Tag: Belgium

ePURE members’ ethanol reduced GHG emissions 79% against fossil fuels in 2024

ePURE members’ ethanol reduced GHG emissions 79% against fossil fuels in 2024

June 18, 2025 |

In Belgium, production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data. As EU policymakers consider how best to decarbonize road transport, the new high level of GHG savings once again confirms the […]

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MEP slammed for collaborating with ethanol lobbyist on SAF question for EC

MEP slammed for collaborating with ethanol lobbyist on SAF question for EC

May 22, 2025 |

In Belgium, Politico reports an ethanol lobbyist made comments on a question a Member of European Parliament Jana Nagyová, of Patriots for Europe, submitted to the European Commission regarding Sustainable Aviation Fuel. A Czech journalist posted on social media photos of the question that was submitted that still had track changes listed by the lobbyist, […]

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Vioneo contracts Wood for FEED contract for Belgian green methanol-based plastics plant

Vioneo contracts Wood for FEED contract for Belgian green methanol-based plastics plant

April 30, 2025 |

In Belgium, Vioneo has awarded Wood a multi-million dollar FEED contract to deliver the front-end engineering design for its revolutionary plant which will produce fossil-free plastics using green methanol. Based in Antwerp, Belgium, the renewably powered and energy efficient plant will be the first facility in the world capable of achieving this at industrial scale. […]

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ePure says EU’s continued discrimination against crop-based biofuels misguided

ePure says EU’s continued discrimination against crop-based biofuels misguided

April 24, 2025 |

In Belgium, ePure says the EU’s continued discrimination against the use of sustainable crop-based biofuels to reduce emissions from transport has left Europe needlessly reliant on fossil fuels, with many Member States still falling short of renewable energy targets, a new analysis shows. According to updated figures from 2023 in Eurostat’s SHARES database, the EU […]

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TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform expanding green hydrogen and SAF production

TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform expanding green hydrogen and SAF production

April 23, 2025 |

In Belgium, thanks to green hydrogen, TotalEnergies’ Antwerp platform is speeding up its own decarbonization. As part of a 200 MW Air Liquide electrolyzer project, TotalEnergies has signed a tolling agreement for 130 MW dedicated to the annual production of 15,000 tons of green hydrogen for its Antwerp platform. Upstream of the electrolyzer, TotalEnergies will […]

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Azelis to distribute sugar beet ingredient for personal care

Azelis to distribute sugar beet ingredient for personal care

April 21, 2025 |

In Belgium, specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed an agreement to distribute AGRANA’s PuraBeet for the personal care segment in China, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand. PuraBeet is a multifunctional skin care ingredient that is 100% plant-based and naturally derived from sugar beet molasses as crystalline betaine. It enhances skin hydration, reinforces the skin barrier […]

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RootLinks se to integrate primary producers to value chains

RootLinks se to integrate primary producers to value chains

April 17, 2025 |

In Belgium, in the riverbed of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU), RootLinks is creating the conditions for primary producers in agriculture, forestry and aquaculture and fisheries to be more integrated in the value chains. This aim is to generate new sources of income and creating value in rural areas. Primary producers are pivotal […]

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EBB welcomes EU moves to address UCO fraud

EBB welcomes EU moves to address UCO fraud

April 16, 2025 |

In Belgium, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) welcomed the recognition of the importance of combating Annex IX biofuels fraud, and the fact that the Committee on the Sustainability of Biofuels, Bioliquids and Biomass fuels is discussing concrete measures to address it. It considers fraud an existential threat for our industry, for the functioning of sustainability […]

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ISCC clarifies EU investigations

ISCC clarifies EU investigations

April 9, 2025 |

In Belgium, in light of the recent public speculation regarding ISCC EU certifications for waste-based biofuels, ISCC sought to provide clear and factual information following a constructive in-person meeting with the European Commission (EC) on April 4, 2025 in Brussels. It said misrepresented information from a meeting of the EU Committee on Sustainability of Biofuels, […]

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T&E launches new briefing on concerns about POME import fraud

T&E launches new briefing on concerns about POME import fraud

April 8, 2025 |

In Belgium, Transport and Environment (T&E) has issued a briefing into the growing concerns surrounding the use of Palm Oil Mill Effluents (POME) in EU biofuels, highlighting potential fraud and discrepancies in reported volumes amidst the shift towards waste-based alternatives. According to T&E, over the past decade, the EU’s biofuel policies, initially promoting palm oil-based […]

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