Corbion recorded a solid quarter despite COVID-19 with an organic net sales increase of 5.2%, volume driven with core activities like sustainable food solutions and lactic acid & specialties performing well. Biopolymers didn’t do so well, however, thanks to postponements in elective surgeries due to the pandemic and lactic acid due to the Total Corbion PLA […]
From Europe comes news that major hydrogen project developers including ACWA Power, CWP Renewables, Envision, Iberdrola, Ørsted, Snam, and Yara have joined hands to scale-up green hydrogen production 50-fold in 6 years in a bid to slash the production cost to below $2 per kilo. This report from the Hydrogen Council has focused on $2 […]
Anyone facing a carbon target or price wants to capture carbon. The advanced players are turning towards carbon capture and use — as a way to pay for carbon capture and a place to put it for the long-term. What’s working, how, where and why? Peter Styring from University of Sheffield shared the answers with us on […]
Also in Washington, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act, legislation that will create an allocated tax credit for production of qualifying renewable chemicals from biomass or investment in production facilities. Applicants for the tax credit would be evaluated on job creation, innovation, environmental benefits, commercial viability, and […]
It’s been a striking 24 hours in the nation’s capital, with news emerging last night from numerous major media outlets that former US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be nominated to lead USDA again in the Biden Administration. Vilsack served as Secretary of Agriculture from 2009 through 2017 and was governor of Iowa between […]
In Quebec, Enerkem, Shell, Suncor and Proman have proposed the construction of an $669 million biofuel plant in Varennes, Québec, in partnership with the Québec and Canadian governments. The project would use more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste and wood waste to produce nearly 125 million litres of biofuels, and would include construction of […]
By Rachael Z. Ardanuy, Esq., Cannabis Business Attorney and Member of Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, authorized the production of hemp pursuant to USDA and state regulation, and guarantees that hemp can be moved in interstate and […]
Did you miss DigestConnect last week? That means you missed how Amyris makes their biobased zero-calorie sweetener, but have no fear, The Digest is here! Check out this slide guide from Jim Iacoponi of Amyris on how they get it done, how they trained an organism to make it fast enough that it’s commercially feasible […]
In the Netherlands, news broke that the National Programme Groningen has confirmed a $9 million (€7.5 million) grant award to Avantium N.V to support the construction of a 5 kilotonnes FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) flagship plant, to be built in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. This grant is part of a €30 million financing mix that Avantium and […]
By Teemu Jutila, Director of Engineering & Products, Auramarine Special to The Digest The marine fuel market is developing and expanding at an unprecedented rate, set against the backdrop of IMO decarbonisation targets; 50% reduction in emissions from 2008 levels by 2050, and a minimum reduction in carbon intensity per transport work of 40% by […]
