The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, regained 0.62 percent to close at 58.72 as advanced biofuels were up. For the day, Dyadic (DYAI) lost 6.26 percent to $0.90, while Solazyme (SZYM) rebounded sharply, up 7.72 percent to $2.65. Among other equities, Green Plains (GPRE) advanced 3.59 percent to $23.65. Overall, […]
Is there anyone left on Planet Earth not making biobased succinic acid, or running for the US Republican presidential nomination? In succinic, though, there might be several winners. Reverdia CEO Marcel Lubben helps us to understand the broad applications and markets in an exclusive interview with The Digest. Ah, grashopper, you might have thought that “Seeking success […]
In Germany, Agrimoney is reporting on the USDA report, isssued out of The Hague, predicting a stagnation in biofuels unless there is some postive moment on improt tariffs — the report noting, critically, that the EU has been walling itself off from interamtional markers with a series of -anti-dumping measures. Critics from exporting nations have […]
In Ireland, Research and Markets is projecting a pine-derived chemicals market, in terms of value, of $4.8 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of around 4.7 % from 2015 to 2020. That’s the headline from R&M’s new ”Pine-Derived Chemicals Market by Type (TOFA, TOR, Gum Turpentine, Gum Rosin, Pitch, Sterols), Application (Paints & Coatings, Adhesives […]
A report in the Wall Street Journal fingered Malaysian grower Felda for a series of migrant worker abuses on Malaysian plantations — with explosive charges from workers of human trafficking. “They buy and sell us like cattle,” a Bangladeshi worker was quoted in the report. The Rainforest Action Network is using the report to highlight […]
In Washington, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy addressed the Corn Congress and said that ““you might’ve heard we’re trying to shrink or kill this [RFS] program. But the truth is, we’re committed to growing it. The volumes we’ve proposed for 2015 and 2016 are designed to bust through the blend wall.” She added that “our proposed […]
In Ireland, Research and Markets analysts forecast a huge 68.25 CAGR of 68.25% over the period 2014-2019 for the bio-based PET market, which is the explosive takeaway headline from their “Global Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market 2015-2019” report. R&M also focused in on “a growing trend of textile manufacturers acquiring strategic stakes in the supplier […]
In Florida, The Digest announced six additions and nine drops from the Digest Equity Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks. Corbion, Deinove, Global Bioenergies, Green Plains Partners, UPM and Waste Management were added to the Index, while Algae.Tec, BP, Ceres, Eni, Green Earth Technologies, OriginClear, Shell, Total and Valero were dropped. “Some […]
In Washington, representatives from Fuels America and other advocates for “clean, secure, American energy” delivered over 200,000 comments to the EPA in support of a strong final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard. This show of grassroots support comes on the final day of the comment period, and after widespread grassroots voices have come out […]
In Colorado, a team of resaerchers led by Douglas R. Kauffman and including Jay Thakkar, Rajan Siva, Christopher Matranga, Paul Ohodnicki, Chenjie Zeng, and Rongchao Jin, writing in ACS, focused in on the production of industrially-relevant chemicals from CO2, using renewable energy inputs. “We utilize Au25 nanoclusters as renewably powered CO2 conversion electrocatalysts with CO2 […]
