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ADM to acquire rapeseed processing and biodiesel company in Poland

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Elstar, located in northern Poland, operates a rapeseed crushing, refining, solid-fat packaging and oil bottling facility in Czernin and a fully-automated biodiesel facility in Malbork. Poland is an important origination and consumer market for ADM. The purchase is subject to approval by relevant antitrust authorities. Elstar Oils S.A.

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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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Sunwoda, founded in 1997, began its EV battery business in 2008. SKIET has factories in South Korea, China, and Poland. In addition, they plan to build a mid-to-long term strategic cooperative relationship in the Chinese electric vehicle market.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden. Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia. market share.

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California ARB fines two shipping companies $53K each for violating low-sulfur fuel regulation

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has fined two shipping companies for failing to switch from bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulfur fuel when sailing within 24 miles of the California coast, as required by a state law adopted in 2008. They must also follow all fuel switchover requirements, and maintain accurate records.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in comparison to January-April 2008. Of the largest markets, Germany registered the largest number of new cars (259,414 units) though new registrations declined the most (-31.7%) percentage-wise, followed by Italy (-15.7%), the Czech Republic (-13.2%), Poland (-11.9%) and Austria (-11.6%). Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge. in Portugal.

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Fiat passes 4 million mark with 1.3 16v MultiJet engine production

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16v MultiJet engine left the Fiat Powertrain plant in Bielsko Biala, Poland, on 4 February. Since 2008, the 1.3 The 4 millionth 1.3 Fiat called this a “prestigious achievement” testifying to the great success that this small diesel engine has achieved since 2003. Constantly updated in terms of technological content, the 1.3

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Wärtsilä enters into licence agreement with CSSC Guangzhou Marine Diesel Engine Co. Ltd for manufacture of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China

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Established in 2008, the company has advanced production, testing and workshop facilities making it a strong partner for Wärtsilä in targeting the Chinese shipbuilding market. These are located mainly in Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam), but also in Europe (Croatia, Poland and Russia) and South America (Brazil).

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