INDUSTRY NEWS.

The article reports on various developments within the environmental sector in the U.S. Peterson Corp. has launched its Peterson model 5900 equipment which generates qualitative paper chips from low-grade organic residuals. Catia Bastioli, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Novamont SpA has been awarded with the European Inventor of the Year by the European Union Commission and the European Patent Office. On the other hand, the PrairieFire Biofuels Cooperative in Madison, Wisconsin is planning to integrate a two-tank system which will power a city diesel truck with vegetable oil.