Syngenta Group Elects New Independent Director to Its Board of Directors

Alf Barrios, new independent director of Syngenta Group Board of Directors (Photo: Business Wire)

Following the General Shareholders’ Meeting held by Syngenta Group on February 14, 2025, the Company announced that Alf Barrios, a Spanish and U.S. citizen, has been unanimously elected as a new independent director of the Company, effective February 14, 2025. He has also been appointed as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee and Audit […]

Rio Tinto to launch biofuel seed farming for renewable diesel production in Australia

Rio-Tinto-Chief-Decarbonisation-Officer-Jonathon-McCarthy-flanked-by-Pongamia-trees. The Pongamia pilot will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot. The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The pilot aims to determine if Pongamia seed oil can contribute to Rio Tinto’s renewable diesel […]