The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rose 1.49 percent to 54.66 as enzymes rocked. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) dumped 19.40 percent to $2.02, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) swooned 8.15 percent to $4.51. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) soared 68.42 percent to $1.60 on news of a DuPont deal. […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, fell 1.55 percent to 53.86 as enzymes dipped. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) lost 6.65 percent to $4.91, while Abengoa (ABGB) rallied 9.38 percent to $5.83. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) shed 5.00 percent to $0.95. Overall, declines led advances by a […]
Minnesota Awards $26 Million to Fund Sweetwater’s Biochemical Facility In Minnesota, Sweetwater Energy has received commitment for $26 million in long-term loans from the state of Minnesota to construct a biochemical production facility near Mountain Iron in northeastern Minnesota. The $53M facility will use local timber to produce high-value industrial alcohol and activated carbon. The […]
In the Digest’s Mirror US Presidential Election, focused on bioeconomy voters in the weeks leading up to the actual Iowa Caucuses, Ben Carson won the Iowa Republican caucuses and Hillary Clinton took the Iowa Democratic caucuses. In our winner-take all system, we have awarded 30 delgates to Ben Carson and 46 to Hillary Clinton. Complete […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.27 percent to 54.71 as chemical equities rallied. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) dumped 10.94 percent to $1.71, while Aemetis (AMTX) dropped 6.94 percent to $2.62. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) surged 12.01 percent to $2.61. Overall, advances led declines by […]
In Washington, the National Corn Growers Association and the U.S. Grains Council today pledged their support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a day after the full text was released by the White House. Both NCGA and USGC will spend the coming weeks analyzing the full text of the agreement to understand its impact on […]
In Tennessee, a hybrid optical microscope/mass spectrometry-based imaging system developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory operates under ambient conditions and requires no pretreatment of samples to analyze chemical compounds with sub-micron resolution.Researchers noted that the resolution of less than one micron is essential to accurately differentiate and distinguish between polymers […]
In Florida, Protec is discounting E15 fuel by 15 cents a gallons and E85 by 85 cents a gallon in a launch promotion at its Kissimmee, Florida Citgo location. In addition, Protec Fuel is welcomed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Mid-State Energy’s Kissimmee Citgo E15 and E85 retail station last week as […]
