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MARCH 7, 2021

Keliber’s wholly owned, advanced lithium project, the Keliber project, is located in Kaustinen, Kokkola and Kruunupyy municipalities in Finland, which are among the most significant lithium-bearing areas in Europe. Based on assessments by Geological Survey of Finland, there are good indications of further ore potential in the region.

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for sustainable and long-term ethylene photoproduction. Ethylene ( earlier post ) is one of the most important organic commodity chemicals with an annual global demand of more than 150 million tons. —Vajravel et al.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Finnish Minerals Group, a mining and battery industry development and investment company, and FREYR Battery will cooperate to assess the feasibility of establishing an LFP cathode material plant in the city of Vaasa. Sokli’s mineral resources are globally significant. Sokli mining project.

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

Finland-based Neste has submitted three new Tier 2 Pathways for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for renewable diesel produced at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. model) used to transport feedstock, Neste applied for a Tier 2 Method 2B RD pathway using globally sourced tallow as feedstock. gCO 2 e/MJ. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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APRIL 26, 2023

The laying of the earthworks for the Keliber lithium refinery (first phase of the project) in Kokkola, Finland began on 7 March 2023 with the foundation stone planned to be laid during a ceremony on 11 May 2023. Keliber is an advanced lithium project, located in Kaustinen and Kokkola, Finland.

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MARCH 26, 2022

Driven by Asian markets, global demand for virgin polyolefins is expected to grow above global GDP by 2030. Polyolefins are the largest market segment in the production of plastic goods and remain essential for various industries such as energy, automotive, packaging, construction, and healthcare. Refining & Marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste has initiated a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Porvoo refinery. Neste’s growth strategy is centered on renewable and circular solutions.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million in funding from Business Finland in January. The development work is also augmented by a group of companies of which some have their own parallel Business-Finland-funded projects. Altogether, €6 million is invested in the development of the production of e-fuels in Finland.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

The Group is evaluating technical solutions offered by engineering firms BGRIMM Technology Group from China and Outotec from Finland, which will allow for the production of both NCM 6:2:2 and NCM 8:1:1 precursors depending on market conditions. The Group is planning to develop the plant in two phases.

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MARCH 15, 2009

Renewable energy technologies could generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to research presented at the International Scientific Congress “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”. The industrial powerhouse also used 347,000 tonnes of biomass in the same period, up 50% year-on-year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland with an initial capacity of 50,000 t/a and potential for future expansion for the production of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries.

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JULY 13, 2022

Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components for energy storage and renewables. residue streams, renewable hydrogen and biogas to methanol.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

Wärtsilä Finland, the energy companies Vaasan Sähkö and EPV Energia, and the City of Vaasa, Finland have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in a project aimed at utilizing emissions-free hydrogen in power generation, industry and transportation applications.

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JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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JULY 26, 2021

The global battery market is projected to grow tenfold over the next decade as battery producers seek more sustainable materials for the electrification of mobility. The pilot plant for bio-based carbon materials is located at Stora Enso’s Sunila production site in Finland, where lignin has been industrially produced since 2015.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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MAY 25, 2018

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

In addition to its importance for Neste Oil, the new unit represents a major industrial investment nationally in Finland. Neste Oil believes that the demand for cleaner fuels, such as high-octane, low-sulfur gasoline, is continuing to grow globally. The isomerization unit will have a capacity of 600,000 t/a.

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Different technologies are being globally developed for pre-processing the raw material. The NEMO project seeks to provide the most realistic but widely applicable technologies for delivering the biomass sugars and then fermenting the sugars that could be exploited broadly by European industry. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Bluejay Mining , an exploration and development company with projects in Greenland and Finland, announced a joint venture agreement with KoBold Metals , a mineral exploration company that uses machine learning to guide exploration for new deposits rich in the critical materials for electric vehicles. —Kurt House, CEO of KoBold.

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JULY 30, 2023

In November 2021, Finnish Minerals Group announced that it was negotiating with China-based Beijing Easpring Material Technology on the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland. It manages the State’s mining industry shareholdings and strive to develop the Finnish value chain of lithium-ion batteries.

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MARCH 27, 2022

Currently, approximately 75% of global vanadium supply is sourced from China, South Africa, and Russia. We see a lot of parallels on where the vanadium industry is now versus where the lithium industry was 10 years ago. We believe that in the next 10 years vanadium will be the ‘new lithium’.

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APRIL 13, 2011

A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Click to enlarge. By themselves, those cities would rank 43 rd , just above the US.

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MAY 15, 2018

Global Bioenergies will lead a consortium including Sekab, Graanul Invest, Neste Engineering Solutions, Repsol, Peab Asfalt, SkyNRG, Ajinomoto Eurolysine, IPSB, TechnipFMC and Linz University in a 3-year project (called REWOFUEL) to demonstrate the production of isobutene-derived gasoline and jetfuel from wood residuals.

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JULY 2, 2022

Keliber is a Finnish mining and battery chemical company which owns the Keliber project, an advanced lithium hydroxide project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland which intends to sustainably produce battery grade lithium hydroxide utilizing its own ore. Earlier post.). —Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

The decision is based on a growing global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals. The investment will strengthen our competitive advantages which are based on the global optimization of our production and waste and residue raw material usage. Singapore expansion.

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MAY 21, 2021

BASF will contribute its strength as a leading global CAM supplier to the automotive industry with strong technology and development capabilities, global operations footprint, as well as strategic partnerships for raw materials supply. In Europe, BASF is investing in CAM capacities in Germany and PCAM capacities in Finland.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, has opened a new office in Hoofddorp, in greater Amsterdam which will serve as the global hub for the growing Renewable Aviation business. The opening of our new office in the Netherlands marks an important step in the execution of our growth strategy for renewable aviation globally.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The new plant is part of BASF’s multi-step investment plan in the European battery materials market and will use precursors (PCAM) from the company’s previously announced plant in Harjavalta, Finland. These measures will lead to a 30% lower CO 2 footprint compared to the conventional industry standard.

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MARCH 29, 2021

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has joined the eFuel Alliance , an interest group dedicated to the industrial production of synthetic fuels based on hydrogen and CO 2 from renewable sources.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Boskalis, a leading global dredging and marine expert, and GoodFuels Marine, a leading provider of sustainable marine biofuels to the global commercial shipping fleet, have successfully performed live tests on a sustainable wood-based drop-in biofuel called UPM BioVerno. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 21, 2021

At BASF’s manufacturing facilities for primary products of cathode materials in Harjavalta, Finland, and for cathode materials in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg, Germany, BASF will be able to produce battery materials with an industry-leading low carbon footprint from 2022. The battery cell is the combustion chamber of the future.

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MAY 19, 2022

Co-processed marine fuel is produced at Neste’s refinery in Porvoo, Finland, where renewable raw materials are co-processed (cracking, distillation, hydrotreating) with fossil raw materials in the conventional refining process. Nordic Marine Oil specializes in the supply of bunker fuels and lubricating oil to the shipping industry.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Founded in 2009, Visedo specializes in electric powertrains and components for heavy-duty machinery, commercial vehicles and the marine industry. Visedo’s head office is located in Lappeenranta, Finland, and the company has a subsidiary in the Netherlands.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Koppö Energia has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the methanation reactor of an industrial-scale power-to-X plant. The plant, with a total input capacity of 200 MW, will be built in Kristinestad, Finland for the production of green hydrogen and synthetic natural gas (SNG).

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JULY 15, 2021

Full-scale engine tests have been recently carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, Finland, to assess the optimum engine parameters for running on these fuels. In the energy sector, it is anticipated that green hydrogen will deliver 7% of the global energy demand by 2050.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Neste MY Renewable Isoalkane is produced using Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL technology, a hydrotreatment process that can convert natural oils, such as vegetable oil and a range of industrial waste and residues, into high-purity isoparaffinic hydrocarbon oils with a low sulphur and aromatic content.

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