In the UK, Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RTFA) has expressed deep concern following the Government’s decision not to implement the Trade Remedies Authority’s recommended anti-subsidy measures on imports of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) from the United States. Following an extensive investigation, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) concluded that imports of US HVO were subsidised and […]
In the United Kingdom, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a circular economy nonprofit, has assembled a consortium of major consumer packaged goods companies to accelerate innovation in recyclable and biodegradable paper-based flexible packaging. Dubbed the PaperFlex Consortium, its members include CPG heavy-hitters Colgate-Palmolive, Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever. By joining R&D forces, members […]
In the United Kingdom, specialty chemical maker Croda International has opened biotechnology research and development laboratories at Sci-Tech Daresbury, within the Liverpool City Region. The facility will serve as Croda’s global center for biotechnology research, one of the company’s most important platforms for future growth. The cost of the facility was not disclosed. The new […]
In the UK, Argus has launched the first FuelEU Maritime pooling spot price and bio-LNG abatement prices, bringing transparency to this rapidly growing compliance market. The new market has been developed by market participants to meet obligations under the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which is in its second compliance year and requires ships of above 5,000 […]
In the United Kingdom, Holiferm and Organica UK have announced a merger that brings together Holiferm’s biosurfactant innovation and manufacturing with Organica’s formulation and finished cleaning product capability. The deal creates a combined business spanning ingredient development, advanced applications, product manufacturing, and commercialization. As one entity, Holiferm will develop and manufacture nature-derived biosurfactants using proprietary […]
In the UK, industry coalition SEA-LNG is urging the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) to protect the mass-balance terminal chain of custody. This comes ahead of expected proposed revisions in 2026 to the implementing framework for the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III). In SEA-LNG’s latest report, ‘Liquefaction by Equivalence Pathways for Liquefied Biomethane: […]
In the UK, Trade Remedies Authority has published its final determination in its subsidy investigation into imports of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel from the USA. The TRA found that imported HVO from the USA was subsidized and caused injury to the UK industry. The TRA recommended a fixed duty of between £258.10 and £266.68 […]
In the UK, Greyparrot, the AI waste intelligence company, has raised $27 million in Series B funding led by technology investor Omar Mir. The investment follows a major milestone for Greyparrot’s AI, which has now detected more than one trillion waste objects. With the new funding, Greyparrot aims to scale its technology to help abate […]
In the UK, industry leaders from across the UK’s biogas and biomethane industry have sent a letter signed by more than 170 businesses and organizations, to Downing Street, calling on the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and the Chancellor, John Healey, warning that a stalled government support scheme is putting British jobs, investment and energy security at […]
In the United Kingdom, Ponda, a company developing renewable insulation materials from broadleaf cattail, has raised €1.6 million (US$1.86 million) through a crowdfunding campaign, significantly exceeding its €230,000 target and attracting 256 new investors. Ponda will use the funds to expand cultivation of broadleaf cattail on restored wetlands, with the plants helping keep carbon stored […]
