In Minnesota, NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymer, made from plants, has been Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. Cradle to Cradle is a multi-attribute program that assesses products for safety to human and environmental health, design for future use cycles, and sustainable manufacturing processes. The certification is recognized by environmental […]
In California, Lygos appointed Paul Bryan as Vice President for Business Development. Bryan spent 15 years with Chevron, including 4 as Vice President for Biofuels Technology, and 1 year as Program Manager for the DOE’s Biomass Program in Washington, DC. Lygos, located in Berkeley, California, develops high-efficiency, novel processes for renewable chemicals via expertise in […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.33 percent to close at 63.31 as advanced fermentation stocks jumped. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) soared 7.39 percent to $2.76, while Solazyme (SZYM) surged 9.25 percent to $10.75. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) fell 4.35 percent to $8.80. Overall, advances and declines […]
What magic is in the kool-aid, at biofuels’ newest commercial scale-up success story? Gevo CEO Pat Gruber adds that “Latitude to Learn” is key to success for advanced fermentation companies. You can think of him as the guiding technological force behind Cargill’s NatureWorks, the charismatic CEO of advanced biofuels darling Gevo, or as the winner […]
In Germany, the industry group European Bioplastics is stating that a recent report from a group at the University of Massachusetts, “Sustainability of bio-based plastics: general comparative analysis and recommendations for improvement” was flawed. According to an article in Plasteurope.com, European Bioplastics is quoted as stating “includes political parameters that are not necessarily scientifically backed […]
Is it time to think about 2013, for the supporters of military biofuels? Too many early-stage biofuels supporters, we think, come from major market cities like Boston and the Bay Area, where the local baseball teams are seemingly always in contention, and heartbreak, if it ever comes, never seems to come until September or October. […]
Note to readers: We’ve been running the Hot 40 Partners Voting for two weeks now, and here’s the first partner company that has provided, during the voting period, something more than a get-out-the-vote effort – here’s some pretty compelling thought-leader material from Fredrickson & Byron‘s Todd Taylor. It’s theme, things that companies and individuals in […]
In Italy, Gucci is launching a newly designed pair of sunglasses made from liquid wood. This is a material made up of lignin from paper production, wood fibers and a natural wax, all of which add up to the sunglass frames being biodegradable. The prototype sunglasses were developed in conjunction with Safilo, and are expected […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of a January 2012 petition by petroleum industry representatives to retroactively waive the 2011 cellulosic biofuel Renewable Volume Obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section issued the following statement: “U.S. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 63.10 as ethanol dipped. For the day, Aventine Renewables (AVRW) dropped 7.00 percent to $1.86, while Amyris (AMRS) soared 8.44 percent to $2.57. Among other equities, Bluefire Renewables (BFRE) dropped 28.21 percent to $0.28. Overall, advances and declines were even for […]
