The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 1.06 percent to 67.33 as advanced biofuels slumped. For the day, BASF (BAS.F) shed 3.20 percent to $86.25, while Dyadic (DYAI) dumped 5.79 percent to $1.14. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) lost 3.49 percent to $3.60. Overall, declines led advances by a 2 […]
80,000 lost jobs through “EPA’s delays in rule making”, according to new analysis In Washington, EPA’s delays in rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) over the past two years have caused an estimated $13.7 billion shortfall in investment in advanced and cellulosic biofuels as a result, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) finds in an analysis released this […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.05 despite an advanced biofuels jump. For the day, Syngenta (SYT) gave back 7.65 percent to $71.96, while Ceres (CERE) soared 12.24 percent to $1.90. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) rocketed up 7.22 percent to $4.90. Overall, declines led advances by […]
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By Brent Erickson, Executive Vice-President, Biotechnology Industry Organization, and Head, Industrial & Environmental Section EPA’s April announcement that it will re-propose the 2014 RFS volume obligations along with the 2015 and 2016 rules provides an opportunity for the agency to get this vital program back on track. To move forward, EPA must recognize that the […]
By Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., special to The Digest In the first installment of this series, I wrote about how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates products. In this article, we will look across a manufacturing process. TSCA applies to chemical substances that are used for purposes other than food, food additives, animal feed, […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 68.01 despite a large cap surge. For the day, Syngenta (SYT) soared 16.23 percent to $77.92, while BioAMber (BIOA) tumbled 16.75 prcent to $8.75. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) slipped 5.30 percent to $1.25. Overall, advances led declines by a 4 […]
