Direvo, focuses on the emerging biomass conversion industry, identifying bottlenecks and weaknesses in current industrial processes in this sector. The company develops biology-based solutions and implement those for our partners and customers, which include industrial companies both large and small. Direvo is developing a portfolio of BluZy products targeting process efficiency, yield and co-product quality. […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. We conduct R&D in the areas of biofuels and bioproducts and facilitate deployment of resulting technologies in the pulp and paper industry. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. My role is to bridge […]
With the news that Cargill has acquired OPX Bio’s fermentation-based technology, which featured a hot route to biobased paints, adhesives, diapers, and detergents — we take a look back at a DOE paper that sparked so much interest in these biobased molecules. If they handed out Platinum and Gold certification to scientific papers as we […]
Altranex process technology biofuels have key features that enable them to meet the growing demand for renewable fuel: As drop-in replacements for existing petroleum-based fuels, Altranex fuels work with existing fueling infrastructure and don’t require any change to engines. Altranex fuels use a variety of waste and virgin biological feedstock. The use of low-cost feedstock […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, fell 0.84 percent to 68.06 as chemicals tumbled. For the day, Syngenta (SYT) lost 3.36 percent to $67.04, while Codexis (CDXS) was down 4.78 percent to $4.38. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) recovered 9.61 percent to $2.51. Overall, declines led advances by a 3 […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. The Company produces a family of fuorate esters from biomass feedstock, including sugar, starch and cellulose, using a low cost thermo-chemical process. Uses include industrial solvents, plasticizers, coalescers as well as a fuel blend component for both diesel and gasoline. Tell us about […]
The Moguls of Minneapolis pick up an advantaged route to key renewable chemicals. News has filtered out from Cargill that the agricultural giant has acquired OPX Biotechnologies’ proprietary fermentation-based processes and systems. Bottom line, excepting the building, they bought essentially the entire company in an asset purchase. As is the usual practice at Fortress Cargill, terms were […]
As a frontrunner of the new forest industry UPM “leads the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and innovation-driven future.” UPM’s structure consists of the following business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Paper Asia, UPM Paper ENA (Europe and North America) and UPM Plywood. UPM uses fibre and […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, slipped 0.68 percent to 68.64 as advanced biofuels slumped. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) shed 4.07 percent to $3.77, while Aemetis (AMTX) rebounded 5.07 percent to $4.38, Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) lost 5.57 percent to $2.29. Overall, declines led advances by a 2 […]
Tell us about your company and it’s role in the Advanced Bioeconomy. As principal in Bremer Associates I recruit technical and executive talent for companies in biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and related industries. Clients range from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, with searches from specialized technical expertise to C-level leadership. Tell us about your role and […]
