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ADM report details regenerative agriculture and array of accomplishments
(Posted on 15/05/24)ADM has released its 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting an extensive array of accomplishments, initiatives and goals that are helping drive the company’s progress and growth.“ADM’s global team of 42,000 colleagues once again delivered on a broad range of sustainability accomplishments in 2023,&rdquo...
British Steel wins contract for high-speed electric railway in Turkey
(Posted on 15/05/24)British Steel has won a multi-million-pound contract to supply rail for a new high-speed electric railway in Turkey. The manufacturer will deliver tens of thousands of tonnes of track for the project connecting Mersin with the cities of Adana, Osmaniye and Gaziantep in southern Turkey.It will help create a lower-emission transport...
NGFA urges Canadian leaders to avoid rail strike
(Posted on 13/05/24)The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA and 19 other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group has urged Canadian leaders to take action to avoid a rail strike that could begin as soon as 22 May.The Teamsters Canada union, which represents 9,000 workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian...
ADM, Voltloader launch EV trial for wheat transportation
(Posted on 09/05/24)ADM has announced a trial programme with Voltloader, an innovative logistics and transportation company focused on the electrification of HGVs, to leverage Voltloader's cutting-edge electric bulk fleet vehicles to transport wheat from farm fields to ADM processing locations.The programme aims to help reduce the carbon footprint...
Electric Arc Furnace boost for British Steel
(Posted on 02/05/24)British Steel has been granted planning permission to build an Electric Arc Furnace at its Scunthorpe headquarters.The company’s application was today approved by North Lincolnshire Council following a detailed consultation period. Its application to build another Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), at its Teesside site, was recently...
Leading event for grain handling and processing returns to Omaha
(Posted on 28/04/24)The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA, Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), and Grain Journal have announced that CONVEY’24 will be held again this year in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 23-25, 2024.CONVEY‘24 is a unique opportunity for grain handling and processing employees and leaders to gain...