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Metso Outotec contracted for technology for the Keliber Lithium Project

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Sibanye-Stillwater’s subsidiary Keliber has selected Metso Outotec to provide its sustainable soda pressure leaching technology for Keliber’s lithium hydroxide refinery, which will be built in Kokkola, Finland. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Technip awarded €5M FEED contract for Ajos BtL biomass-to-liquids plant in Finland

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Forest BtL Oy, owned by Vapo, A Finnish bioenergy, peat and sawmill company, awarded Technip a contract, worth approximately €5 million, for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new biomass-to-liquid (BTL) plant to be built on Ajos island, Finland. Principal off-takers are expected to be diesel and gasoline retailers.

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European consortium begins demonstration project for conversion of woody biomass to chemicals: BIOFOREVER

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BIOFOREVER (BIO-based products from FORestry via Economically Viable European Routes)—a consortium of 14 European companies—has started a demonstration project for the conversion of woody biomass to value-adding chemical building blocks such as butanol, ethanol, and 2,5–furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) on an industrial scale.

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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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4’s start-up is on schedule, despite the global challenges during the two-year conversion phase. Six new production halls and five new conveyor bridges and logistics buildings over a total area of some 125,000 square meters have been created as part of the plant’s conversion. Following its market launch in early 2021, the ID.4

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HYBRIT produces hydrogen-reduced sponge iron on pilot scale

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This means that we can meet the climate goals in Sweden, Finland and contribute to reducing emissions throughout Europe. With SSAB’s conversion, we will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent in Sweden and 7 percent in Finland. The potential cannot be underestimated. It also creates jobs and export successes.

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Battery-grade lithium hydroxide produced in a 4-phase test program based on ore from Keliber’s largest deposit

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Finland-based lithium producer Keliber has completed a four-phase pilot-scale test program and verified the behavior of the ore from the company's largest deposit, Rapasaari, at all stages of the production process. The high-temperature conversion pilot achieved an average conversion rate of 96.3%.

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Researchers develop thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for green ethylene production

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Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for sustainable and long-term ethylene photoproduction. 2 ethylene at 1.54% light to ethylene conversion efficiency. fold improvement in the light to ethylene conversion efficiency as compared to the cell suspension.

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