In Canada, Solutions4CO2 has entered into a joint venture with BARD holding to co-develop waste gas/water to co-products facilities in Canada. The initial phase of the joint venture will establish a 50,000 sq. ft. research and development facility at Sarnia’s Bluewater Energy Park. The two companies intend to construct a waste gas/water to co-product facility, […]
In Canada, EcoSynthetix announced the commissioning of a new 80 million pound production line within its existing U.S. manufacturing facility, bringing the Company’s annualized capacity to 235 million pounds. The company specializes in bio-based products that can be used as inputs in industrial manufacturing for a wide range of consumer products, including Ecosphere Biolatex binders […]
In England, algal research has come of age as Elsevier launches a new journal, Algal Research, inviting the international algal scientific community to publish papers in the areas of microalgae, macroalgae and cyanobacteria research, and their applications. Dr. José Olivares, appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of Algal Research said, “After the 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels […]
In Washington, the USDA released its eighth round of new BioPreferred categories and their minimum biobased content. This regulatory action added more than 1,500 biobased products to the 8,900 biobased products already eligible for preferred Federal procurement. The new categories are Blast Media with 94% minimum biobased content, Floor Covererings (non-carpet) at 91%, Wood and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, gained 0.88 percent to 73.07 as crop stocks rallied. For the day, Ceres (CERE) advanced 1.07 percent to $17.00, while Monsanto (MON) jumped 2.92 percent to $78.34. Among other equities, Syngenta (SYT) leapt 2.73 percent to $69.59. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, rallied 1.66 percent to 72.43 as global equities recovered. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) gained 2.33 percent to $12.75, while KiOR (KIOR) soared 11.51 percent to $12.11 on favorable analyst reports. Among other equities, Rentech (RTK) advanced 4.00 percent to $2.08. Overall, advances led […]
Hybrids, plug-in electrics struggle to pass the consumer’s “compared to what” test – and how much do those tax credits cost, anyway? Perhaps the three most important words in technology development, bio-based or otherwise are “compared to what”. It’s a useful way to look at bioenergy – because most studies look at bio-based technologies in […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that the Industry Ministry’s Thai Industrial Standards Institute is putting together regulations, rules and standards for bioplastics, covering both biodecomposable and biodegradable plastics. The TISI has committed to establishing a certification system as well as a lab for testing biodegradability of bioplastics. The article states that Federation of Thai […]
For bio-based industry, beyond the Valley of Death lies the Valley of Dearth, a shortfall in capital necessary to finance global deployment at scale. A global OPIC can bring institutional investors to the rescue, say top capital strategists in New York. Michael Eckhart, the Global Head of Environmental Finance & Sustainability for Citigroup, doesn’t hang […]
In New Jersey, the National Algae Association will be hosting a Commercial Algae Production Technologies and Networking Workshop on May 1 in Fairfield, including a tour of Glenn Mills to view a commercial-scale algae extraction. The association this week issued a Final Call for Commercial Algae Production Presentations. Complete event information is available here.
