Daniela Castillo Monagas

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Drax Opens New Pellet Plant in Alabama

Drax announced it has opened a new pellet plant in Demopolis, Alabama, bringing new jobs and economic opportunities to the town.

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Canadian Government Grants $12M Funding to Biofuel Projects

The Government of Canada has recently granted a sum of more than $12 million (€8.7 million) in funding to several biofuel and RNG projects.

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Lumene to Trial Sulapac’s Jars in Best-selling Moisturisers

Finnish company Lumene and material innovation start-up Sulapac have announced a collaboration on a pilot project to package two of Lumene’s most popular skincare products: Nordic-C Glow Reveal moisturiser and…

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New Biomaterial Made From Sawdust Powder Could Substitute Styrofoam

Water bottles, plastic straws, shopping bags, cups, and other single-use plastics often end up in landfills and waterways, harming wildlife and releasing harmful toxins into the environment as they decompose.

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Norden to Use Biofuels Made From Cooking Oil

Norden, the Danish shipping company, has announced a carbon-neutral biofuel sailing option for customers looking to decarbonize their supply chains and reduce their environmental impact.

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Solariant Agrees to Sell 50 MW Biomass Plant to Consortium

Solariant Capital, a renewable energy investment and development company headquartered in California, has agreed to sell its 50 MW Tahara Biomass Power Plant project.

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New AI Technique Could Lead to Innovations in Biomaterials

Innovation often leads to new products, but new methods can be just as groundbreaking.  A new method developed by the Deshmukh lab uses artificial intelligence to analyse the shape of…

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Creating Sustainable Textiles From Seaweed

AZoM speaks with Anna Watkins about her business Uncommon Alchemy, which is developing an exciting novel textile material made from seaweed.

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Enviva To Build New Pellet Facility In Mississippi

Enviva, the world's largest producer of industrial wood pellets, will invest $250 million (€229 million) in a new wood pellet production facility in Bond, Mississippi. Enviva’s growth strategy is to…

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Avantium Reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has reached Financial Close for the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The world’s…

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Mattel To Use Sabic’s Certified Renewable Polymers

SABIC announced a collaboration with Mattel to incorporate certified renewable polymers from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ program across the toy giant’s products offering. 

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Braskem and Sojitz to Collaborate on Bio MEG and Bio MPG Techn

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation have announced a joint venture to produce and market bio MEG (monoethylene glycol) and bio MPG (monopropylene glycol). The agreement will include the construction of three…

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