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CBH biofuel trial more efficient than fossil fuels THE CBH GROUP HAS ACHIEVED A significant reduction in greenhouse gasses following its first biofuel trial on a grain vessel exporting from Australia. CBH Marketing and Trading partnered with Oldendorff Carriers to ship 30,000 tonnes of sustainably certified malting barley aboard the biofuel-powered Edwine Oldendorff in January 2022. The trial found that the biofuel blend achieved a 14 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (against an estimated 15 per cent reduction) for its journey from Albany (Western Australia) to Vietnam compared to conventional fossil fuels. The biofuel was also found to have no impact on the speed of the vessel or its engine performance. The biofuel blend was supplied by integrated energy company BP and comprised 20 per cent biofuel, largely made from recycled cooking oils. CBH Chief Marketing and Trading Officer Jason Craig said this is a fantastic result that will help pave the way for a more sustainable grains industry. “The trial has gathered valuable information which will undoubtedly
The trial found that the biofuel blend achieved a 14 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
shape efforts to decarbonise the shipping industry,” Craig said. “Reducing emissions along the supply chain is a massive task and we are proud to be working alongside our global partners to find a solution.” The malting barley, which is accredited as sustainable under the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) program, was set for Vietnam’s leading malting company, Intermalt. Intermalt services several brewing customers, the largest being Heineken, which has set a target of a carbon neutral value chain by 2040. “This trial is one way we are making
sure we can continue to meet the increasing market demand for sustainable grain and keep our WA growers competitive,” Craig said. Oldendorff Carriers Melbourne Managing Director, Ben Harper said, “We are very satisfied with the trial and consider it a successful demonstration of the sourcing, supply and combustion of the biofuel blend.” “Given the reduced carbon input, reduced carbon emissions and the inspection of the engine equipment, we conclude that this voyage was performed in a more efficient manner than a similar voyage fully powered by fossil fuels,” he said.
REMA TIP TOP acquires German conveyor company REMA TIP TOP AG HAS ACQUIRED HEMPEL Industrievulkanisation GmbH & Co. KG, a conveyor technology company based in Southern Germany. HEMPEL Industrievulkanisation has provided the installation, repair and splicing of rubber and PVC conveyor for 45 years. It is also a service partner for the maintenance and renewal of conveyor systems, coating and repair of conveyor belt drums and idlers, and
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wear protection technology. “Both companies are linked by a longstanding partnership, which will be taken to the next level with the acquisition,” company owner Roy Hempel said, who started his career at REMA TIP TOP. Bodo Wein of REMA TIP TOP, who will support Roy Hempel on the management board, said service and solution orientation will continue to be the unrestricted focus of its thinking and business in the future.
HEMPEL Industrievulkanisation has provided the installation, repair and splicing of rubber and PVC conveyor for 45 years.
