In France, biobased carboxylic acids producer Afyren has resumed production at its AFYREN NEOXY plant at Carling-Saint-Avold after a successful technical shutdown in June. As part of the consolidation and performance improvement plan launched in 2025, Afyren scheduled a one-month technical shutdown in June 2026 to modify existing and install new equipment in the downstream […]
In France, cultivated meat company Parima has scaled production of its lab-grown duck to multi-metric tons—a feat the company says demonstrates the sector’s economic viability. The run was achieved in Sydney, Australia, using a 22,000 liter production line owned by cultivated meat producer Vow. Parima’s technology platform is built to remove the cost and complexity […]
In France, Axens has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene™. This addition expands Axens’ SAF portfolio through Axens’ Jetanol® process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the Methanol to Jet pathway (MTJ). Aiming to complete SAF production pathways […]
In France, biobased carboxylic acid producer Afyren has updated investors on the operational performance of its first production plant at Carling–Saint‑Avold, with demonstrated production capacity reaching 20% of full capacity. Company CEO Nicolas Sordet said in a press statement that the company is “producing, shipping and invoicing at an increasing pace,” but that the plant […]
In France, Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production project at the Port of Dunkirk, in Northern France. The project will use the Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technological pathway to produce approximately 160,000 tons of SAF per year, making […]
In France, Standing Ovation has announced a $34.2 million Series B financing round, including $28.5 million in equity, led jointly by the Ecotechnologies 2 fund—managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of the France 2030 initiative— and Crédit Mutuel Innovation, alongside its existing investors—Astanor, Bel Group, Seventure Partners, GoodStartUp, and Big […]
In France, biobased carboxylic acids producer Afyren has received a €3 million (US$3.5 million) grant from the Grand Est Region through the European Just Transition Fund. The funds will contribute to financing the company’s recent buyout of its AFYREN NEOXY plant, now 100% owned by Afyren after the company completed a full buyout of its […]
In France, SUBLIME Energie has inaugurated in Plélo (Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany, France) its demonstrator “Charlie,” the world’s first system capable of liquefying biogas directly on the farm. For the first time, on-farm anaerobic digestion can produce a renewable fuel without relying on gas grid infrastructure. By densifying and enabling the transport of biogas produced on-site—using a […]
In France, INERATEC and the French industrial group TERTU have formed the joint venture T.H2, marking a major step toward the development of a common synthetic fuel production plant to be located near Caen in Normandy. The plant will be developed within the “BELair” project, for which the partners are preparing an application to the […]
In France, ClimeFi has structured the first publicly announced transaction for carbon removal units aligned with the EU CRCF framework. This marks a significant milestone in operationalising the EU’s carbon removal certification framework and establishing commercial infrastructure for durable carbon removals in Europe. It builds on the world’s first voluntary standard for permanent carbon removals which […]
