As Solazyme, Gevo and Amyris report on results for Q2, update forward guidance – what does the data reveal about demand, supply of advanced biofuels and co-products? We digest down analyst reports, company comments into a 5-minute summary of “news you can use”. In California and Colorado, the newswires have been working overtime this week […]
In Kansas, Green Dot is introducing what they consider to be the market’s first compostable elastomeric bioplastic, GDH-B1. Unlike most compostable bioplastics, GDH-B1 is a soft, rubber-like material that is strong, pliable and durable. Green Dot is placing this pioneering compostable bioplastic in the hands of millions with innovative products for consumers. GDH-B1 is made […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.10 percent to 61.53 as ethanol rebounded. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) advanced 2.48 percent to $3.30, while The Andersons (ANDE) jumped 4.82 percent to $37.87 . Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) plunged 8.14 percent to $12.52. Overall, declines led advances 5 […]
In Delaware, Butamax provided this latest update on the litigation activity between Butamax and Gevo related to biobutanol patents. Last week, Butamax filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware for a determination that Butamax does not infringe any valid claim of the Gevo patent 8,232,089. The ‘089 patent relates to the use of […]
Could US oil imports be replaced with a single set of facilities producing biofuels from CO2, salt water and low-cost natural gas? Subsidy free, cropland free, mandate free? If you happen to be awakening from a four-year nap, or returning from a tour of the outer solar system, you may not have been made aware […]
We have this from our friends at BIO – who have been raising concerns over proposed CAFE standards for light duty vehicles (e.g. passenger cars) in the upcoming 2017-2025 period. This is more technical (and somewhat longer) than typical Digest stories – but its an important topic worth the time to explore. BIO writes: While […]
In Germany, the Nova Institute is reporting that based on a survey of the international bioplastics market, global annual production capacity for polylactic acid is over 180,000 tons, and that planned expansion could reach in the neighborhood of 800,000 tons by 2020. In surveying lactic acid producers, Nova reports that production could increase to approximately […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.97 percent to 61.47 as ethanol recovered. For the day, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) jumped 4.21 percent to $3.22, while Ceres (CERE) fell 6.36 percent to $8.24. Among other equities, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) moved up 4.85 percent to $5.19. Overall, advances led declines […]
Prosperity arrives not just via “all of the above” with energy sources; but with agriculture markets, too, say Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow in impassioned addresses in Michigan “We don’t have an economy unless we make things and grow things,” begins Senator Debbie Stabenow, addressing the Biobased Stakeholders meeting. It’s […]
In California, Propel Fuels has become the first company to enable consumers to offset their driving emissions at the pump any time they fill their tank. Propel’s flagship Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, Calif. offers customers the option to offset their carbon emissions by funding clean air projects through the Carbonfund.org Foundation. Since Propel launched […]
