In California, BioMass Packaging has broadened its range of bio-friendly alternatives to foodservice staples with the addition of new paper cold cups manufactured from renewably sourced paper fibers. Eschewing the polyethylene that is normally used to line paper cups, these new PLA-lined cold cups use a plant-based Ingeo lining to provide leak-proof performance. When used […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today introduced the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012, bipartisan legislation that would open new opportunities for American forestry producers by allowing their products to qualify for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biobased Markets Program, also known as BioPreferred. The USDA’s Biobased Markets Program […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, regained 0.72 percent to 62.73 as advanced biofuels revived. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) soared 10.16 percent to $6.07, while Amyris (AMRS) surged 5.45 percent to $2.71. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) jumped 10.36 percent to close at $10.55. Overall, advances led declines 2 […]
The US Renewable Fuel Standard: Time to Add, Modify or Delete? In Washington, staff members working for least eight US Senators will join a study group aimed at a “seed-to-wheel examination of the US Renewable Fuel Standard,” the Digest has learned. The goal of the study group is to examine which provisions are working, and […]
By Brent Erickson, Executive VP, BIO, head, Industrial Biotechnology and Environment section Special to the Digest Ten years ago, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law a Farm Bill that, for the first time, embraced the vital role American farmers, foresters and rural communities must play in achieving U.S. energy security. Congress […]
In Wisconsin, InPro has introduced a much-lighter option in solid-surface bathroom partitions with InPro’s new line of panels made with bio-resin. BioPrism Privacy Partitions are manufactured using a 100% recycled, reinforced particleboard core encapsulated by ¼” solid surface material. With the reinforced core and study shell of BioPrism solid surface, the partitions are more durable […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, shed 1.63 percent to 62.28 as ethanol tanked. For the day, Syntroleum (SYNM) plummeted 12.06 percent to $0.67, while BioFuel Energy (BIOF) bled 17.14 percent to $0.29. Among other equities, Ceres (VERE) lost 13.17 larceny to close at $9.56. Overall, declines led advances 3 […]
The Underdog feedstock is getting Big Mo’, getting’ its due, with sorghum-based ethanol making the grade under optimal conditions as an advanced biofuel pathway, and EPEC landing new investment. What’s up? What’s next? New pathways, plus country-by-country yield data. Sorghum. It’s a feedstock right out the pages of the old South — sorghum syrup served […]
In Washington state, Umpqua Bank and Imperium Renewables have entered into a lending agreement through the bank’s GreenStreet Lending program, to provide Imperium Renewables with a flexible approach to gaining working capital up to $20 million through a combination of a working capital and revolving lines of credit. Working capital supplied by Umpqua will position […]
With the decision of the US Senate and House Armed Services committees to support legislation preventing the Navy from purchasing high-performance, bio-based aviation fuels should they cost (even one penny) more than conventional fossil fuels, the Digest shares this passage from the 2011 motion picture Moneyball. Red Sox owner John W. Henry (to Billy Beane): […]
