Diet and climate: should energy transition include agriculture?
…produce 1 kg of meat. Thus ‘what you choose to eat’ has vast CO2 consequences, and certainly much more than ‘where it comes from’ or ‘what form of packaging’ it…
Sitka spruce: our top ten facts?
…de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito military aircraft. Products derived from spruce range from packaging materials to construction timber. We think this presents an opportunity in the materials space, including in Cross…
Tigercat: forestry and timber innovations?
…cross-laminated timber), sustainable forestry, reforestation, sustainable packaging and biochar gain traction in the energy transition. A key challenge for the industry is that off road machines are subject to higher…
Tree seedlings: costs and economics?
…as costs are spread across labor, packaging materials, soil materials, seeds, herbicides, fertilizers, irrigation, maintenance G&A; and in greenhouses, also heat and electricity. Labor is the large cost line, but…
Vacuum pumps: company screen?
…food packaging industry and 12% general manufacturing. More via the Atlas Copco website. But this is interesting, as Atlas Copco has screened well in other areas of TSE research, such…
Mitsui Chemicals: solar encapsulants?
…be willing to pay premia for advanced materials that improve efficiency. Consistent with this thesis, Mitsui Chemicals is restructuring its films business in 2023-24, spinning out a packaging films business,…
Vapor deposition: leading companies?
…for hardened metals, cutting tools, insulated glass and aluminized food packaging. We figured that we needed to compile this screen after reviewing LONGi‘s patents in early-2024. The technology underpinning HJTs…