The environment

Neste’s renewable fuels helped motorists reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 7.9 million t in 2018.

The Parliament of Finland has voted in favour of a law to increase the share of biofuels in road traffic to 30% by 2029.

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe have started up a demonstration unit for developing renewable monoethylene glycol (MEG).

A new report suggests that renewable methanol fuel slashes greenhouse gas emissions in transportation and power generation.

Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone have signed an agreement for a maritime oil waste collection, reception and treatment unit in Port Saïd, Egypt.

The ‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ has announced an initial set of projects and collaborations that reflect a range of solutions to help end plastic waste.

The company will correct alleged violations and pay civil penalties.

Analysis published by the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute shows new industrial facilities can play an important role in a low-carbon future.

The new company, Lux-on, aims to use carbon dioxide as a raw material for producing PHA biopolymers.

The 50/50 JV’s plant produces PLA resins from sugarcane.

Roundtable attended by members of environmental organisations as well as local government representatives.

The capture, storage and utilisation of carbon dioxide will be expanded at either the Habshan-Bab gas processing facilities or the Shah gas plant.

LNG terminal and export facility predicted to result in limited adverse environmental impact.

The commercial-scale facility will be the US’s first.

Neste and Clariant are set to join forces to develop and make new sustainable material solutions.