In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel has been named to the “Top 25 Most Influential Companies in Hawaii” of the past 50 years, by Pacific Business News. The pioneering biodiesel firm (so ancient in its provenance that it owns the biodiesel.com web address) was one of only two energy companies on the list. The news came as […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has reopened the BioPreferred Bioproduct Certification and Labeling program and resuming the processing of applications. The Biobased Markets Program has improved consumer education and choice by labeling 900 biobased products from February 2011 until January 2013. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section, commented, […]
In Washington, according to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 863,000 barrels per day (b/d) — or 36.25 million gallons daily. That is down 22,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 876,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 13.43 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 15.4 million barrels. […]
In Germany, WACKER launching an improved binder for the next generation of bioplastics at K 2013, the 19. International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber. The VINNEX binder system enables polymers based on renewable raw materials to be processed just like conventional thermoplastics. The system enhances the physical properties of bioplastics and makes different materials […]
In Germany, Lanxess will be adding not one but five new grades to its portfolio of “green” ethylene-propylene-diene elastomers, Keltan Eco, before the end of 2013. This will lead to a further significant increase in the range of applications for this synthetic rubber using ethylene from a state-controlled, biobased source. The five new grades are […]
In Norway, Røros municipality, A UNESCO World Heritage Site, has selected advanced biofilm technology from Biowater Technology to upgrade its water treatment plant for EUR 1.3 million with biofilm technology from Biowater Technology. The solution is based on the company’s biological treatment systems with moving carriers that operate under arctic conditions. The heart of the […]
In Minnesota, NatureWorks has named D&L Industries subsidiaries, First in Colours, and D&L Polymers and Colours, as NatureWorks distribution and compounding partners, respectively, in the rapidly growing Philippine market. FIC will bring Ingeo to its broad customer base of thermoformers, film extruders, and injection molders. To achieve specific properties, DLPC for its part, will perform […]
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In Kansas, researchers have identified a gene, Sr35, gives wheat plants resistance to one of the most deadly races of the wheat stem rust pathogen — called Ug99 — that was first discovered in Uganda in 1999. The discovery may help scientists develop new wheat varieties and strategies that protect the world’s food crops against […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association commented on the July 1 enactment of H.F. 640, stating: “Today, new liberties go into effect for Iowa’s fuel retailers. They now have the freedom to offer the fuel options they choose, not what Big Oil dictates,” stated IRFA Executive Director Monte Shaw. “These new protections amount to a […]
