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Coons, Moran, Poe, Thompson reintroduce Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act of 2015

Coons, Moran, Poe, Thompson reintroduce Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act of 2015

June 27, 2015 |

In Washington, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) for reintroducing the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act of 2015 (S.1656 and H.R.2883).  This bill “levels the playing field” according to its sponsors, “by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to a decades-old corporate structure […]

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Atlantic Biodiesel Opens Biodiesel plant in Ontario 

Atlantic Biodiesel Opens Biodiesel plant in Ontario 

June 27, 2015 |

In Ontario, Atlantic Biodiesel officially opened of its new, state-of-the-art renewable fuel facility in Welland, Ontario, which will produce 170 million litres of renewable, clean-burning biodiesel and 15 million litres of high-grade glycerin per year. The facility produces biofuel suitable for cold weather applications and is situated near infrastructure that provides storage as well as […]

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Amyris & Dinaco ink Reseller pact for Neossance Cosmetic Ingredients in Brazil

Amyris & Dinaco ink Reseller pact for Neossance Cosmetic Ingredients in Brazil

June 27, 2015 |

In California, Amyris, and Dinaco Importacao Comercio announced an exclusive re-seller agreement for Amyris’s Neossance cosmetic ingredients in Brazil. Dinaco will purchase and exclusively re-sell Amyris’s Neossance Squalane and Neossance Hemisqualane products throughout Brazil. Neossance Hemisqualane is an innovative light emollient with high spreadability that is ideal for natural cosmetic formulations. It is a replacement […]

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Green Plains Partners raises $150M in IPO

Green Plains Partners raises $150M in IPO

June 27, 2015 |

In Nebraska, Green Plains Partners LP announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests at a public offering price of $15.00 per common unit. The common units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “GPP” on June 26, 2015. In […]

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Biofuels Digest Index drops to 66.33 as advanced biofuels weaken

Biofuels Digest Index drops to 66.33 as advanced biofuels weaken

June 27, 2015 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, dropped 1.12 percent to 66.33 as advanced biofuels weakened. For the day, Green Plains (GPRE) slumped 8.45 percent to $27.62 after a spin-out unit completed an IPO, while Dyadic (DYAI) rallied 4.76 percent to $1.10.  Among other equities, Amyris (AMRS) dropped 5.66 percent to […]

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4 Minutes with…Gerard Brandon, CEO, Cellulac

4 Minutes with…Gerard Brandon, CEO, Cellulac

June 27, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Cellulac has combined a biochemical and fluid dynamic engineering platform that removes 7 MW of energy out of the production of Lactic Acid, PolyLactic Acid, and Ethyl Lactate. Applications for use include: (i) as a bio-degradable plastic ingredient; (ii) food packaging industry; and, […]

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The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 6/29/15: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 6/29/15: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

June 27, 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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4 minutes with… Brett Hulsey, President and Founder, Better Environmental Solutions

4 minutes with… Brett Hulsey, President and Founder, Better Environmental Solutions

June 25, 2015 |

Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. For the last 10 years, our award-winning company worked to save lives, jobs and money. We help companies build to cutting edge technologies that reduce pollution and solve key problems around the world. Our Cellulose Prairie report showed the Midwest is the Saudi Arabia of […]

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Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 67.08 despite an enzymes surge

Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 67.08 despite an enzymes surge

June 25, 2015 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 67.08 despite an enzymes surge. For the day, Dyadic (DYAI) rallied 10.64 percent to $1.05, while Solazyme (SZYM) dropped 3.64 percent to $3.44. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) slipped 3.11 percent to $4.36. Overall, advances led declines by a 3 to […]

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EPA hearings on Renewable Fuel Standard:  Testimony of Steve Murphy, GM, POET Biorefining-Laddonia & POET Biorefining – Macon

EPA hearings on Renewable Fuel Standard: Testimony of Steve Murphy, GM, POET Biorefining-Laddonia & POET Biorefining – Macon

June 25, 2015 |

Good afternoon, My name is Steve Murphy and I am the General Manager for two POET Biorefining plants. One is located in Laddonia, Missouri and the other in Macon, MO. These are 2 of the 27 POET plants in the country. Between these two plants we have 90 full-time employees who together worked to produce […]

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