In California, Amyris and India’s Ipca Laboratories have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish an agreement for Amyris to supply a key starting material for an active pharmaceutical ingredient to Ipca. This initial ingredient is expected to enable Ipca to more reliably and cost effectively compete with other manufacturers in the production of […]
In Germany, rapeseed prices have risen sharply over the month on firm Paris prices and buoyant demand from processors, according to the latest data from UFOP. The group adds that supply in the cash market is scarce despite higher bids, while fears of crop failures caused by drought reduce producers’ interest in closing contracts. Demand […]
In Brazil, UNICA is reporting that mills in Brazil’s South Central region processed 40.10 million tons of sugarcane during second-half May, representing a 5.53% increase from the 38.00 million tons crushed during the same period last year. From the start of the 2015/2016 season through end-May, the crush totaled 114.28 million tons, compared to 117.31 […]
In Finland, the world’s leading producer of renewable fuels, Neste is going Google by introducing Google Drive for Work services to its personnel globally. Being at the forefront of technology development Neste is taking the next step in creating an environment for innovation and enabling new ways of working. At the same time Google is […]
In Iowa, America’s Renewable Future (ARF) has publicly released a diverse coalition of partners that includes Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Iowa Corn Growers, Growth Energy, and POET among many others. ARF released the following statement: “We have a growing coalition of organizations and companies who have partnered with us to ensure that clean, secure, American […]
In Washington, according to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 992,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.66 million gallons daily. That is up 20,000 b/d from the week before and tied for the highest weekly average on record. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 973,000 b/d for an […]
In France, Global Bioenergies obtained €1.4M in new financing from Bpifrance on the Isobutene program, via a “Zero Percent Interest Innovation Loan” (Pret a Taux Zero Innovation) from Bpifrance to adapt its isobutene process to certain specific industrial environments. This financing, which allows Global Bioenergies to strengthen its leadership in the field of fermentative isobutene, […]
Tell us about your company and its role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More than 100 years ago, UOP started developing and licensing technology for the refining industry, and the company has since invented solutions for the petrochemical, gas processing and renewable fuel industries. Our groundbreaking renewable fuel technologies produce drop-in diesel, jet fuel and liquid […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, lost 0.63 percent to 67.30 as chemicals waned. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) shed 5.26 percent to $1.98, while Dyadic (DYAI) rebounded 5.56 percent to $0.95. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) advanced 2.76 percent to $3.35. Overall, declines led advances by a 2 to […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. Helping in the process of finding underutilized bio-mass materials Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Our Annual plan does consider bio-mass material as one of its elements. Most of this bio mass is […]
