February 6, 2023

Acadian Plant Health™ Launches Newly Branded Vision for Immediate Innovative Solutions in Support of Sustainable Global Food Production

DARTMOUTH, NS, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Acadian Plant Health today announced ‘Sea Beyond,’ the company’s newly branded vision designed to transition the biostimulant industry with technological solutions that respond to an agricultural production system highly stressed by climate change.

“Our ‘Sea Beyond‘ launch is our new vision, leadership, and commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions for global agriculture,” says Nelson Gibson, President Acadian Plant Health. “We are challenging conventional thinking to ‘Sea Beyond’ the way the biostimulant industry delivers agricultural solutions that respond to the growing global demand for food and climate stress.”

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The announcement builds on the company’s leadership position in the global biostimulant sector, to become the leading crop abiotic stress management company with patented seaweed core technology. Acadian Plant Health research and development delivers sea-to-land, science-based solutions, proven to alleviate crop stress from factors like drought, heat, chill, salinity and nutrient deficiencies, while still maintaining and improving the productivity of the crop. Acadian Plant Health products are designed and created as unique active ingredient solutions that will both stand-alone and fit into other technologies to solve key agricultural challenges.

“The more we spoke with our customers, the more we realized that there is a misconception of ‘either/or’ when it comes to performance and sustainability,” says Gibson. “There is a perception that you couldn’t get the yield you needed with ‘eco-friendly’ products. But we’re challenging this conventional thinking. Working together with our industry partners, our biostimulants promise stronger yielding crops in a sustainable manner, which we have been proving with science for the past 40 years,” says Gibson. “What we must do as an industry now is see beyond the current state of the agricultural inputs industry and offer solutions that provide high value, crop productivity technology that shifts from a peripheral add-on to an essential component of Sustainable Agriculture. The world is changing, and we know things must change on a global basis. One company can’t do it alone. We must work together to advance sustainability for the benefit of plant and planet.”

About Acadian Plant Health

Acadian Plant Health is a division of Acadian Seaplants Limited – the largest independent marine plant harvesting, cultivation, and extraction company in the world. Acadian is an international leader in sustainable, science-based biological solutions for high-value crops. The company is committed to launching patented innovative products, with a focus on sustainability and regenerative agriculture. Acadian Plant Health products are used in over 100 crops in more than 80 countries worldwide.

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Media Contact: Shannon Wentz, Global Director, Communications, Acadian Plant Health, T: (1)403-973-2716, E: swentz@acadian.ca

February 6, 2023

Acadian Plant Health™ lance une nouvelle stratégie de marque pour des solutions novatrices immédiates à l’appui d’une production alimentaire mondiale durable

DARTMOUTH, Nouvelle-Écosse, 6 février 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Acadian Plant Health a annoncé aujourd’hui la nouvelle stratégie de marque de la société, « Sea Beyond », conçue pour assurer la transition de l’industrie des biostimulants avec des solutions technologiques qui répondent à un système de production agricole fortement impacté par le changement climatique.

« Le lancement de “Sea Beyond” représente notre nouvelle vision, notre leadership et notre engagement à fournir des solutions innovantes et durables pour l’agriculture mondiale », a déclaré Nelson Gibson, président d’Acadian Plant Health. « Nous remettons en question les idées reçues pour voir au-delà de la façon dont l’industrie des biostimulants fournit des solutions agricoles qui répondent à la demande mondiale croissante de nourriture et au changement climatique ».

L’annonce s’appuie sur la position de leader de l’entreprise dans le secteur mondial des biostimulants. L’entreprise souhaite devenir la principale entreprise de gestion du stress abiotique des cultures avec une technologie de base brevetée à base d’algues. Le département de recherche et développement d’Acadian Plant Health offre des solutions scientifiques de la mer à la terre, qui ont fait leurs preuves pour atténuer les impacts sur les cultures causés par des facteurs comme la sécheresse, la chaleur, le froid, la salinité et les carences en éléments nutritifs, tout en maintenant et en améliorant la productivité des cultures. Les produits d’Acadian Plant Health sont conçus en tant que solutions d’ingrédients actifs uniques qui seront à la fois autonomes et intégrés à d’autres technologies pour résoudre les principaux défis agricoles.

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Plus nous parlions avec nos clients, plus nous nous rendions compte qu’il y avait une idée de “l’un ou l’autre” lorsqu’il s’agit de performance et de durabilité », explique Gibson. « On a l’impression qu’il est impossible d’obtenir le rendement voulu avec des produits “écologiques”, mais nous remettons en question cette idée reçue. En collaboration avec nos partenaires de l’industrie, nos biostimulants promettent des cultures à rendement plus élevé de manière durable, ce que nous avons prouvé par la science au cours des 40 dernières années », ajoute M. Gibson. « Ce que nous devons faire maintenant en tant qu’industrie, c’est voir au-delà de l’état actuel de l’industrie des intrants agricoles et offrir des solutions qui fournissent une technologie à haute valeur ajoutée pour la productivité des cultures, qui passe d’un ajout périphérique à une composante essentielle de l’agriculture durable. Le monde change, et nous savons que les choses doivent changer à l’échelle mondiale. Une entreprise ne peut pas y arriver seule. Nous devons travailler ensemble pour faire progresser la durabilité au profit des plantes et de la planète ».

À propos d’Acadian Plant Health

Acadian Plant Health est une division d’Acadian Seaplants Limited, la plus grande entreprise indépendante de récolte, de culture et d’extraction de plantes marines au monde. Acadian est un leader international en matière de solutions biologiques et scientifiques durables pour les cultures à haute valeur ajoutée. L’entreprise s’engage à lancer des produits innovants brevetés, en mettant l’accent sur la durabilité et l’agriculture régénérative. Les produits d’Acadian Plant Health sont utilisés pour plus de 100 cultures dans plus de 80 pays dans le monde.

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Contact pour les médias : Shannon Wentz, directrice internationale, communications, Acadian Plant Health, Tél. : (1)403-973-2716, E: swentz@acadian.ca

February 6, 2023

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group Completes the Acquisition of Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbH, Wurzen, Germany

Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbH Wurzen Germany

TEMECULA, Calif., Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group (“Group”), a part of Nikkiso Co., Ltd (Japan), and operating under Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (USA), completed the acquisition of Cryotec Anlagenbau GmbH (Cryotec), located in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany for an undisclosed amount.

A global plant engineering and construction company, Cryotec provides planning, project management, manufacturing, and engineering services of skid-mounted/containerized air separation and liquefaction plants, and CO2 technologies offering tailored solutions to their customers.

Cryotec will operate as part of the Group’s GmbH facility, based in Neuenburg am Rhine, Germany.

The Group consists of six functional business units: Cryogenic Pumps, Heat Exchanger Systems, Process Systems, Fueling & Solutions, Energy Infrastructure & Strategic Projects, and Service. Cryotec will be acting as the Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group competence and production center in Europe.

“Nikkiso will promote and sell globally the intelligent packaged solutions from Cryotec that reduce and recover carbon dioxide emissions, and further support the sustainability goals of the Group. Cryotec will have full access to the innovative technologies developed in California and elsewhere in the Nikkiso Group and offer localized packages, solutions, and stations for LH2 (Liquid Hydrogen) LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), ammonia, and cryogenic energy storage applications within Germany and Europe. We will support the growth of Cryotec, by adding resources and increasing our manufacturing and assembly activities in Saxony and supplying Cryotec solutions to Germany and the global market”, according to Peter Wagner, CEO of Cryogenic Industries and President of the Group.

Prime Minister of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer stated: “The acquisition of Cryotec Anlagenbau by Nikkiso strengthens the internationalization of a traditional Saxon company from Wurzen. Nikkiso has global experience in renewable energy, hydrogen, and energy storage. Renewable energies and green hydrogen play a key role in achieving the energy and climate targets in Saxony. The Free State of Saxony is already an important location for the research and application of hydrogen technologies. I am delighted that Nikkiso will contribute its expertise to Saxony in the future.”

“Nikkiso will be able to assist with this project realization as well as the supply and servicing of liquid hydrogen and LNG filling stations in the European Market”, according to Ole Jensen, Vice President, Europe. “This acquisition represents our commitment to and support the European Union targets to be climate-neutral by 2050.”

The purchase was effective February 3, 2023.

ABOUT Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group
Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group is part of the Industrial Division of Nikkiso co. Lt. Japan. The Group operates in the US, under Cryogenic Industries, Inc. (a member of Nikkiso Co., Ltd.). The Group member companies manufacture, and service engineered cryogenic gas processing equipment (pumps, turboexpanders, heat exchangers, etc.), and process plants for Industrial Gases, Natural Gas Liquefaction (LNG), Hydrogen Liquefaction (LH2) and Organic Rankine Cycle for Waste Heat Recovery. Founded over 50 years ago, Cryogenic Industries is the parent company of ACD, Nikkiso Cryo, Nikkiso Integrated Cryogenic Solutions, Cosmodyne and Cryoquip and a commonly controlled group of approximately 20 operating entities.

For more information, please visit www.NikkisoCEIG.com and www.nikkiso.com.

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February 6, 2023

360 bourses d’études seront versées aux jeunes femmes du monde entier pour accélérer leur éducation en matière de durabilité

NEW YORK, 6 février 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Les candidatures sont ouvertes aux jeunes femmes (âgées de 15 à 17 ans et demi) du monde entier pour le programme AFS Global STEM Accelerators, un programme d’échange virtuel de bourses d’études complètes dans les domaines de la durabilité, des STIM (sciences, technologie, ingénierie, mathématiques) et de l’impact social positif.

Global Stem Accelerators’ voices echo the desire for a brighter and more inclusive future.

Ce programme est géré par AFS Intercultural Programs, un réseau mondial d’échanges interculturels à but non lucratif ayant plus de 75 ans d’expérience dans l’éducation internationale. AFS a reçu le prix Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion in International Education (EDIIE, excellence en matière de diversité et d’inclusion dans l’éducation internationale) 2022 de Diversity Abroad pour la réussite de l’inauguration du programme Accelerators. 20 % des bourses d’études seront allouées aux réfugiés et aux jeunes filles issues de populations déplacées, que ce soit en raison de la guerre, de la violence ou d’une catastrophe naturelle.

Le programme Accelerators fait partie d’une initiative plus large de bourses d’études sur cinq ans visant à bénéficier à 5 000 jeunes dans le monde entier, en mettant l’accent sur le soutien aux femmes. Cette initiative est financée par bp, et le programme d’études est codéveloppé par AFS et le Center for Social Impact Strategy de l’Université de Pennsylvanie. AFS mène des actions de sensibilisation avec le soutien de SPARK, une ONG internationale qui crée des passerelles pour les jeunes, en particulier les femmes et les réfugiés, dans les communautés fragiles du monde entier. Le programme fournit également une assistance Internet et technique aux utilisateurs dans le besoin.

Les précédents boursiers sont le reflet de la diversité pour laquelle le programme a été conçu : 20 % étaient des réfugiés ou des personnes déplacées, 82 % s’identifiaient comme des personnes de couleur, 51 % étaient issus de foyers à faibles revenus et 10 % étaient les premiers de leur famille à obtenir un diplôme d’études secondaires.

Les boursiers AFS expriment leur désir d’un avenir meilleur et plus inclusif : « Je viens d’une société traditionnelle où les filles n’ont même pas le droit d’aller à l’école, a confié Harira, une participante afghane. Participer à ce programme est ma première étape vers la réalisation de mon objectif d’explorer le monde et de devenir une personne influente dans l’amélioration des sociétés durables. »

Le programme Accelerators se termine par l’élaboration par les étudiantes de projets et de présentations à impact social qui offriront des solutions potentielles aux défis du monde réel, en mettant l’accent sur la durabilité. Les participants obtiendront le Certificat avancé de compétence globale pour l’impact social, décerné par AFS et l’Université de Pennsylvanie.

« Le vif intérêt de ces jeunes femmes brillantes du monde entier est remarquable, a déclaré Kerry Dryburgh, vice-président exécutif chargé des relations humaines et de la culture chez bp. Leur volonté de faire la différence et les compétences qu’elles vont acquérir font d’elles de futures actrices du changement, des leaders et des innovatrices. »

Les candidatures sont ouvertes jusqu’au 15 mars 2023, et la première série de bourses commence le 13 mai.

Pour en savoir plus et postuler : https://afs.org/global-stem/accelerators.

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February 6, 2023

ME pledges to make special education more practical

Menongue – Ministry of Education (ME) wants to make the special education more practical and inclusive, the Secretary of State of Preschool Education for Primary Teaching has said.

Pacheco Francisco, who was speaking on Monday in Menongue, south-east Cuando Cubango province, said it is a process designed for a group of people with disabilities, mute, deaf and others, who need special training, as part of the normal education system in force in the country.

Speaking during a ceremony that marked the closing of the seminar, attended by 210 teachers and school managers from the nine municipalities of Cuando Cubango, Pacheco Francisco said this goal will be materialised through the National Institute of Special Education, by sharing the knowledge with all the authors involved in the normal system of education.

In order to achieve this goal, the Secretary of State defended successful different methodology focused on connection with the student, aimed at responding to the needs of each one.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

February 6, 2023

Brilhante Foundation invests over one billion kwanzas in social projects

Saurimo – The Brilhante Foundation has invested over one billion kwanzas in several social programmes in Lunda Sul Province from 2021 to 2022, said this Monday the institution’s assistant general director for the area of studies and projects, Flávio Fernandes.

Speaking to ANGOP, he said that the money was invested in the programmes of entrepreneurship and education, especially the Catoca Mining Society project named Catoca Aluno and Académico (Catoca Student and Academic programmes), which included internal and external graduation, Master’s and PhD degrees, funded by Angola Diamond Trading Company (SODIAM), as part of the partnership with the Provincial Government of Lunda Sul.

He explained that the Catoca Student and Academic programmes had benefited 1,270 people, while in entrepreneurship 40 young people had received credit of 3 million kwanzas, provided by Banco Sol, with a subsidised interest rate of 1.5 percent.

Fernandes noted that within this package funded by the Japanese Sintered Metal Corporation (SMC), the credit programme for rural women remained to be implemented, which was not possible to do last year, but he assured that in March, this year, at least 1,000 women are to receive 36,000 kwanzas each.

He added that sponsorship went also to the “S.O.S – school project”, an initiative of the Provincial Association of the Fights Against Drugs, which aimed at sensitising youths and teenagers to get rid of drug consumption.

As regards support for literary production, during the period under analysis, five works were sponsored for publication.

In another field, the Foundation also financed the construction of a school with 12 classrooms, which will soon be inaugurated.

The Brilhante Foundation aims at the implementation of structuring projects of social scope, namely in the domains of health, education, culture, sports, construction of infrastructures, citizenship, environment, among others.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

February 6, 2023

President João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi analyse DRC situation

Luanda – Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço met Monday with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, with whom he analyzed the political-military situation in the east of this country.

The meeting between the two Statesmen also served to exchange views on strengthening bilateral cooperation and address current regional and international issues.

Félix Tshisekedi made a few-hour technical stopover in the Angolan capital, bound for South Africa.

Angola and DRC, both members of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) , have maintained high-level contacts on issues related to peace, stability and security in the region.

The Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço assumes the rotating presidency of ICGLR, an organization created with the aim of resolving issues of peace and security in the region.

João Lourenço has been the mediator in charge of the DRC – Rwanda conflict issue, mandated by the African Union.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

February 6, 2023

Angolan president appalled by tragedies in Turkey, Syria

Luanda – Angolan head of State João Lourenço expressed deep dismay at the large number of deaths caused by the earthquake that Monday rocked several regions of Turkey, ANGOP has learnt.

According to a press note from the Support Services to the President of the Republic, the head of State wrote to his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to whom he expressed deep feelings of regret and solidarity on behalf of the Angolan Executive and in his own.

In another message, sent to President Bashar Hafez Al-Assad, the Angolan statesman also regretted the tragedy that hit Syrian territory Monday, that killed a large number of victims.

“I express my regret for this tragic event and express my unfailing solidarity at this dramatic time, in which I ask you to offer our most heartfelt condolences to the relatives of the mortal victims, on behalf of the Angolan Executive and on my own,” reads in President João Lourenço’s message to his Syrian counterpart.

More than 2,300 people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale and aftershocks that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, according to the provisional balance of local authorities.

According to AFAD, a Turkish public disaster management body, so far the earthquakes have killed 1,498 people in Turkey and injured at least 8,533.

The source states that 2,834 buildings collapsed, raising fears of a greater number of victims, in addition to hundreds of deaths in neighboring Syria.

In Syria, data from the Ministry of Health collected by the SANA agency also show that the earthquake also left 430 dead and 1,315 injured in areas controlled by the Syrian Government. Provisional data correspond to the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartus.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake registered a magnitude of 7.8 and dozens of aftershocks were felt.

The earthquake occurred at 04:17 local time, 33 kilometers from the provincial capital of Gaziantep, in southeastern Turkey and close to the border with Syria, at a depth of 17.9 kilometers.

The earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria and is considered the biggest since 1939. The 7.8 magnitude tremor was also felt in Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel and Jordan.

Source: Angola Press News Agency

February 6, 2023

UN Chief: World Needs ‘Wake-Up Call’

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world needs to wake up and take urgent action to change the trajectory on conflicts and geopolitical divisions, the climate crisis, and economic inequality.

“We need a course correction,” Guterres said as he laid out his 2023 priorities to the U.N. General Assembly.

“The good news is that we know how to turn things around — on climate, on finance, on conflict resolution, on and on,” he added. “And we know that the cost of inaction far exceeds the costs of action. But the strategic vision — the long-term thinking and commitment — is missing.”

He cited the recent announcement by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to move the so-called Doomsday Clock 10 seconds closer to global catastrophe as a “wake-up call.”

On January 24, the organization’s board, citing Russia’s war in Ukraine and the threat of the use of nuclear weapons, said the planet is now “90 seconds to midnight.”

“This is the closest the clock has ever stood to humanity’s darkest hour, and closer than even during the height of the Cold War,” Guterres warned.

The organization of scientists, of which Albert Einstein was a founding member, created the clock in 1947 as an indicator of how close the world is to manmade global catastrophe.

Adding to the growing list of crises and concerns was Monday’s deadly 7.8 earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria. Guterres said the United Nations is mobilizing to support the emergency response.

“Let’s work together in solidarity to help those hit by this disaster, many of whom are already in dire need of humanitarian aid,” he said.

The quake’s epicenter was in parts of Turkey and Syria with large populations of refugees and people affected by more than a decade of civil war in Syria.

Russia’s war

Guterres has been clear in condemning Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine as a violation of the U.N. Charter and international law. He told the General Assembly that it has inflicted “untold suffering” on the Ukrainian people and had “profound” global implications. He voiced pessimism about the prospects for peace.

“The chances of further escalation and bloodshed keep growing,” he warned. “I fear the world is not sleepwalking into a wider war. I fear it is doing so with its eyes wide open.”

He criticized the “tactical” use of nuclear weapons as an “absurdity.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned he is ready to draw on his country’s entire arsenal, which includes nuclear weapons, to defend Russian territory. On Thursday, he repeated the threat in a speech criticizing Germany for helping to arm Ukraine.

“We are at the highest risk in decades of a nuclear war that could start by accident or design,” Guterres said. “We need to end the threat posed by 13,000 nuclear weapons held in arsenals around the world.”

The U.N. chief said the world needs peace, not just in Ukraine, but also in many corners of the planet. He said conflicts and political crises in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Africa’s Sahel region, Haiti, the Middle East and elsewhere are driving the suffering of two billion people.

“If every country fulfilled its obligations under the [U.N.] Charter, the right to peace would be guaranteed,” Guterres said. “When countries break those pledges, they create a world of insecurity for everyone.”

Source: Voice of America

February 6, 2023

Global Airline Traffic Recovering to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Global airline traffic rose to over half of pre-pandemic levels in 2022 according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Monday.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, airlines saw a sharp decline in travel in 2020 and 2021 and lost tens of billions of dollars. Profits started to return in 2022 as traffic picked up again.

Global traffic grew to 68.5% of pre-pandemic (2019) levels in 2022, and 64.4% from 2021.

In 2022, international traffic rose 152.7% in comparison to 2021, and 62.2% compared to 2019. As for domestic travel, it rose 10.9% compared to the previous year and 79.6% of pre-pandemic levels.

China recently reopened its borders after three years on January 8. Analysts emphasize that full recovery to pre-pandemic levels depends on how quickly travel to and from China can return.

Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general, is hopeful that traffic will continue to rise in 2023.

“The industry left 2022 in far stronger shape than it entered, as most governments lifted COVID-19 travel restrictions during the year and people took advantage of the restoration of their freedom to travel. This momentum is expected to continue in the New Year, despite some governments’ over-reactions to China’s reopening,” he said.

“It is vital that governments learn the lesson that travel restrictions and border closures have little positive impact in terms of slowing the spread of infectious diseases in our globally inter-connected world.”

Source: Voice of America