A massive scaling up of finance for research and development is essential to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to a report by Ricardo and the International Chamber of Shipping.

Ruukki Construction is to invest in an automatic sandwich panel packaging line s at the Alajärvi plant. The new line will reduce the usage of plastic packaging material and also other waste generated on the line. The new packaging line will come on stream in March 2022.

Veidekke has been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration to build the Umeå–Dåva section of the Norrbotniabanan railway. The assignment is an execution contract with a contract sum of SEK 449.5 million. The project will start in 2021 and is scheduled for completion in autumn 2023.

CARGOTEC CORPORATION, TRADE PRESS RELEASE, 29 OCT AT 10 AM EET MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new cargo access equipment order for two RoPax vessels to be built by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Spirit of Tasmania (TT-Line Company Pty Ltd). 

International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new 550 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler (upgradable to 700 t/d) at Naini Papers Limited in Kashipur, state of Uttarakhand, India.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the Net-Zero Standard as the world’s only framework and leading standard for aligning corporate net-zero targets with climate science. As part of the launch, Ørsted’s 2040 net-zero full value chain decarbonisation target has now been validated as science-based.

Factory 01 will grow protein out of microbes cultured with electricity and air. CEO Pasi Vainikka likens the new wave of foodtech becoming commercial to the onset of the digital revolution.

Metso Outotec Corporation’s press release on October 25, 2021, at 09:00 a.m. EEST Metso Outotec is launching two new models to the Lokotrack® mobile crushing and screening series. The new Lokotrack LT200HPX and Lokotrack LT220GP mobile cone crushers are compact but efficient units ideal for aggregate contractor customers, bringing up to 30% more capacity and added flexibility compared to earlier models. The new models will be premiered during Metso Outotec’s virtual studio events on 27th October, and in the new Lokotrack Liveroom 360 online experience together with services and parts offerings for Lokotrack. The new Lokotrack models are available globally as of 27th October.

INDEX™20, Geneva A shared commitment to bringing circular materials and sustainable practices to the nonwovens industry, and a desire to differentiate positively in the single-use items market, brought together the innovative textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company and  Suominen , the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes, to create a nonwoven sheet made 100% from regenerated textile waste. 

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