The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 1.24 percent to 54.87 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Biox (BX.T) rallied 12.96 percent to $0.61, while Aemetis (AMTX) surged 10.08 percent to $2.84. Among other equities, Novozymes (NZMB) gained 5.123 percent to $48.13. Overall, advances and declines were even […]
By Zoltán Szabó, Special to The Digest The sustainability aspects of transport fuels are in the spotlight this year in Brussels as a number of key files make their way through the process, namely the Energy Union package, the new Renewable Energy Directive, a communication on transport decarbonisation, and the bioenergy sustainability policy. Correct carbon accounting, […]
By Dick Roche, former Irish Minister for Environment and EU Affairs Special to The Digest When the EU Commission produced its 2012 proposal to cap at 5% the contribution crop-based biofuels can make under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the logic of the Commission’s position was widely questioned. Critics, including this writer, challenged the extraordinary […]
Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic ethanol, is flexible to be used to convert different feedstocks on a regional basis, for example corn stover in North America, bagasse in South America or wheat straw in Europe and can be adapted to various plant concepts. The production […]
Overall, the BIO mood differed by BIO sector. For foods and proteins, it feels like boom times as companies are raising substantial amounts of money and we see companies like Calysta moving ahead fast with its protein product, FeedKind — while TerraVia (the former Solazyme) has brought in a whole group of name-brand food investors […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 0.39 percent to 54.20 as advanced bio edged upwards. For the day, Codexis (CDXS) rallied 4.67 percent to $3.36, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 4.45 percent to $2.58. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) shed 5.30 percent to $1.43. Overall, advances led declines by […]
At the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology in San Diego, Avantium revealed the closing of a new financing round of €20 million led by PMV, an independent investment company for Flanders, with investments also by FPIM, a Belgian Federal Holding and Investment Company, and Avantium’s existing shareholders. The funds will be used to commercialize the […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rose 1.28 percent to 53.99 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Global Bioenergies (ALGBE.PA) jumped 10.47 percent to $23.31, while Aemetis (AMTX) gained 6.93 percent to $2.47. Among other equities, Monsanto (MON) rebounded 4.84 percent to $93.27. Overall, advances led declines by […]
In Ontario, Comet Biorefining has signed an off-take agreement with bio-succinic acid producer BioAmber for cellulosic dextrose from Comet’s upcoming first commercial plant in Sarnia, Ontario. The dextrose will be produced from agricultural residues using Comet’s innovative technology. The agreement also provides increasing shape to the development of an biobased industrial cluster in the Sarnia […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rose 0.64 percent to 53.31 as large caps advanced. For the day, Global Bioenergies (ALGBE.PA) jumped 5.61 percent to $21.10, while BioAMber (BIOA) gained 8.54 percent to $4.45. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) dropped 6.45 percent to $0.58. Overall, advances led declines by […]
