In this two-part series, we look at the IPO market for industrial biotech stocks. Who’s up, who’s down, who’s in the queue, and where might all this take us? Plus, an important update from Coskata. In Part I, today, we look at the performance of the six IPOs to date in the aftermarket, the Ceres […]
By Jim Stewart, Chairman, BioEnergy Producers Association Last Sunday’s Super Bowl brought a reminder of that familiar adage, “Keep Your Eye on the Ball.” In America’s quest for alternative and renewable energy, the “ball” is national security and energy independence. All other issues pale by comparison. Let’s not lose sight of a critical fact: America’s […]
In Nebraska, Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) announced 2011 earnings of $38.4 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $48.0 million or $1.51 per diluted share in 2010. Revenues were $3.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $2.1 billion in 2010. For Q4, net income was $13.3 million, compared to […]
In Texas, Dow and Teknor Apex announced a joint market development agreement for flexible vinyl in several application areas. Under a joint Collaboration Agreement, Teknor Apex was granted exclusive marketing rights in North America for flexible vinyl compounds containing Dow ECOLIBRIUM bio-based Plasticizers in certain applications such as consumer and industrial products, certain medical devices, […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, slipped 0.45 percent to 75.43 as CDXS weighed down the Index after missing consensus earnings forecasts. For the day, ADM gained 2.08 percent to $30.42, while Amyris (AMRS) dropped 6.04 percent to $9.02. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) plunged 15.41 percent to $5.05. Overall, […]
The US Navy, and a group of international airlines, struggle to foster sustainable, affordable aviation biofuels — the Navy for warfighting, the airlines for carbon-fighting. New thinking in finance may finally clear the runways for take-off. While most of the United States was focused on the 2012 Super Bowl, the CSPAN television network snuck a […]
In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the full line-up of speakers for “Military and Aviation Biofuels Markets”, a special one-day session at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington DC. ABLC runs from April 205, 2012 at the Capital Hilton – Military and Aviation Biofuels Markets” will be held on Thursday, April 5th. The special session […]
Codexis (CDXS) In California, Codexis announced a 16% year-over-year gain in 2011 revenues to $123.9 million, and a loss of $16.6 million, or $0.46 per share, compared to a loss of $8.5 million in 2010. On a non-GAAP basis, Adjusted EBITDA was $4.3 million for fiscal 2011 compared to $9.9 million for fiscal 2010. Codexis […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, was flat at 75.77 despite an advanced biofuels tumble. For the day, ADM gained 0.68 percent to $29.80, while Amyris (AMRS) fell 8.05 percent to $9.60. Among other equities, Rentech (RTK) advanced 5.43 percent to $1.94. Overall, advances and declines were even for the […]
In Washington, the DOE will conduct a webinar documenting the outcomes of a recently held roadmapping workshop on advanced hydrocarbon biofuel production from lignocellulosic materials. The webinar is scheduled for tomorrow, February 9th, 2:30-5pm ET. The new roadmap will highlight research barriers to the commercial development of technologies that are necessary to generate carbohydrate and […]
