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Verde and Ergon team up to put biochar into US roads
Verde Resources and Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions have signed a 10-year commercial agreement to bring engineered biochar into road paving applications across the United States. The deal expands a partnership that began in October 2025. Under the new terms, Verde…
Yangi deploys first serial Cellera dry forming platform at European converter
Swedish packaging technology company Yangi has commissioned its first serial Cellera dry forming platform at a European converter's production site, marking the commercial debut of its water-free fiber packaging technology. The platform performed reliably under full industrial conditions, with the…
BioCirc opens world’s largest biogas-based CCS plant in Denmark
Danish biogas company BioCirc has opened what it describes as the world's largest biogas-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant, located in Vesthimmerland, Denmark. The facility is the first of five CCS installations planned across BioCirc's biogas portfolio, forming the…
World’s first commercial Steam-Ex pellet plant starts up in Malaysia
Malaysian biomass producer Rainbow Pellet Sdn Bhd has commissioned the world's first commercial-scale Steam-Ex pellet plant, processing empty fruit bunches (EFBs) from oil palm at its facility in Kuala Lipis. The plant uses steam explosion pretreatment technology supplied by Austrian…
IIT Madras and Herbalife launch India’s first plant cell fermentation centre
IIT Madras has inaugurated India's first dedicated facility for plant cell fermentation research, established in partnership with Herbalife International India. The Herbalife–IIT Madras Centre of Excellence on Plant Cell Fermentation Technology opened on 22 June 2026 at the IIT Madras…
Veolia launches composting and biomass platform
Veolia has inaugurated a new composting and biomass facility in Fuentes de Ebro, Zaragoza, combining organic waste treatment with renewable energy production in a single integrated site. The plant operates across two activity lines. The composting unit can process 27,000…