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Clariant to build flagship sunliquid cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania

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Specialty chemicals company Clariant announced the approval by its Board of Directors to invest in a new full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues using its sunliquid technology. Earlier post.).

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Rock Tech Lithium signs MoU with Romanian Government for second lithium hydroxide plant

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. We not only want to invest in Romania, but also build up know-how, create jobs and work closely with local partners. It took us almost two years to find and sign our first location in Guben, Brandenburg.

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Clariant announces 4th license deal for sunliquid technology; first Bulgarian cellulosic ethanol project

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Eta Bio has been recently established with the purpose to construct, own and operate a full-scale commercial plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. Since July 2012, Clariant has been operating a pre-commercial plant in Straubing, which produces up to 1,000 metric tons of cellulosic ethanol every year.

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Ford eliminating 3800 jobs in Europe; driven by transition to fully electric powertrains

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The plans include the elimination of approximately 3,800 jobs, creating a leaner, more competitive cost structure for Ford in Europe. Additionally, a leaner cost structure will be created for Ford’s administrative, marketing, sales and distribution functions in Europe, which includes the elimination of approximately 1,000 positions.

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NuScale Power receives US NRC design approval for small modular reactor

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Additionally, the cost-shared funding provided by Congress over the past several years has accelerated NuScale’s advancement through the NRC Design Certification process. NuScale has signed agreements with entities in the US, Canada, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Jordan. Similar agreements with other entities are being negotiated.

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022. However, Huitema also recognized that initial EV costs must be reduced, which comes down to manufacturers scaling EV tech and finding more affordable battery materials and packs.

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Uhde Gasification Selected for Commercial Biomass-to-Methanol Plant in Sweden

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The VärmlandsMetanol plant will be the first full-scale commercial biomass-to-methanol plant. However, the capital cost for syngas generation made in this way will be very high. Investment for the plant will be about SEK 3 billion (US$416 million). Earlier post.).

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