate effect. This will allow customers to replace conventional petroleum-based diesel […]
