In Italy, Thailand’s Slow Hand Design 2026 exhibit at Milan Design Week is spotlighting how renewable materials and traditional craftsmanship can shape a more sustainable design future. The exhibit includes Mush Composites’ Mush Art Tiles, which are made from mycelium and agricultural byproducts that combine to create solid, stone‑like surfaces. INDIN STUDIO contributed a biobased […]
In Italy, Aberdeen’s Italian biomethane platform, Bionext Infrastructure, has secured a financing package to fund further growth. The €113 million financing package, provided by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, and SMBC, will support the conversion of the existing platform into 100% renewable biomethane production facilities, as well as fund future growth. Established in 2023, Bionext Infrastructure […]
In Italy, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Eni signed a 15-year loan for €500 million to convert selected units of Eni’s Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, located in the Italian province of Pavia, into a biorefinery. The agreement was signed by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. The project involves converting the refinery’s Hydrocracker (HDC2) […]
In Italy, all 100 vehicles in the Itabus fleet run on Enilive’s HVOlution diesel, a biofuel made from 100% renewable raw materials (in accordance with the European Renewable Energy Directive). In 2025, Itabus vehicles traveled approximately 20 million kilometers using 5.7 million liters of Enilive fuel, 3 million of which were HVOlution. The average diesel […]
In Italy, grape waste bioplastics maker Vegea has expanded production capacity for its GrapeSkin material, including production lines specifically for fashion- and interior-grades. Founded in 2016, major brands such as Calvin Klein, Diadora, and Bentley have already used GrapeSkin in their designs. In 2023, Taylor Swift sported Stella McCartney stiletto boots made from the material. “Designers […]
In Italy, Recupero Etico Sostenibile has acquired an offline biobased polylactic acid plant from Petalo Due for €2.7 million (US$3.1 million). The deal includes contracts, certifications, trademarks, patents and operating permits. The Termoli, Campobasso plant has the capacity to produce 5,000 metric tons of PLA annually and uses technology licensed from Sulzer. RES expects the […]
In Italy, Anaergia S.r.l. recently signed amendments to three previously announced contracts with an entity owned by QGM S.à.r.l. relating to the development of three state-of-the-art biomethane production facilities in Ostellato, Copparo, and Derovere, in northern Italy. As a result of these amendments, the scope of Anaergia S.r.l.’s activities across the three projects has expanded, […]
In Italy, Andion CH4 Renewables Srl recently reached financial close of a €67 million facility for developing its short-term pipeline in Italy and the Nordic region. The facility has been provided by Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, representing a major milestone in Andion’s strategic mission to become a large European biomethane operator. The current […]
In Italy, Andion CH4 Renewables successfully closed a €24 million project financing to fund the construction of its fully permitted biomethane production plant in Mirandola (Modena), Emilia-Romagna. The project represents a further milestone in Andion’s integrated platform strategy focused on the development, construction and long-term operation of low-carbon anaerobic digestion infrastructure across Europe. The Mirandola […]
In Italy, Eni approved the final investment decision (FID) to convert certain units of the Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery (Pavia, Lombardy) into a biorefinery. Both projects represent a significant step forward in developing Enilive’s biofuel production capacity. The two biorefineries will be completed by 2028 and will offer maximum flexibility in producing both HVO diesel […]
