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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
