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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Black liquor is the waste byproduct from the kraft pulping process after pulping is completed. Veolia has been a major supplier to the pulp and paper industry since the 1960s for HPD black liquor evaporation systems. The advantage of our industrial concept is that it is replicable at around 80% of the pulp mills worldwide.

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Neste investing €1.9B to expand renewable products refinery in Rotterdam; 1.2 Mtpa of SAF

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In Akron, Ohio, the company is already running an industrial-scale facility that transforms end-of-life plastics into an intermediate product, which can be further refined into raw material for new plastics and other petrochemical products. In 2020, Neste acquired a minority stake in Alterra Energy.

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Betolar and JA-KO Betoni to use Keliber’s lithium mine side streams for lower-carbon concrete

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Betolar, a Finnish material technology company that offers sustainable and low-carbon concrete production, and concrete company JA-KO Betoni, are assisting Keliber ( earlier post ), which is preparing a lithium mine in Kaustinen, Finland, in utilizing the massive side streams typically produced in the mining industry.

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Neste Oil now the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues

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Over the last few years, Neste Oil has become the world’s largest producer of renewable fuels from waste and residues. billion liters, 423 million gallons US) of renewable fuel from waste and residues. In 2014, the company produced nearly 1.3 million tonnes (1.6 With regard to crude palm oil, Neste Oil only uses certified feedstock.

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VTT-led project to develop enzymes found in India’s wildfire-prone areas for biorefineries; IndZyme

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Micro-organisms found in the wildfire-prone rainforests of India are an potential resources for biochemical production, as they are accustomed to the challenging conditions following a forest fire. The next step will be studying the efficiency of these new enzymes in breaking down agricultural waste, such as straw, into fermentable sugars.

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Neste Oil beginning commercial use of tall oil pitch as fuel feedstock

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A 1978 study by researchers in Finland estimated the tall oil pitch yield from the tall oil refining process at between 15-40%, depending upon the quality of the original tall oil. Fuel refined from tall oil pitch will be distributed to service stations in Finland this spring. Earlier post.).

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How Lindstrom is making EV cell manufacturing safer via its workwear | Autocar Professional

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To mitigate problems such as these for the electric vehicle industry, Finland-based Lindstrom has begun offering specialised uniforms that come with carbon filaments in the fabrics. By incorporating recycled polyester, which is derived from used plastic bottles, the production process helps divert plastic waste from landfills.