The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 2.17 percent to 54.14 as chemicals soared. For the day, DuPont (DD) jumped 7.66 percent after a CEO shift, while BioAmber (BIOA) rocked up 11.30 percent to $7.29 on scale-up success news. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) rallied 7.25 percent to $2.96. Overall, […]
Remainder of the production plant goes to auction next week In Iowa, a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group has received approval from a Mississippi court to purchase certain equipment at the KiOR Columbus, LLC production facility. Under the approved asset purchase agreement, REG Synthetic Fuels, LLC paid $1.5M, plus certain expenses related to equipment preparation, […]
Negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership reach a draft agreement; countries head home to what, for many, will be a tough sell. What is the TPP, why the controversy over a treade deal, how big, who’s impacted, and what’s the deal for the advanced bioeconomy. The Digest investigates. The biggest expansion of free trade in a […]
In Delaware, DuPont announced that Ellen Kullman is stepping down as chair and CEO — independent director Edward Breen will take the roles on an interim basis while a search is undertaken for a new CEO. The news came as DuPont announced a reduction in projected 2nd half earnings from $).75 to $0.40, compared to […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, gained 1.63 percent to 52.99 as large caps rallied. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) rebounded 6.15 percent to $2.76, while Abengoa (ABGB) surged 10.27 percent to $5.26. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) gained 5.21 percent to $2.02. Overall, advances led declines 7 to […]
By Joshua Belcher and David McCullough, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – Special to The Digest. Over the past decade, the market for carbon offsets has waxed and waned with the likelihood of a mandatory greenhouse gas reduction program being passed into law. Carbon offsets are credits that are generated through avoiding the emission of greenhouse gases—primarily by protecting […]
Ultra-secret yeast tech also exceeding expectations in yield, productivity and quality, BioAmber reports. Baby Sarnia checks in at 60 million pounds, no ounces, doing fine. In Canada, BioAmber’s Sarnia joint venture with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. has begun shipping bio-succinic acid to customers and is operating its manufacturing process at commercial scale, meeting a significant company […]
Here are the photo votes received for Zymergen in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
Here are the photo votes received for Tyton BioEnergy Systems in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
Here are the photo votes received for Silicolife in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
