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Growth Energy: Holding RFS oversight hearings without biofuels stakeholders is unacceptable, lacks objectivity

Growth Energy: Holding RFS oversight hearings without biofuels stakeholders is unacceptable, lacks objectivity

March 20, 2016 |

In Washington, Growth Energy blasted the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Interior and the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules for an oversight hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)that  “without any biofuels stakeholders is unacceptable and defeats the very purpose of what this congressional committee […]

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ZuChem picks up SBIR grant for fermentative production methods for L-fucose

ZuChem picks up SBIR grant for fermentative production methods for L-fucose

March 20, 2016 |

In Illinois, zuChem has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institutes of Health. The grant, led by Principal Investigator Micah Shepherd, will support development of new fermentative production methods for L-fucose and other rare sugar products of interest to the life sciences industry. L-fucose is one of […]

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US ethanol production jumps to 15.16 billion gallon annual clip

US ethanol production jumps to 15.16 billion gallon annual clip

March 20, 2016 |

In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 999,000 barrels per day, or 41.96 million gallons daily. That is up 21,000 b/d from the week before and the highest total in nine weeks. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 989,000 b/d for an annualized […]

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Metalvuoto Introduces new biobased film to increase store shelf life for processed foods

Metalvuoto Introduces new biobased film to increase store shelf life for processed foods

March 20, 2016 |

In Italy, Metalvuoto have debuted a new generation of biobased flexible substrates designed to keep processed foods fresh on store shelves, based on NatureWorks’s high barrier Ingeo polymers. While Ingeo film has been used for years in fresh food packaging, this is the first application for longer shelf life foods that are increasingly packaged in […]

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Amyris Biossance launches “The Refresher” biodegradable makeup removing cloths

Amyris Biossance launches “The Refresher” biodegradable makeup removing cloths

March 20, 2016 |

In California, Biossance has released its new Refresher Makeup Removing Cloths ─ marking the fourth product announced since brand launch in June 2015. Now available at biossance.com and HSN, The Refresher is a package of biodegradable cleansing cloths enriched with an all-natural antioxidant blend of ingredients that gently remove makeup and impurities without leaving skin […]

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Thorntons to add E15 at 43 Chicago-area outlets

Thorntons to add E15 at 43 Chicago-area outlets

March 20, 2016 |

In Illinois, fuel retailer Thorntons will offer its branded E15 option, Unleaded15, at all 43 Chicago-area locations beginning this month. In response, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen issued the following statement: “We are pleased to see E15’s footprint growing throughout the country. Chicago consumers can now benefit from using a lower carbon, […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 1.09 percent to 52.94 as ethanol equities rally on oil price relief

Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 1.09 percent to 52.94 as ethanol equities rally on oil price relief

March 20, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 1.09 percent to 52.94 as ethanol equities rallied again on oil price relief. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) rocketed up 7.61 percent to $2.12, while Amyris (AMRS) rose 6.19 percent to $1.20.  Among other equities, BioAmber (BIOA) gained 7.39 percent to $4.94. […]

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No pain, no gain: A Tale of Three Companies, Pacific Ethanol, BioAmber and TerraVia at a crossroads

No pain, no gain: A Tale of Three Companies, Pacific Ethanol, BioAmber and TerraVia at a crossroads

March 17, 2016 |

In California and Canada this week, BioAmber, Pacific Ethanol and the former Solazyme reported their Q4 and year-end results, providing between them a fascinating look at the evolution in the fuels, renewable chemicals, specialty products and nutrition that make up the advanced bioeconomy. In advanced nutrition The most spectacular news of the week belonged to […]

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Based on the mother of all plants: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to TerraVia

Based on the mother of all plants: The Digest’s 2016 8-Slide Guide to TerraVia

March 17, 2016 |

The goal: Transforming Solazyme into a food, nutrition, and specialty ingredient innovation platform harnessing the power of algae: The mother of all plants and earth’s original superfood. The new company identity? TerraVia. Let’s take a look at how the new TerraVia or the transitioning Solazyme presents itself.

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Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 2.37 percent to 52.37 as ethanol equities advance strongly

Digest Bioeconomy Index jumps 2.37 percent to 52.37 as ethanol equities advance strongly

March 17, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, jumped 2.37 percent to 52.37 as ethanol equities advanced strongly. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) rallied 10.06 percent to $1.97, while BioAmber (BIOA) soared 20.10 percent to $4.60.  Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 10.95 percent to $2.33. Overall, advances led declines by […]

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