From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends. In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year — and industry leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference — in Washington DC on April 21-23 of next year. Between now and then, […]
The pressure has risen to 30 atmospheres and the temperatures are rising into the hundreds of degrees. You think: “I’m in a dream, on a journey to the center of the earth.” But, in fact, you are in DC, working at EPA on the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014. The source of all the heat […]
In Minnesota, NatureWorks announced the world scale availability of its new Ingeo M700, a high-purity, polymer-grade lactide rich in meso-lactide. Ingeo M700 has been designed to package and deliver performance and functionality all in one unique molecule. This is different than previous industry approaches, which have attempted to deliver the functionality requested by the market […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, rebounded 1.24 percent to 66.78 as ethanol equities advanced. For the day, Metabolix (MBLX) jumped 7.69 percent to $1.26, while Syntroleum (SYNM) escalated 6.01 percent to $3.88. Among other equities, Sacom (SAM.MI) dropped 4.82 percent to $8.09. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 […]
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The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, shed 0.24 percent to 66.95 as advanced biofuels dropped. For the day, Ceres (CERE) plunged 7.43 percent to $1.62, while Biox (BX.T) rebounded 5.26 percent to $0.40. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) fell 2.16 percent to $10.86. Overall, declines led advances 8 to 7 […]
From the leaders in bioenergy and chemicals— the real issues and trends, as seen at ABLC In California, ABLC-Next has concluded for this year, and it is time to continue the review from a convergence of advanced biofuels leadership in R&D, commercialization, policy and finance. That will reconvene at ABLC 2014 — the Advanced Biofuels […]
In Louisiana, BioNitrogen Louisiana Holdings announced it has been awarded $300 million of allocation to issue tax-exempt bonds for the acquisition, development and construction of the initial plant in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The $300 million allocation represents part of the $1.25 billion bond issue, which BioNitrogen has already received approval on from the Louisiana […]
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In Washington, new EPA statistics released Thursday show the biodiesel industry has cracked the 1 billion gallon mark for the third consecutive year, with several months of production remaining. “This is a tremendous achievement that is a testament to the hard work of the biodiesel industry and the success of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) […]
