Great Scott! Hot new technologies are turning ethanol plants from beleaguered bastions of first-gen fuels into hot properties for deploying advanced strategies. Who, how, and where? As you likely know, young Superman learned his trade on a Smallville, Kansas corn farm. But these days, first-gen biofuels plants themselves — from the corn belt to Brazil’s […]
In Florida, voting is now underway in the 2013 Hot Partners competition, and will continue through Friday June 14 at 5pm EDT. In the bio-based world, that means partners, and plenty of them. Who are the best? Who’s the hottest? That’s what the Hottest Partners in Bioenergy and Bio-based Products rankings are all about. Voting is open to all […]
In China, PolyOne Corporation announced a successful global collaboration with Xindao and its design studio XD Design at Chinaplas 2013. Working together, they increased the content of renewable resources within the new XD Design Sunshine Solar Charger. Working together at the early stages of the design phase, PolyOne, Xindao and XD Design developed all of […]
In Canada, The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance. This initiative will coordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat by reducing losses under extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat, cold and diseases. The […]
In Brazil, Cromex S.A. has signed an agreement with NatureWorks as the Ingeo distributor in Brazil. Cromex will bring Ingeo to its broad customer base of thermoformers, ilm extruders and injection molders. Cromex will distribute the comprehensive suite of Ingeo resins developed for the plastics markets. The company’s employees will provide technical support to converters […]
Today on Twitter: TheOilPalm ILUC could cause negative economic, social, and environmental consequences Sean_OHanlon Estimates show just 20% of Agricultural waste could produce 50% of all Advanced #Biofuels caveMan1m Biofuels a boon for Brazil’s rural poor, but obstacles remain elsewhere | Paige McClanahan
In California, Sapphire Energy announced that Dr. Matthew Croughan will join the company as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Croughan most recently served as Director of the Amgen Bioprocessing Center at Keck Graduate Institute. Previously, Dr. Croughan was the chief scientist for Genentech’s cell culture facility in Vacaville, CA, built for the production of therapeutic antibodies. […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.32 percent to 76.07 as ethanol equities surged. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) rocketed up 17.69 percent to $4.99, while Aemetis (AMTX) fell 7.32 percent to $0.38. Among other equities, Biofuel Energy (BIOF) jumped 10.34 percent to $4.59. Overall, advances led declines […]
Are you missing out on great investment returns – is the Dow really headed for 20,000? Is the advanced biofuels rally for real? Why are investors sitting on the sidelines in the Valley of Disbelief? This year in the United States, despite awesome returns in the stock market and miserable bond yields, the Investment Company […]
Building your supply chain? In the bio-based world, that means partners, and plenty of them. Who are the best? Behind the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, and the 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals & Materials, there are a lot of partners adding value and driving down costs. For quite some time, we’ve been recognizing […]
