São Paulo / Rome, August 3, 2020 - GranBio, a 100% Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, and NextChem, Maire Tecnimont’s subsidiary for energy transition announced a strategic partnership to achieve global leadership in the licensing of patented GranBio 2G Ethanol technology to produce cellulosic ethanol.

NextChem's #CircularDistrict model is enhanced with a new dimension: in addition to hydrogen and methanol derived from the chemical conversion of plasmix and non-recyclable dry waste, it will now be possible to obtain ethanol, an important chemical for sustainable fuels and disinfectant production.

NextChem’s Circular District is a viable mean to transform a traditional refinery into a modern bio-refinery. It is also thought for a green recovery of industrial brownfield sites, mostly petrochemical and steel plants, which have to start or consolidate their path to energy transition, giving a future and a chance to their business, in a sustainable view.

Conversazione con Edo Ronchi, presidente della Fondazione per lo sviluppo sostenibile (di cui fa parte Nextchem), esperto di Green Economy ed ex Ministro italiano dell'ambiente.

It is clear to everyone today that the coronavirus outbreak will produce a relevant crisis at a global level, triggering a serious economic slowdown and it seems likely that the economic downturn will have as an immediate effect a drop in carbon dioxide emissions. In Italy in the first quarter of 2020 the estimate of this drop is around 5-7% in comparison with the same period of 2019, while some analysis show that in China CO2 emissions reduction is much higher.

Dear All, 

I would like to send you our best thoughts for these difficult days. Our teams in Italy and worldwide have been all connected in smart working since the beginning of the pandemia thanks to the digital innovation that in our Group, Maire Tecnimont, has been embraced since long time, with excellent results.