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☆ Biomaterials startup Traceless wants to help tackle plastic pollution. It just raised $39 million in debt and equity with this 15-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A German startup hoping to help put an end to plastic pollution has just raised 36.6 million euro (around $38.9 million) in a mixture of equity and debt. Hamburg-based Traceless, founded in 2020, has developed a plant-based biomaterial using agricultural waste to replace plastics. The startup material uses the existing natural polymers that are in its raw material, which requires up to 80% less energy to process compared to conventional plastics, Lamp said. Traceless produces its material as small pellets to provide to product manufacturers, which then mould it to their needs. The startup hopes to have replaced 1 million tonnes of plastic by 2030.

Persons: Anne Lamp, compostable, Traceless, Joanna Baare, Baare, Hamburger Sparkasse Organizations: UB Forest Industry, Growth, SWEN Capital Partners, GLS Bank, Planet A Ventures, Tech Locations: Hamburg, Antarctica

☆ Indian rice shipments of 500,000 tons postponed after new duty- exporters
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Rajendra Jadhav | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

India, which is scrambling to rein-in inflation ahead of state elections later this year, on Friday expanded curbs on rice exports with a 20% duty on parboiled rice that would be effective until Oct. 15. Shipments of around 500,000 tons have been put on hold, said B.V. Krishna Rao, president of the Rice Exporters Association (REA). India exported a record 22.2 million tons of rice in 2022, including 7.4 million tons of parboiled rice. Lower-income consumers in Asia and Africa previously preferred 100% broken rice, exporters said, which was available at $325 per ton, but India banned exports of broken rice last year. India, which accounts for 40% of world rice exports, in July ordered a halt to its largest rice export category, non-basmati white rice, which fuelled a rally in global rice prices.

Persons: Rajendra, Himanshu Agarwal, B.V, Krishna Rao, REA, Rao, Tony Munroe, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Satyam Balajee, Rice, Association, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Kakinada Anchorage, Andhra Pradesh, India, Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, New Delhi, Asia, Africa

☆ Domino effect: India rice export ban puts market on edge for copycat curbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Rajendra Jadhav | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

New Delhi had already restricted lower quality broken rice supplies in 2022. In 2008, rice prices reached a record high above $1,000 per ton after India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Egypt, Brazil and other small producers restricted exports. CHAIN REACTIONGlobal prices have risen by around 20% since India's ban. This week, rice prices in Thailand and Vietnam soared to 15-year highs as buyers rushed to cover shipments to compensate for the decline in India's exports. Rao said only Indian supplies can restore equilibrium in the global rice market.

Persons: Nitin Gupta, Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Rice, B.V, Krishna Rao, Rao, Peter Clubb, Rajendra Jadhav, Naveen Thukral, Khanh Vu, Panarat, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: REUTERS, Olam Agri, Reuters Graphics, Reuters, of Industry, Trade, Rice, Association of Pakistan, Association of India, International Grains Council, Thomson Locations: Kolkata, India, MUMBAI, New Delhi, Thailand, Vietnam, Delhi, Asia, Africa, Olam Agri India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Brazil, Pakistan, Philippines, China, Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, Cote d'Ivoire, El, London, Singapore, Hanoi, Bangkok

☆ Paytm CEO Sharma to buy stake worth $628 mln in co from Antfin Holding
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma delivers a speech during his company's IPO listing ceremony at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, November 18, 2021. Sharma's stake purchase from Antfin (Netherlands) Holding B.V. is valued at $628 million, as per Paytm's last closing price of 796.6 rupees a share. Sharma's stake in the digital payments firm will increase to 19.42%, while Antfin's shareholding will reduce to 13.5%. The company added that there would be no change in the management or control of Paytm, with Sharma and the existing board continuing in their roles. Reporting by Varun Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Eileen SorengOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Niharika Kulkarni, Sharma, Varun Vyas, Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Eileen Soreng Organizations: Bombay Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, BENGALURU, Antfin, Netherlands, Bengaluru

Indian rice stocks, including unmilled husk varieties at state warehouses, totalled 37.6 million metric tons on Aug 1, the sources told Reuters. Stocks held as of Aug 1 include 24.6 million metric tons of rice and 13 million metric tons of the unmilled variety, the sources said. State-run warehouses must have 13.5 million metric tons of rice, including strategic reserves of 2 million metric tons for the quarter beginning July 1, according to local government rules. FCI bought 84.6 million metric tons of rice paddy from domestic farmers during the 2022-23 marketing year, yielding around 57 million metric tons of rice. Indian farmers harvested a record 135.5 million metric tons of rice in 2022-23, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

Persons: Rajendra, Stocks, Krishna Rao, Rao, Mayank Bhardwaj, Rajendra Jadhav, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Food Corporation of India, FCI, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, El, Rice, Association, Thomson Locations: Kakinada Anchorage, Andhra Pradesh, India, DELHI, MUMBAI, Delhi, B.V

Four dealers confirmed that export contracts of around 2 million metric tons of rice, worth $1 billion, are at the risk of being cancelled. Before the export ban, India used to sell around 500,000 tons of non-basmati white rice every month, Gupta said. Now, prices are likely to drop, and the traders are likely to suffer losses, said a New-Delhi-based dealer with a global trade house. Traders say while global prices will go up because of India's export ban, local rates are likely to drop. Top buyers of Indian non-basmati rice include Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Guinea, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Persons: Nitin Gupta, Gupta, B.V, Krishna Rao, Rao, Rice, Rajendra Jadhav, Mayank Bhardwaj, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Traders, Olam Agri India Ltd, Reuters, Rice, Association, El, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, India, Mumbai, Delhi, Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Guinea, Bangladesh, Nepal, Asia

The government said it was imposing the ban after retail rice prices climbed 3% in a month as late monsoon rains damaged crops. While a late monsoon caused a major shortfall of rain up to mid-June, heavy rains since have caused significant damage. India accounts for more than 40% of world rice exports but low inventories mean any cut in shipments will fuel food prices driven up by Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year and erratic weather. His administration has extended a ban on wheat exports after curbing rice shipments in September 2022. "India would disrupt the global rice market with far greater velocity than Ukraine did in the wheat market with Russia's invasion," B.V. Krishna Rao, president of the Rice Exporters Association told Reuters.

Persons: Rice, Narendra Modi, Krishna Rao, Rao, El, Michael Hogan, Jan Harvey, David Evans, Conor Humphries Organizations: Rice, Association, Reuters, El, Farmers, El Nino, Thomson Locations: India, Ukraine, DELHI, Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, New Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rice, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, China, Philippines, Hamburg

☆ India triggers inflation fears after imposing major rice export ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The government said it was imposing a ban on non-basmati white rice after retail rice prices climbed 3% in a month after late but heavy monsoon rains caused significant damage to crops. The category impacted, non-basmati white and broken rice, accounted for around 10 million tons of a total of 22 million tons of Indian rice exports last year. His administration has extended a ban on wheat exports after curbing rice shipments in September 2022. Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was offered at $515 to $525 per metric ton, its highest since 2011. Buyers may move to Thailand and Vietnam, but their 5% broken rice could cost $600 per metric ton, said one European trader.

Persons: Narendra Modi, B.V, Krishna Rao, Rice, ” Rao, Rao, El Organizations: Delhi Reuters, Rice, Association, Reuters, El Nino Locations: Delhi, India, Ukraine, Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, New Delhi, Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Guinea, Bangladesh, Nepal, Punjab, Haryana, Rice, China, Philippines

☆ Rice to get costlier as weather, India's farm perks threaten supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Rajendra Jadhav | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"As Indian prices moved up because of the new minimum support price, other suppliers also started raising prices." Yet even before the weather phenomenon can disrupt production, the global rice price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization hovers above an 11-year high. The price of Indian rice exports has jumped 9% to a five-year high, following a hike of 7% last month in the price the government pays farmers for new-season common rice. "Rice prices have already been rising due to limited supplies," added Olam's Gupta. Last month Indonesia signed a rare pact with India to import 1 million tons if El Nino disrupts domestic supply.

Persons: El Nino, Krishna Rao, REA, Rice, El, Nitin Gupta, Gupta, Rosa Wang, Narendra Modi's, Modi, Himanshu Agarwal, Rajendra Jadhav, Qin Ningwei, Tony Munroe, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Rice, Association, Reuters, El, Food and Agriculture Organization, U.S . Department of Agriculture, El Nino, Reuters Graphics, Shanghai JC Intelligence, Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Satyam Balajee, Vietnam, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, India, Ukraine, Asia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, New Delhi, Singapore, Myanmar, Pakistan, Indian, Philippines

☆ EU announces deal with Pfizer, others to reserve vaccines for future pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Maggie Fick | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission has contracted Pfizer (PFE.N) and several European companies to reserve capacity to make up to 325 million vaccines per year in case of a future global health emergency, it said on Friday. The European Commission said in a statement announcing the deal that the COVID pandemic showed that Europe needs to be better prepared for future health emergencies. But vaccine equity activists said the EU risked a repeat of what the World Health Organization dubbed "vaccine apartheid" during COVID-19. The Commission has selected Pfizer's plants in Ireland and Belgium to reserve capacity to produce mRNA vaccines. It selected Spanish companies Reig Jofre (RJFE.MC) and Laboratorios Hipra SA to reserve capacity for protein-based vaccines and Bilthoven Biologicals B.V. of the Netherlands for vector-based vaccines.

Persons: Mohga Kamal, Reig, Maggie Fick, Jennifer Rigby, Elaine Hardcastle Organizations: European Commission, Pfizer, Reuters, EU, World Health Organization, People’s Vaccine, Laboratorios Hipra SA, World Health, Thomson Locations: Europe, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, London

FollowWASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a California attorney's federal trademark for the phrase "Trump Too Small" - a cheeky criticism of former President Donald Trump - should have been granted. Elster applied for the "Trump Too Small" trademark in 2018 to use on shirts. Trump and Rubio, a senator from Florida, were rivals for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination - a prize eventually won by the businessman-turned-politician. "And you know what they say about guys with small hands," Rubio said as the audience laughed. Are they small hands?

Persons: Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Chris Keane, Steve Elster's, Elster, Trump, Rubio's, Timothy Dyk, Dyk, Rubio, denigrate Rubio, Marco, " Rubio, I've, Bret Baier, Joe Biden's, Erik Brunetti's, Blake Brittain, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: Republican U.S, Fox Business Network Republican, REUTERS, Finance, U.S, Supreme, U.S . Trademark, Trump, Appeals, Federal Circuit, White, Fox News, Joe Biden's Justice Department, Thomson Locations: North Charleston , South Carolina, WASHINGTON, California, Florida, Virginia, Washington, New York

☆ Namibia makes third oil discovery in the Orange Basin
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WINDHOEK, March 6 (Reuters) - Namibia's state-owned oil company NAMCOR has made a third oil discovery with partners Shell (SHEL.L) and QatarEnergy in the Jonker-1X deepwater exploration well, in the Orange Basin offshore southern Namibia, it said on Monday. New discoveries could make Namibia, the southern neighbour of OPEC member Angola, another oil producer along the African Atlantic coast. "We are delighted to announce this third oil discovery after the success of the Graff-1X and Venus-1X discoveries by Shell and TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) in 2022," Immanuel Mulunga, managing director of NAMCOR, said in a statement. The acquired data is being evaluated, and further appraisal drilling is planned to determine the size and potential of the discovery, the statement said. Shell Namibia B.V and QatarEnergy each hold a 45% stake in the joint venture while state-owned NAMCOR has 10%.

☆ IKEA’s Latest Climate Target: Glue
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Dieter Holger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

The company expects biomaterials to become more cost competitive with fossil-based materials in the coming years. Instead, Mr. Rangel Ahrens said IKEA uses weight because it allows them to measure changes in a material, such as recycled and renewable content. It discovered around half of the material’s emissions were from the glue used to bind the wood chips and fibers together, meaning that fossil-based glue was responsible for about 5% of IKEA’s carbon footprint, Mr. Rangel Ahrens said. “We are not just telling them you should reduce emissions from suppliers by 80% and go fish,” Mr. Rangel Ahrens said. It needs to be available also for people with thin wallets,” Mr. Rangel Ahrens said.

☆ Agnelli warns of Premier League dominance as he quits Juventus
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Giulio Piovaccari | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SummarySummary Companies Agnelli warns Premier League will marginalise rivalsStepping down from Juventus and two other board rolesNew Juventus board faces legal battle over accountsTURIN, Italy, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Outgoing Juventus <JUVE.MI> Chairman Andrea Agnelli, who could face trial over the club's accounting, signed off on Wednesday with a plea for reform of European soccer to counteract the power of the English Premier League. As well as leaving Juventus, Agnelli also said he would step down from his board roles at carmaker Stellantis (STLA.MI) and Exor (EXOR.AS), the Agnelli family holding company which controls the football club. Prosecutors in Turin have requested that Agnelli, 11 other people and the club stand trial over allegations of false accounting. "I believed and still believe that European soccer needs structural reforms to tackle the future," he said. Andrea Agnelli retains his role as board member at Giovanni Agnelli B.V., Exor's controlling shareholder, which groups all descendants of Fiat founder Giovanni Agnelli.

☆ European shares edge up on pharma boost, UK's FTSE 100 nears record-high
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Bansari Mayur Kamdar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) gained 0.1% in early trading, boosted by a 0.8% rise in healthcare stocks (.SXDP). UK's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.1% to 7,852.84, inching closer to a record 7,903.50. "Investors appear to have fallen back in love with UK assets, after a difficult period when FTSE 100 was the wallflower among global indices," said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Weakness in luxury heavyweights such as LVMH (LVMH.PA) and Hermes International (HRMS.PA) weighed on Europe's STOXX 600 on Monday. German arms maker Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE) gained 2.9% on acquiring a stake in Dutch IT hardware specialist Incooling B.V.

☆ France's GTT ceases its activities in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 2 (Reuters) - French engineering group Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) (GTT.PA) said on Monday it was stopping its activities in Russia after analysing the latest European sanction packages which include a ban on engineering services with Russian firms. Meanwhile, terms of GTT's exit from the Gravity Based Structure (GBS) projects with Saren B.V - a joint-venture between Renaissance Heavy Industries Russia and Saipem's (SPMI.MI) Russian subsidiary - are being finalised. "These elements will have a financial impact mainly from 2023," GTT said in a statement, adding that its order book would no longer include projects in Russia. GTT added that annual targets will exclude revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) generated by the last services in progress in Russia from 2023 onwards. ($1 = 0.9384 euros)Reporting by Dina Kartit, edited by Tomasz Janowski and Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares set to rise on China recovery hopes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Monday on hopes of demand recovery in China, even as concerns of global recession linger. Asian markets rebounded after a mixed start on hopes of demand recovery in China, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rising 0.3%. Reports say that China planned to increase flights to encourage the recovery of its air transport market. Foreign institutional investors sold 19.75 billion rupees ($238.80 million) worth of equities on a net basis on Friday, while domestic investors bought 15.42 billion rupees ($186.44 million) of shares, as per provisional NSE data. ** Dilip Buildcon (DIBL.NS): Co gets order worth 16.47 billion rupees.

Last month, the Food and Agriculture Organization's global rice price index rose 2.2% to hit an 18-month high. "The international market has gone up and it will go up further," said Nitin Gupta, vice president for Olam India's rice business. Reuters GraphicsVietnam's unmilled rice output is forecast to hold flat to last year's 43 million tonnes, according to government data. Neighbouring Thailand is aiming to export 7.5 million tonnes this year, up about 7% from its previous target of 7 million tonnes, said Anucha Burapachaisri, a government spokesman. Meanwhile, Pakistan cannot capitalise on India's export curbs after severe flooding ravaged its crop.

☆ U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission levied $2.5 bln in fines last year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday said it had imposed over $2.5 billion in restitution, penalties and ill-gotten gains during the fiscal year ending September 30. The CFTC filed 82 enforcement actions in fiscal 2021, with fraud cases representing the largest number of actions, the agency's data showed. More than 20% of the year's cases related to digital assets, the CFTC said in a statement. The CFTC also brought cases related to market manipulation, including its largest ever benchmark manipulation case against Glencore Agriculture B.V. and Glencore Ltd on charges of manipulation of U.S. and global oil markets. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Chris PrenticeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Семья Стати проиграла судебную тяжбу против Казахстана
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Верховный суд Нидерландов принял решение в пользу Казахстана и постановил пересмотреть решение об аресте акций фонда ФНБ «Самрук-Казына» в компании KMG Kashagan B.V. в споре по делу Стати, сообщает eNews. «Министерству юстиции Казахстана и ФНБ «Самрук Казына» удалось добиться успеха в судебном разбирательстве в Верховном суде Нидерландов против Анатолия Стати, Габриэля Стати, Ascom S.A. и Terra Raf Trans Traiding Ltd. 18 декабря 2020 года Верховный суд Нидерландов отменил решение Апелляционного суда Амстердама от 7 мая 2019 года относительно ареста акций АО «Самрук-Казына» в KMG Kashagan BV в споре между Сторонами Стати и Республика Казахстан», - пояснили в ведомстве, передает point.md со ссылкой на kapital.kzВерховный суд Голландии основал свое решение на статье 19(с) Конвенции ООН о юрисдикционных иммунитетах государств и их собственности, признав данную статью международным обычаем и передал дело на пересмотр в Апелляционный суд Гааги. В результате законность ареста акций «Самрук-Казыны» в KMG Kashagan B.V. будет пересмотрена Апелляционным судом Гааги. В Минюсте считают, что Апелляционный суд Гааги сочтет арест незаконным.

Persons: Стати, Анатолий Стати, Габриэль Стати Organizations: Ascom S.A, Trans Traiding, Верховный суд, ФНБ, СамрукКазына, Самрук Казына, Апелляционный суд, АО «СамрукКазына», ООН, СамрукКазыны, Минюст Locations: Нидерландов, Казахстан, Амстердам, Республика Казахстан, Голландия, Гаага

☆ Вопрос портом. Почему не утихают споры вокруг Джурджулештского порта, и при чем здесь ЕБРР
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-30 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +18 min

Вокруг Джурджулештского порта, которым управляет компания Danube Logistics, уже много лет продолжаются судебные тяжбы. Бывший владелец Danube Logistics Рафик Алиев обвиняет нынешнего ее владельца Томаса Мозера в том, что тот завладел компанией мошенническим путем, продав ее нидерландской компании Danube Logistics Holding BV. В итоге Мозер не отдал Danube Logistics швейцарцам за долги, а продал ее голландской компании, которой сам владеет — Danube Logistics Holding BV. В то время обе компании были дочерними компаниями Easeur Group, которая должным образом одобрила ссуду от Bemol компании Danube Logistics. Danube Logistics Holding BV требовала от суда обязать Bemol прекратить настаивать на признании недействительным контракт купли-продажи Danube Logistics от 2011 года.

Persons: —, Bemol, — ., ̆ Bemol, Рафик Алиев, Томас Мозер, Мозер, Алиев, Мозера, Матиас фон Тухер, Алла Аидов, Демпартия, Георге Боцан, Поcле, Мозеру, Аллу Айдов, Тухер, Айдов, Волкер Рекер, Октавиан Косташа, Анжела Сакс, Джурджулештский, Сакс Organizations: Logistics, Danube Logistics, Easeur, Credit Suisse, CSI, RMU, ̆, New Ventures Capital, New Ventures, Logistics Easeur, Bemol, Danube Logistics, Danube Logistics Holding BV, NM, Европейский банк реконструкции и развития, Европейский банк реконструкции и развитие (ЕБРР), Azpetrol, Easeur Group, ЕБРР, Credit Suisse (CSI), Bemol, CSI, RMU Capital, Bemol Retail, Easeur, NM., Easeur Holding, New Ventures Capital NV, Bemol Refinery, New Ventures Capital, НАРЭ, Высшая судебная палата (ВСП), ВСП, Danube Moldova, MAIB, Апелляционная палата, ЕСПЧ, Danube Logistics Holding B.V, Апелляционная палата (АП), АП, Кишиневский суд, Мозер, Danube Logistics Holding B.V., Danube Holding B.V, СМИ Locations: Danube, Danube Logistics, ̆̆ ., NM, CSI, —, Bemol, Easeur, Bemol Bemol, New Ventures Capital, ̆ Danube Moldova, — ., Джурджулештский порт, Амстердам, Мозеру, Азербайджан, Германия, Баку, Молдова, Кишинев, Республика Молдова, Мозер

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