“The World Starts from Tomorrow” says UN Secretary-General In France, representatives from 195 nations approved the Paris Agreement on global, coordinated response framework for climate change. Acceptance of the Agreement arrived at the end of COP 21. Paris: What it Says The signatories aimed “to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, […]
On December 11, 2015, DuPont and Dow announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals with a combined market capitalization of approximately $130 billion at announcement. Next steps The two companies will operate as independent entities until the transaction closes, […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) announced its Board of Directors, Officers and Executive Committee for 2016, elected at its December 10, 2015 annual meeting. President: Tom Brooks, Western Dubuque Biodiesel; Vice President: Eamonn Byrne, Plymouth Energy; Treasurer: Rick Schwarck, Absolute Energy; Secretary: Steve Bleyl, Green Plains, Inc.; Executive Director: Monte Shaw. Meanwhile, […]
In Florida, BioTork has created a sustainable, GMO-free, vegan omega-3 oil produced from algae. This omega-3 oil will be launched in the nutraceutical, feed and food industries worldwide as a direct replacement to fish oil. BioTork’s product is naturally evolved, not genetically modified, and therefore does not carry the GMO label. BioTork’s omega-3 oil is […]
BCC Research has released Global Markets and Technologies for Biofuel Enzymes, which forecasts a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.4% from 2015-2020, leading to a global market size of $1 billion in the end year. The report explores present and future strategies within the biofuel enzymes market, which includes amylase, cellulose, xylanase, lipase and […]
In Canada, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association released a 16-page synopsis of more than a dozen addresses at the recent Canadian Bioeconomy Summit. The synopsis team was led by Dr. Jack Saddler, and can be downloaded here.
In France, Climate Bonds and UNEP Inquiry have launched Scaling Green Bond Markets – Guide for the Public Sector during a COP21 Side Event at Shearman & Sterling Paris office. The Guide is the result of a partnership between the Climate Bonds Initiative and the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 993,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.71 million gallons daily. That is up 37,000 b/d from the week before and the third-highest output rate on record. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 983,000 b/d for an annualized […]
In Germany, Ufop is reporting that “Lethargy returns” in the rapeseed market. “Following several weeks of a lethargic cash market, early-December 2015 rapeseed sales were slightly up based on rising bids and somewhat increased supply,” the group writes. “Above all, the 2016 crop was discussed fairly frequently at the beginning of December and contracts were […]
In Colorado, Gevo closed a $10 million offering of common stock. Cowen & Company’s Jeffrey Osborne writes: Funds raised through the equity offering will be used to execute capex at the company’s Luverne facilities. After having settled ongoing legal issues with Butamax in the previous quarter, Gevo is poised to ramp up isobutanol production for […]
