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4 minutes with… Susan Seagren, Director, AMCREF Community Capital

4 minutes with… Susan Seagren, Director, AMCREF Community Capital

July 27, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. AMCREF invests in projects and business located in the Southern U.S. that generate high quality jobs and provide environmental benefits. We provide low cost capital via a federal program called New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) to increase private investment in low income communities, […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index drops to new 6-year low of 58.36 as enzymes tumble

Digest Bioeconomy Index drops to new 6-year low of 58.36 as enzymes tumble

July 27, 2015 |

The Digest Equity Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, shed 0.93 percent to a 6-year low of 58.36 as enzyme equities tumbled sharply. For the day, Dyadic (DYAI) lost 4.94 percent to $0.96, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rose 3.27 percent to $7.57. Among other equities, Biox (BX.T) dumped 8.33 percent to $0.88. Overall, […]

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The Hot 40 and Hot 50 for 2015-16! Nominations open for annual Advanced Bioeconomy rankings

The Hot 40 and Hot 50 for 2015-16! Nominations open for annual Advanced Bioeconomy rankings

July 27, 2015 |

Who will be #1 – who will get your vote? Photo Voting expanded – special bonus votes for most original artwork. In Florida, The Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy and the 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Voting Rules Voting will be open […]

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What’s U(o)P at UOP? The Renewables story, revealed.

What’s U(o)P at UOP? The Renewables story, revealed.

July 27, 2015 |

As hairdressers are to the stars, so is UOP to the refining industry — or, just maybe, the industry’s Intel Inside, and a good source of insight about where the renewable fuels and chemicals industry is going. Let’s see. Trouble is, we’re so used to hearing about projects that we don’t always hear about the magic […]

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The 50 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Stories of the Year

The 50 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Stories of the Year

July 26, 2015 |

Here are the 50 most-read stories, out of the 3,400 we covered last year in The Digest. 1  Where are we with algae biofuels? The page view champ this year, clocking in at 17,821 reads — though the “algae fuels” story is starting to look like a verse out of the song “In the year 2525”. […]

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The Digest’s 8th Birthday Special Issue

The Digest’s 8th Birthday Special Issue

July 26, 2015 |

8 years ago, The Digest debuted with two subscribers and an idea. On July 27th, The Digest turns eight, putting us somewhere around the third grade. Which is how we feel when confronted with the complexity and creativity of industrial biotechnology and the advanced bioeconomy: The awe of youth, and a near-constant desire to hit the books and […]

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Biogas! The big cellulosic fuel breakthrough?

Biogas! The big cellulosic fuel breakthrough?

July 26, 2015 |

Already, biogas as a renewable fuel is accounting for 90% of all cellulosic RIN production under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Food and paper manufacturers, ethanol & biodiesel plants, cities, landfill operators, and animal feeding operations stand to benefit.  How does it work? We spoke with EcoEngineers CEO, Shashi Menon. It’s the “quiet monster” that’s turning […]

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The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 7/27/15: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 7/27/15: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

July 26, 2015 |

New and improved! Now, with D5 advanced biofuels RINs. The Digest’s Dashboard is a convenient “news you can use” 5-Minute summary of current markets including key commodity prices, relevant futures, bioenergy-related stocks, and historical equities data. Latest prices – key commodities. Most recent commodity closing prices, and price changes, for NYMEX’s crude oil, Brent Crude, Ultra-Low […]

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“The Time Is Ripe” for a renewable chemical production tax credit

“The Time Is Ripe” for a renewable chemical production tax credit

July 26, 2015 |

By Corinne Young, Chief Advocate and Michele Jalbert, Chief Operating Officer of the Renewable Chemicals and Advanced Materials Alliance (re:chem) Special to The Digest While naysayers contend changing the US tax code is implausible, we at the Renewable Chemical and Advanced Materials Alliance (re:chem), see possibility –  in fact, necessity – to ensure US global […]

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American Green Ventures debuts SpillFix organic hazardous liquid absorbent to North America

American Green Ventures debuts SpillFix organic hazardous liquid absorbent to North America

July 26, 2015 |

In North Carolina, American Green Ventures has launched SpillFix Industrial Organic Absorbent in the United States and Canada. Made of 100 percent renewable organic material, SpillFix instantly absorbs hazardous liquid spills on contact including oils, fuels, solvents, paints and chemicals, enabling faster, cleaner, safer and more effective clean up with minimal downtime. SpillFix is made […]

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