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JUNE 26, 2014

Haldor Topsoe A/S is in the process of establishing a production facility in Brazil. Recently Topsoe leased two buildings in an industrial park located in Joinville, Santa Catarina and work is now ongoing to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and place orders for production equipment. In 2013 more than 3.7

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APRIL 28, 2023

MRN has annual production capacity of c. MRN started production in 1979. We look forward to becoming partners with Glencore, and their broad industrial experience within metals and mining, to further develop Alunorte. Alunorte alumina refinery has an annual nameplate capacity of 6.3 million metric tons of bauxite.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

In addition, Amyris announced its purpose-built industrial fermentation facility in Brazil has successfully begun production of Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene. Our own farnesene plant at Paraiso has been successfully commissioned, with initial farnesene production underway. has completed a $42.25

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APRIL 24, 2013

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is bringing its expertise as a developer of biomass processing technology to Brazil. Odebrecht, a conglomerate and one of the southern hemisphere’s largest enterprises, is making preparations for second-generation ethanol production and plans to construct a demonstration plant.

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APRIL 2, 2024

Sigma Lithium on Monday made a final investment decision to add a second production line at its Greentech Industrial Plant in Brazil , aiming to nearly double lithium output, sending its shares up 6% in morning trade. The company said the capital expenditure for phase 2 is expected to be USD 100 million.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Hydrogen and recycling are likely to play a central role in reducing emissions from steel production. Source: BloombergNEF.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Leading biofuels advocacy organizations from the United States and Brazil announced a joint trade mission to improve and enhance biofuels trade by matching businesses seeking greater trade opportunities in ethanol and other biofuels as well as green technology designed to expand and enhance biofuel production. 30 to 2 Oct.,

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JUNE 16, 2019

OXIS Energy will establish the first manufacturing plant for the production of electrolyte and cathode active material specifically for the mass production of lithium sulfur cells. The plant will be built at the Kenfig Industrial Estate Port Talbot in Wales. OXIS will retain its Research and Development activity in the UK.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

The world has entered the “lithium century” almost without noticing it, but until now this critical industry lacked a central voice. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; Orocobre Ltd; and Pilbara Minerals, which between them account for well more than half of global lithium production. ppm Li (0.0018%).

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MAY 1, 2014

Industrial biotechnology companies have formed the Brazilian Industrial Biotechnology Association (in Portuguese ABBI - Associação Brasileira de Biotecnologia Industrial). ABBI also believes there is room for improvement in Brazil’s patent laws, particularly as they relate to biological products and processes.

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APRIL 14, 2013

UK-based TMO Renewables (TMO) and Usina Santa Maria Ltda have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to build the first commercial production plant in Brazil to convert sugar cane waste (bagasse) to cellulosic bioethanol. This will be followed by the construction of a full-scale industrial plant. 11(6):398-408.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

Say what you will about offshore oil and gas exploration, but it’s still alive and kicking—high production costs and all. The latest demonstration of the viability of deepwater projects, even in the post-2014 oil industry era, comes from none other than Brazil.

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APRIL 7, 2016

US-based Summit Agricultural Group recently broke ground on the first large-scale corn ethanol production facility in Brazil. The production facility is being built in Lucas do Rio Verde in Mato Grosso, an agricultural state in west central Brazil and the country’s largest producer of corn and soybeans.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

will work together to speed the research, development and approval of new sources of sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil. The agreement between Boeing and GOL is a significant new step in efforts to advance an aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Boeing and GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

Boeing and Embraer have opened a joint sustainable aviation biofuel research center in a collaborative effort to further establish the aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. Boeing’s biofuel collaboration with Embraer is led by Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil (BR&T-Brazil), one of Boeing’s six international advanced research centers.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d by 2023 to 104.7

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Anelise Lara, the head of Petrobras’ refining, announced that the company is ready to begin production of renewable diesel from soy or other edible oils at commercial scale. Petrobras recently successfully concluded tests on an industrial scale for the production of renewable diesel.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2013

We believe Iogen has the most robust, well proven, and competitive technology platform in the cellulosic ethanol business and, after this first facility is complete, we plan to combine Iogen’s cellulosic ethanol with seven more of our sugar cane production operations. Brazil Cellulosic ethanol' million MWh of electricity annually.

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

Combining a scalable battery anode production facility with integrated graphite mining operations, the project will be powered by 100% renewable electricity to supply ultra-low emission coated anodes for green lithium-ion batteries. This work is important for steel, car and battery manufacturing industries.

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JULY 16, 2010

Integrating cellulosic ethanol production via DHR. Dedini S/A Indústrias de Base and Novozymes A/S signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming at continuing to develop a technological route to produce cellulosic ethanol in Brazil. Tags: Brazil Cellulosic ethanol. Source: Dedini. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Brazil’s fuels regulator, ANP, has cleared the way for the commercialization in Brazil of Amyris renewable jet fuel in blends of up to 10%. We meet the most rigorous performance requirements in the aviation industry and are now commercializing our product in Brazil as well as around the world. 95g CO2eq/MJ range.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

announced the first commercial shipment from its new plant in Brazil. Amyris’s first purpose-built industrial fermentation facility produces Biofene, Amyris’s brand of renewable farnesene, to be used in a range of specialty chemical and fuel applications. Amyris’ initial portfolio of commercial products is based on Biofene.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

ETH Bioenergia of Brazil and Inbicon of Denmark signed a cooperation agreement for the introduction of second-generation ethanol technology into the Brazilian market. ETH Bioenergia, a company controlled by the Odebrecht Organization, is a leading ethanol and bioelectricity producer in Brazil with nine operating mills.

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MAY 12, 2014

will open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. The research will focus on technologies that address gaps in a supply chain for sustainable aviation biofuel in Brazil, such as feedstock production and processing technologies. Boeing and Embraer S.A.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. FNM opened its EV factory inside Agrale’s manufacturing facility in Caxias do Sul city in southeast Brazil.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

billion) to construct a new manufacturing facility in Resende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and develop, industrialize and launch new products. Nissan partner Renault also announced an investment of 500 million BRL (US$276 million) to produce an additional 100,000 vehicles a year in its Curitiba, Brazil plant in 2013.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Boeing will establish later this year Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, an aerospace research and technology center in Sao Paulo, that will will serve as a hub for collaboration between Boeing and Brazilian R&D organizations, including government agencies, private-sector companies and universities.

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JULY 25, 2011

has commissioned its second industrial-scale facility for the production of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. Biofene may be sold directly into industrial applications or put through simple chemical finishing steps to form a broad range of renewable products including squalane, base oil and finished lubricants and diesel.

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MAY 23, 2012

GraalBio, a biotechnology company of the Graal Group, is planning to build a commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol in Brazil. With a total investment of R$300 million (US$145 million), the plant will have a nominal production capacity of 82 million liters (~22 million gallons US) of ethanol.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The investment is the biggest milestone to date of Cepsa’s Positive Motion energy transition plan to lead sustainable mobility and the production of green hydrogen and advanced biofuels in Spain and Portugal this decade. Andalusia has everything it takes to become one of the most competitive regions in the world for hydrogen production.

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

and Syngenta have extended a joint market development agreement in Brazil. Syngenta will evaluate its portfolio of crop protection products alongside Ceres hybrids, while Ceres will provide both seed and research support. Both companies will coordinate outreach to ethanol mills and develop industry training programs.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Brazil’s largest airline, TAM Airlines; Curcas Diesel Brasil, a company promoting Jatropha curcas as the key feedstock for the global biodiesel industry; and Brasil Ecodiesel , the country’ largest biodiesel producer, will collaborate to conduct feasibility studies to implement an integrated project for the. aviation kerosene.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Among the statements and agreements emerging from President Obama’s official visit to Brazil and meeting with President Dilma Rousseff were overall support for the US supporting “ the rise of Brazil as a global power ” as well as an agreement to launch a Strategic Energy Dialogue between the two countries.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Adding the expertise of Braskem, the largest petrochemical company in the Americas and global leader in the production of biopolymers, Amyris and Michelin will accelerate the industrialization of renewable isoprene. a subsidiary of Amyris, oversees the establishment and expansion of Amyris''s production in Brazil.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotech company, has begun production at the first commercial-scale plant for second-generation (cellulosic) ethanol in the Southern Hemisphere. The Bioflex 1 unit, built in São Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, has an initial production capacity of 82 million liters (21.6

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MARCH 31, 2024

NEV maker BYD has announced plans to begin vehicle production at its Thailand plant in the third quarter of 2024. The company’s Thailand investment is expected to bring advanced manufacturing technology, industrial development, and a significant number of jobs in the country, as noted in a CNEV Post report.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. The Kraft pulping process transforms wood chips into pulp, from which a broad range of paper products are made.

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