In California, AuburnJames Winery has selected Axios Mobile Assets to provide their biobased pallets for a logistics trial program within the winery’s distribution network. In the trial, Axios will provide 30 of its bio/polyester resin based RFID-enabled pallets for use in a closed loop system used by AuburnJames and its primary pick, pack, & ship […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 0.79 percent to 61.43 as enzymes dipped. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) retreated 6.38 percent to $2.79, while KiOR (KIOR) tumbled 4.85 percent to $6.08. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) recovered 3.06 percent to $7.42. Overall, declines led advances 9 to 4 for […]
“Then one day he was dumpin’ off some food, and out of it all came a bubblin’ crude. Fuel that is…landfill gold, Texas tea…” Is it landfill or jet fuel? New technologies blur our ideas about waste. One of the least-viewed articles in yesterday’s Digest offered proof positive on how great a job the advanced biofuels […]
In China, LanzaTech and Baosteel reported their jointly-owned 100,000 gallon per year (300 tons) demonstration plant, located at a Baosteel steel mills outside Shanghai, China has met and exceeded milestones – the companies are reporting that the plant achieved higher productivity than design. Cleared for full commercial scale in 2013 The National Development and Reform […]
In Delaware and Massachusetts, Piedmont Chemical announced a new offering of renewable, sustainable polyester polyols building-block chemical intermediates used in the production of urethane foams, coatings, adhesives and sealants. Piedmont combines Susterra propanediol from DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products with bio-succinic acid from Myriant produce high-purity, 100 percent bio-based polyols that are functionally equal […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.55 percent to 61.92 as Wall Street slid on weak US manufacturing data. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 5.30 percent to $2.98, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) jumped 5.41 percent to $6.24. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) retreated 3.49 percent to $7.20. […]
First commercial project in Nevada scheduled for completion in 2015; dramatic drop in operating expense. In California, Fulcrum BioEnergy announced that it has successfully secured commitments and is proceeding toward closing $175 million in financing to fund construction of its first municipal solid waste to low-carbon fuels plant, the Sierra BioFuels Plant and to fund […]
Who are the top industry people? The annual ballot opens. What’s your view? In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the opening of balloting for the 2012-13 Top 100 People in Bioenergy, after a week of nominations in which more than 250 company executives, trade association leaders, policymakers and researchers around the world were nominated by Digest […]
In the Netherlands, Purac is sponsoring the Perpetual Plastic Project to highlight how easily PLA bioplastic can be recycled. PLA drinking cups were provided by Purac; intended for use at events where people can immediately recycle them into new products after use. The project is designed to educate people on the recyclability of bioplastic. The […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 62.26 despite an enzyme drop. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) dropped 6.14 percent to $2.14, while Renewable Energy Group (REGI) jumped 4.04 percent to $5.92. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) retreated 6.43 percent to $1.60. Overall, advances and declines were even […]
