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Special China Report: 10 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Stories in China and Taiwan

Special China Report: 10 Top Advanced Bioeconomy Stories in China and Taiwan

July 16, 2015 |

The 10 Biggest Advanced Bioeconomy stories of the year we reported from the world’s second-biggest economic region. 1. DuPont, New Tianlong Industry Co. ink Cellulosic Ethanol pact; China’s first Advanced Renewable Fuel Project on the way In July 2015, DuPont and Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry Co. announced a licensing agreement to begin the development […]

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DuPont, New Tianlong Industry ink pact to bring cellulosic biofuels to China

DuPont, New Tianlong Industry ink pact to bring cellulosic biofuels to China

July 16, 2015 |

30 Mgy plant envisioned, expected to be commissioned before the decade’s end. First for China and DuPont. In China, DuPont and Jilin Province New Tianlong Industry Co. announced a licensing agreement to begin the development of China’s largest cellulosic ethanol facility. Like this week’s Pluto fly-by, China’s Jilin province may feel like a long ways away for a lot of […]

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4 minutes with… Mahmood Ebadian, Founder, Biomass Supply Chain Consulting

4 minutes with… Mahmood Ebadian, Founder, Biomass Supply Chain Consulting

July 15, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Biomass Supply Chain Consulting Ltd. specializes in the application of decision science to help its clients make more informed strategic, tactical and operational decisions across the biomass supply chain. Expertise includes simulation and optimization modeling, sensitivity analysis, scenario-based analysis, and feasibility studies. The […]

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GO Resources to commercialize high-tech, super high oleic safflower oil

GO Resources to commercialize high-tech, super high oleic safflower oil

July 15, 2015 |

More oleic acid than any commercial crop. Renewable alternative to petroleum-based raw materials with multiple applications in the biolubricants, biochemical and bioplastics industries.  In Australia, GO Resources has entered into an exclusive worldwide licence with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to commercialize its technology to produce super high oleic safflower oil for the high-value industrial oil market. […]

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Corbion: The Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

Corbion: The Digest’s 2015 5-Minute Guide

July 15, 2015 |

Corbion has over 80 years of experience in fermentation and downstream processing, is the global market leader in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives and lactides, and a leading company in functional blends containing enzymes, emulsifiers, minerals and vitamins. The company delivers high performance biobased products made from renewable resources and applied in global markets such […]

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Biofuels Digest Index drops to 63.10 as ethanol equities tumble

Biofuels Digest Index drops to 63.10 as ethanol equities tumble

July 15, 2015 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.24 percent to 63.10 as ethanol equities tumbled. For the day, Green Plains (GPRE) fell 4.33 percent to $26.05, while Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) slid 3.38 percent to $9.42. Among other equities, Syngenta (SYT) recovered 2.82 percent to $84.58. Overall, declines led advances by […]

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4 minutes with… Jason Force, CEO, Iron Goat

4 minutes with… Jason Force, CEO, Iron Goat

July 14, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Iron Goat is an agricultural robotics company with an innovative direct-to-pellet harvester technology. Our role in the advanced bioeconomy is to provide a method to lower the harvest process cost going from energy grasses to pellet feedstock. In most cases we can produce […]

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ABLC NEXT returns to San Francisco: The complete 2015 inside guide

ABLC NEXT returns to San Francisco: The complete 2015 inside guide

July 14, 2015 |

A total immersion in the advanced bioeconomy’s cutting edge, hottest companies, winning strategies and brightest thinkers. Forget then, forget now, NEXT is back in focus. ABLC NEXT that is — November 2-5, 2015 – the 12th Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference. Conference sessions Nov 3-4. Special aviation fuel “breakthroughs” in focus. 8 National Labs in a […]

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Biofuels Digest Index reaches 63.89 as enzymes rock

Biofuels Digest Index reaches 63.89 as enzymes rock

July 14, 2015 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.50 percent to 63.89 as enzymes rocked. For the day, Gevo (GEVO) gave up early-week gains, falling 11.20 percent to $2.30, while Neste Oil (NTOIF) jumped 5.98 percent to $26.75. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) soared 10.10 percent to $1.09. Overall, advances led […]

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2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners announced

2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Winners announced

July 13, 2015 |

In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge awards have been made to Algenol, Hybrid Coating Technologies/Nanotech Industries, LanzaTech, SOLTEX, Renmatix and Professor Eugene Chen of Colorado State University, for  innovative solutions that “reduce the use of energy, hazardous chemicals and water, while cutting manufacturing costs and sparking investments, […]

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