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The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 12/22/14: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

The Advanced Bioeconomy Dashboard for 12/22/14: equities, fuels, chemicals, and feedstock prices and data

December 21, 2014 |

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 Sulphur Diesel, Natural Gas, RBOB gasoline, and Ethylene; ethanol […]

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Biofuels Digest Index rebounds to 62.95 as enzyme equities jump

Biofuels Digest Index rebounds to 62.95 as enzyme equities jump

December 21, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded strongly, up 3.04 percent to 62.95 as enzyme equities jumped.  For the day, Neste Oil (NTOIF) rallied 22.08 percent to $24.11, while OriginOil (OOIL) soared 43.09 percent to $0.16. Among other equities, Dyadic (DYAI) rose 19.00 percent to $1.19. Overall, advances led declines […]

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4 minutes with…Dr. Isaac Berzin, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Qualitas Health

4 minutes with…Dr. Isaac Berzin, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Qualitas Health

December 21, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. Qualitas Health develops nutrition ingredients based on microalgae using proprietary technologies for strain selection, sustainable algae farming, harvesting and oil processing. The first product, Almega PL, is already on the US market. It is an EPA-rich omega-3 oil, containing phospholipids and glycolipids to […]

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REG, Neste Oil Settle US, Singapore IP lawsuits

REG, Neste Oil Settle US, Singapore IP lawsuits

December 19, 2014 |

In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group and Neste Oil have entered into a Settlement and License Agreement whereby the parties have settled Neste’s US patent infringement lawsuit against REG and REG’s Singapore patent infringement lawsuit against Neste and REG has licensed certain Neste Oil NEXBTL technology and intellectual property rights for use at REG Geismar. REG […]

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BNDES OKs $116M in financing for Abengoa cellulosic ethanol plant in Sao Paulo State

BNDES OKs $116M in financing for Abengoa cellulosic ethanol plant in Sao Paulo State

December 19, 2014 |

In Brazil, the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved $223.38 in financing for four sugarcane projects. The largest announced financing is for Abengoa Bioenergy SA Agribusiness, which will receive $116.8M to implement its second-generation ethanol plant. The new project will be integrated with the Usina São Luiz first-generation ethanol plant in Pirassununga, in São Paulo […]

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4 minutes with… Dr. Indresh Mathur, Director, Research and Development, Haltermann Solutions

4 minutes with… Dr. Indresh Mathur, Director, Research and Development, Haltermann Solutions

December 18, 2014 |

Tell us about your organization and it’s role in the advanced bioeconomy. My company is in the business of supplying Test and Reference fuels and other special fuels to the automotive, aviation, and space industry. Tell us about your role and what you are focused on in the next 12 months. Develop high energy rocket […]

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Bipartisan Policy Center and it’s “Fix the RFS” recipe, or lack thereof

Bipartisan Policy Center and it’s “Fix the RFS” recipe, or lack thereof

December 18, 2014 |

After a year-long talk fest, the BPC emerges with a report on RFS reform, and lays an egg. Was the process doomed from the start by an insistence of “RFS reform” as a topic for discussion, instead of RFS enforcement? The Digest investigates. In Washington, the Bipartisan Policy Center has issued its high-awaited 61-page report […]

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Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 61.09 despite a large cap gain

Biofuels Digest Index is flat at 61.09 despite a large cap gain

December 18, 2014 |

The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 61.09, up 0.03 percent despite a large cap gain. For the day, Neste Oil (NTOIF) dumped 18.08 percent to $19.75, while Biox (BT.T) plunged 24.39 percent to $0.31. Among other equities, ADM gained 3.06 percent to $51.16. Overall, advances led declines […]

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Raizen, Iogen commence cellulosic ethanol production in Brazil

Raizen, Iogen commence cellulosic ethanol production in Brazil

December 17, 2014 |

1 billion liters by 2024, vows Raizen. Record speed on start-up. What’s the story on the ground? The Digest investigates. In Brazil, Iogen and Raízen announced they have begun production of cellulosic ethanol on schedule at Raízen`s newly expanded Costa Pinto sugar cane mill in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Raízen broke ground on the $US100 […]

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US Senate passes tax extenders through 2014 only; biodiesel tax credit renewed, but will expire again in two weeks.

US Senate passes tax extenders through 2014 only; biodiesel tax credit renewed, but will expire again in two weeks.

December 17, 2014 |

In Washington, the US Senate passed the tax extenders bill, including the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit, 76-16. The tax extender legislation including a one-year retroactive extension of four key advanced biofuels tax provisions as part of a larger package of tax credit extensions. These four advanced biofuels incentives include: (1) the Second Generation […]

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