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INEOS Unveils Plans for CCS-based Hydrogen plant
British multinational chemicals company INEOS has this week announced its plans to invest £1bn into turning its Grangemouth oil and petrochemicals refinery into a carbon capture and storage-based hydrogen plant - using the CCS tech to make blue hydrogen. The…
Philanthropic groups including Bezos Earth Fund Pledge $5bn to Protect Land and Sea
A record-breaking private investment into biodiversity protection was announced this week by nine philanthropic organisations, including Bezos Earth Fund, Nia Tero, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Wyss Foundation. The announcement was made yesterday (22 September) at the Transformative Action for Nature and…
Cosmetics collaboration to bring eco ‘scoring system’ to consumers
Cosmetic majors L'Oreal, Henkel, Unilever, LVMH and Natura & Co (owner of the Body Shop) have announced they will be collaborating to make customers more aware of their environmental footprint, through a scoring system that will assess each brands’ products…
Argentine Government to appeal US duties on Biodiesel Imports
On Wednesday this week (22 September) the Argentine government announced it would be appealing a US ruling that maintains high import duties on biodiesel supplies from the South American nation. Argentina, which is currently one of the global lead producers…
Sca And St1 Enter Joint Venture to Develop and Manufacture Liquid Biofuels
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) and St1 Nordic Oy (St1) have declared that they have entered into a joint venture to manufacture and sell liquid biofuels. The Swedish forest industry major will supply tall oil, which is a by-product from its…
Commentary: ThePackHub Global Packaging Trends Compendium 2021
ThePackHub’s Global Packaging Trends Compendium 2021 recently came out. The comprehensive review covers international trends, information, analysis, insights, and innovations in the world of packaging. Reference: https://www.thepackhub.com/services/global-packaging-trends-compendium-2021/