In Canada, a High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport. The ICAO discussions have been gathering pace since the UN specialised aviation agency agreed to the development of an economic mechanism at its Assembly in […]
In Washington, Keith Holmes, President and Owner of CK Motorsports in Nunica, Michigan and a Certified Mercury Marine Racing Technician told US lawmakers that ““We work on a wide variety of racing engines for watercraft, and they run at their absolute best on a high-octane ethanol blend. Ethanol burns cleaner and cooler. Since the introduction […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association’s E85 Wholesale Price Listing Program is showing E85 prices as low as $0.79 per gallon, compared to $1.36 for E10 and $1.59 for ethanol-free gasoline. The IRFA publishes Monday’s wholesale E85 prices every Tuesday. E85 is defined in state law as a blend of between 70 and 85 […]
In Germany, UFOP is reporting that the coming marketing year’s demand for soybeans is set to outpace production by approximately 4 million tonnes. This is the outcome of the preliminary USDA estimate. Nevertheless, supply to the market will be more than sufficient, as ending stocks are expected to decline by 74 million tonnes to 68 […]
In France, Deinove and Toulouse White Biotechnology are collaborating with the MetaToul platform (INSA-LISBP Toulouse and MetaboHUB national infrastructure) headed by Prof. Jean-Charles Portais, aiming to map the metabolic fluxes of the Deinococcus chassis, i.e. to create an inventory of all the potentialities of the microorganism in the production of molecules of interest. This mapping, both […]
In Switzerland, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials has launched a range of investment and general advisory services in support of its range of sustainability solutions to ensure biomaterials are ethical, sustainable, and credibly- sourced. The global multi-stakeholder coalition said that it would now offer technical and strategic advice; hands-on implementation; staff training; and research to […]
In the EU, the European bioeconomy is generating 18.3 million jobs and driving €2.1 trillion in annual revenue in the E28, says nova-insitut, in a report for the Bio-based Industries Consortium. If we had any doubt about the EU’s commitment to moving forward, we saw that the Danish Minister for Business & Growth and the Minister […]
In Washington, news arrived from Advanced Biofuels USA that the “Defense Department Budget put together by Republican leadership would stop the US Navy from buying biofuels for the Fleet. This would end the “Great Green Fleet” and related projected that Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has heroically pushed despite great opposition.” The Def Con […]
In California, Renewable materials company Stora Enso and specialty chemicals company Rennovia Inc. have announced a joint development and license agreement to cooperate on bio-based chemicals development. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will cooperate to develop processes for bio-based chemicals of interest to Stora Enso, employing Rennovia’s high-throughput catalyst discovery infrastructure […]
By Mahmood Ebadian, Ph.D. Special to The Digest Regardless of the type of industry, the primary goal of any supply chain is to fulfill the customers’ needs efficiently and effectively over the lifetime of the business. An efficient supply chain is capable of maximizing the use of resources across the supply chain as planned while […]
