In France, biobased carboxylic acids firm Afyren reports its first facility has achieved continuous production. The Carling Saint-Avold, France fermentation plant is owned by the Afyren Neoxy joint venture between Afyren and Bpifrance’s SPI Fund. It manufactures several biobased acids for a number of markets, including cosmetics, food, and lubricants. “The transition to continuous production […]
In France, foodtech startup Fungu’it has raised €4 million (US$4.6 million) to build a pilot plant to demonstrate its solid-state, fungi-fermentation platform for producing natural flavorings. The company uses filamentous fungi to upcycle agricultural by-products, including flaxseed, sunflower press cakes, and legumes, natural flavorings. Through solid-state fermentation, these waste are converted into high-value ingredients with […]
In France, European Energy Exchange (EEX) successfully launched the operation of the new biogas production certificate (CPBs – Certificats de Production de Biogaz) registry in France on Monday. This initiative, mandated by the French Ministry in charge of Energy, aims to support the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source within the country. The […]
In France, TotalEnergies and Avril have concluded an agreement to jointly study the development of a French sector of intermediate crops for the production of sustainable air fuels (SAF), thus helping to reduce CO 2 emissions from air transport. This agreement is part of the context of an ambitious momentum brought by the European Union, […]
In France, TotalEnergies and Quatra, the European market leader in the collection and recycling of used cooking oil, have signed a 15-year agreement beginning in 2026, for the supply of 60,000 tons a year of European used cooking oil to TotalEnergies’ biorefineries. This deal contributes to secure the feedstock to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation […]
In France, plant-based ingredients firm Roquette has named Thierry Fournier as its new CEO, effective July 18, 2025. Fournier is currently the CEO of the Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region for Saint-Gobain, a global leader in light and sustainable construction, with over 161,000 employees and revenues of more than €46 billion. He is […]
In France, EQT Transition Infrastructure strategy has entered into exclusive negotiations for the proposed acquisition of 54.1% of the share capital, representing 65.9% of the voting rights on a fully diluted basis of Waga Energy SA from Mathieu Lefebvre, Guénaël Prince, Nicolas Paget and Holweb SAS 2 (the “Founders”) and historical shareholders Starquest Capital, Tertium, […]
In France, Michelin recently announced the construction of an initial industrial demonstration unit for the 5-HMF molecule. This bio-sourced and non-toxic molecule can replace ingredients derived from fossil fuels in a wide variety of industrial fields. This unit, which will be located on the Osiris platform in Péage en Roussillon, France, will have an annual […]
In France, despite all the efforts and discussions established over the last few months with major industrial players, Global Bioenergies says it has been unable to find strategic investors to finance the continuation of its business. At the date of Tuesday, the company has a gross cash position of 3.0 million euros. As a reminder, […]
In France, as policy makers look for opportunities to simultaneously bolster energy security and economic competitiveness, biogases – locally produced, low-emissions fuels created from organic waste – are seeing fresh momentum, according to a new IEA special report. The Outlook for Biogases and Biomethane, finds that over 50 new policies have been introduced to support […]
