In Nebraska, NatureWorks announced that the company has located its first Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded its team of senior commercial, managerial and technical personnel to enhance support of Ingeo customers throughout the region and to expand business. Marc Verbruggen, president and CEO, NatureWorks, stated, “The opening of our first Asian […]
In Indonesia, biorefinery manufacturer Green Fuels is in Bali this week commissioning a turnkey biodiesel facility for Caritas Switzerland, an NGO that focuses on socio-economic development in disadvantaged communities around the world. Green Fuels has installed its 3,000 litre per day FuelMatic GSX 3, the newest and smallest of its processors, which offers the same […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group announced two personnel promotions as it continues to advance its focus on meeting customer needs nationwide. Jon Scharingson has been promoted to Executive Director, Sales and Marketing and Jason Schwenneker has been promoted to Executive Director, National Sales and Trading.
In Canada, Sirona Biochem announced its stock is now trading on OTCQX, the highest OTC marketplace in the U.S., under the symbol SRBCF. Merriman Capital, Inc. will serve as Sirona Biochem’s Principal American Liaison (“PAL”) on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX requirements.
In New York, a new market report published by Transparency Market Research titled “Synthetic and Bio-Based Lubricants – Global Industry Size, Market Share, Trends, Analysis and Forecast, 2012 – 2018,” states that bio-based lubricant demand was 505.6 kilo tons in 2011 and is expected to reach 785.0 kilo tons in 2018, growing at a CAGR […]
In Washington, In reaction to the European Commission’s recent proposal to impose duties on ethanol imported from the United States, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released the following joint statement: “America’s producers and marketers of ethanol are outraged by the news that the European Commission has proposed to the European Council an anti-dumping […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.77 percent to a 3-month high of 68.23 as advanced biofuels bounced back. For the day, Syntroleum (SYNM) rocketed up 14.29 percent to $0.48, while Solazyme dropped 2,88 percent to $7.42. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) soared 10.36 percent to $2.13. Overall, advances […]
Does energy production always require a choice between what’s good for nature and what’s good for the pocketbook? New ways of organizing feedstocks may offer opportunities to go green and make green. In Maryland, The Wildlife Society released a Technical Review, “Effects of Bioenergy Production on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat,” to provide answers to questions […]
In Japan, Mitsui Chemicals has signed a licensing agreement for their acrylamide (AAM) manufacturing technology, the raw material for poly-acrylamide which is used in wastewater treatment and shale gas mining recovery processes, with Kemira OYJ of Finland. Mitsui Chemicals AAM manufacturing technology uses bio-catalysts, rather than copper catalyst based chemical processes. Kemira is a global […]
Today on Twitter: Sean_OHanlon: U.S. ‘disappointed’ with proposed EU duties on #Ethanol ANSYS_Inc: #Sustainable biofuels could account for over a quarter of the world’s total transport fuel by 2050. planamikebarry: @vickihird in Jan 2007 we thought v1.0 biofuels key solution, by july 07 we’d worked out they weren’t! Too much impact on food. PlattsPetchems: Platts […]
