After taking a leading role in the global first generation wave of ethanol production, here come the Brazilians — with some hot North American technologies in tow — to take on next-generation biofuels and chemicals. Who are the Big Six, and why? It was BP Biofuels chief Phil New who drew the clearest contrast between […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, edged down 0.28 percent to 67.23 as advanced biofuels declined. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) dropped 13.89 percent to $0.31, while BASF (BAS.F) gained 3.50 percent to $72.15. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) lost 5.92 percent to $1.59. Overall, advances led declines 4 to […]
In Switzerland, Evolva Holding and Cargill announced that their development program for fermentation-based steviol glycosides is moving into pilot scale ahead of schedule, potentially making it available for commercialization sooner than expected. Earlier this year, Cargill and Evolva entered into an agreement to jointly develop and commercialize fermentation-based steviol glycosides. Steviol glycosides are the compounds […]
Today on Twitter: energieadviezen OP-ED: Harmful biofuels policy endangers American fuel industry wrmead: The biofuels boondoggle is yet more evidence that greens aren’t very good policy wonks. histerius Producers of advanced biofuels to get $15.5 million
GranBio and Genomatica take the lead as the earliest precincts report in this year’s rankings. This Friday (September 20) represents the end of voting in the 2013-14 competitions for the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy and the 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals & Materials. It’s still premature to release vote totals for the invited […]
As farmer’s markets boom — bringing great foods and prices directly to consumers — what can we learn about the real story of food vs fuel, when it comes to the use of crops that can be refined into either? The Digest looks at the data on food — and finds some surprises for those […]
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a major piece looking at the role of financial institutions in driving RINsanity — the rapid rollercoaster in biofuels credits known as Renewable Information Numbers (RINs), the accounting mechanism for the Renewable Fuel Standard. The Times reports that “Traders for big banks and other financial institutions, these people say, […]
In Germany, AB Enzymes and Barentz have signed a 5-year distribution agreement to continue their long-term partnership. The agreement encompasses an expansion of the existing preferred representation status of Barentz in the European market and to include international territories. This cooperation will further strengthen and expand their global customer base and increase their market share […]
Today on Twitter: arennie44 MOSE Tobaco- Alcohol– seaweed- Producing biofuels food_democracy: corn ethanol is a disaster @GMWatch Are Biofuels Worth the Investment? Time 2 vote ‘No’ anirvan Biofuels Fever Still Grips EU Elite
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.82 percent to 67.42 as chemical equities advanced. For the day, Renewable Energy Group (REGI) gained 4.06 percent to $15.39, while Metabolix (MBLX) rose 5.00 percent to $1.26. Among other equities, KiOR (KIOR) lost 6.11 percent to $1.69. Overall, advances led declines 9 […]
