In Belgium, Neste is offering a new co-processed odorless heating kerosene as a lower-emission solution for portable liquid fuel heaters. The first order was delivered at the turn of the year to PVG, the European market leader in home climate solutions, having its own liquids production plant in Ghent, Belgium. This new heating liquid for […]
In Belgium, Syensqo Ventures participated in the $2.1 million financing round for Bioeutectics, alongside Fen Ventures, Atento Capital and SOSV (IndieBio). Founded in 2019, Bioeutectics provides natural and high-performance solvents that make industrial products and processes more sustainable. This new investment strengthens the existing partnership between Syensqo Ventures and the Genesis Consortium, supporting startups in the SOSV’s IndieBio startup development program, […]
In Belgium, a study by the Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis (CiTOS) demonstrates how glycerol carbonate, a biosourced industrial additive, can be produced in record time using CO2 and a by-product of the cooking oil recycling industry. This study, conducted in collaboration with a team from the Center for Studies and Research on […]
In Belgium, European renewable ethanol producers have launched a legal challenge to the EU’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation on the grounds that it fails to properly recognize the proven benefits of sustainable crop-based biofuels and has therefore violated several key EU legislative procedures. Companies representing nearly all of the EU’s production of renewable ethanol are seeking […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether two Swedish tax exemption schemes for non-food-based biogas and bio-propane used for heating or as motor fuel are in line with EU State aid rules. The in-depth investigation follows the General Court’s annulment of two previous Commission decisions approving the tax exemptions. […]
In Belgium, after its success in identifying evidence of fraudulent practices and stopping the suspected re-exporting of Indonesian biodiesel through the Port of Hainan in China, the European Biodiesel Board has moved to the next and most significant phase of its plan to combat the huge volumes of biodiesel imports from China that are causing […]
In Belgium, the Union Database for Biofuels (UDB) established by the European Commission is open for online registration by the relevant economic operators of transactions of liquid renewable and recycled carbon fuels. The database was foreseen under Article 31a of the 2018 Renewable Energy Directive to improve traceability of biofuels, avoid double counting, and address concerns […]
In Belgium, one year ago, Brussels Airport announced the first delivery of sustainable aviation fuel via the NATO pipeline. However, the high price of SAF remains an obstacle and slows down its use by airlines. To accelerate the sustainable development of the aviation sector and encourage the use of sustainable fuel, Brussels Airport Company, thanks […]
In Belgium, ArcelorMittal Belgium has announced the commissioning of the 35 ME Torero project, which aims to process sustainable biomass (initially in the form of wood waste that cannot be used for other applications) for use as a raw material in its blast furnace at the Ghent steelworks (Belgium). The use of bio-coal in the […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of dumping of biodiesel from China onto the EU market. If dumping is confirmed and is found to be harming EU producers, the Commission may impose measures (typically duties on imports) to remedy the effects of the unfair trading if such measures are in […]
