In Illinois, Archer Daniels Midland Company reported net earnings for the quarter of $510 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2012, or $0.77 per share, up from $0.12 per share in the same period one year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.60, up from $0.51 in the same period last year. Segment operating […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Renewable Energy announced net income attributable to Green Plains for the full year of 2012 was $11.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared to net income of $38.4 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, in 2011. Revenues were $3.5 billion for 2012 compared to $3.6 billion in 2011. For the quarter […]
In Canada, FPInnovations and Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY have signed an MOU to formalize the collaborative efforts of the research teams from both organizations. The primary objective of these efforts is to identify and commercialize novel products and technologies from bio-economy-based forest operations with a view to providing economic benefits and jobs to communities across […]
At the National Biodiesel Boards annual Biodiesel Summit in Las Vegas, NBB CEO Joe Jobe projected that US biodiesel production will exceed 1.5 billion gallons for 2013, well over the EPA’s 1.28 billion gallon mandate. Under RFS2 rules, biodiesel can qualify not only in the biomass-based diesel category — but for the advanced biofuels pool […]
In Switzerland, INVISTA Technologies and Arzeda Corp. announced a collaboration for the development of new technologies to enable novel bio-derived processes. The initial focus of the collaboration will be on the production of bio-derived butadiene. The agreement brings together complementary technologies: INVISTA’s capabilities in biotechnology and catalysis, and knowledge of the chemicals industry; and Arzeda’s unique […]
In Ireland, Research and Markets reports that the global bioplastics market is expected to reach US$7.7 billion by 2016 at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.3%, globally. Region-wise analysis shows that Asia-Pacific is forecasted to record the highest growth rate of 25.7% during the analysis period 2011-2016. The Americas follows Asia-Pacific with a […]
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In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association and Cardno-ENTRIX reported that domestic ethanol production reached an estimated 13.3 billion gallons — the second highest annual production level in history amidst the nation’s worst drought in 50 years. According to the analysis, ethanol production directly employed 87,292 Americans. An additional 295,969 Americans found work in positions indirectly affiliated […]
In Nevada, national polling presented at the National Ethanol Conference concluded that Americans, by an overwhelming majority, support the key federal policy driving renewable fuel innovation in America today — the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In a poll commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by American Viewpoint, 64 percent of adults polled said […]
In a fiery address at the National Ethanol Conference, RFA chief Bob Dinneen rallies his troops. Patton would have been proud. It might have been Patton, or it might have been The Godfather — but Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen appears to have definitely been channeling Francis Ford Coppola in a fiery keynote address […]
