In California, Amyris announced it has selected Laserson, S.A. as the new exclusive distributor of Amyris Squalane in the European market. The joint announcement was made in Paris at In-Cosmetics, a trade show for the personal care ingredients industry. Squalane is an emollient that prevents skin moisture loss while restoring the suppleness and flexibility to […]
Today on Twitter: MattMcGovern Navy advanced biofuels program will create 35,000 new jobs by 2020, many in rural areas. #gjgj2013 RWLWater “The price of perfection” regarding food waste. Turn price of food waste into energy? #biofuels zixri_net Carbon Neutral Energy: Taking Biofuels to the Next Level OECD: What is the future of biotechnology? Is there more to it […]
In the UK, Green Biologics announced the election of Dr Tim Davies as President of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, dropped 1.67 percent to 67.47 as advanced biofuels dropped sharply. For the day, BP fell 2.24 percent to $40.23, while Gevo (GEVO) lost 7.94 percent to $1.74. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) fell 1.82 percent to $7.55. Overall, advances led declines 2 to 1 […]
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) is pleased to announce that RSB has a new name. Following a decision during a recent meeting of the RSB Assembly of Delegates, the new name of the organization is “Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials”. The name change reflects RSB’s expansion of scope – a decision originally taken in 2010 […]
67 percent of algae producers said they plan to expand capacity in 2013: new online map of projects from ABO In Washington DC, at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference (ABLC), the Algae Biomass Organization published a new map of the algae industry, detailing facilities and research projects, and illustrating a nationwide opportunity for a new […]
Malibu and Palo Alto Sorghum Hybrids Provide Scalable, Reliable, and Sustainable Feedstock Options for the Biobased Industries In Washington, at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference (ABLC), NexSteppe announced the launch of its first sorghum hybrid products in the U.S. and in Brazil. NexSteppe’s new Malibu sweet sorghum hybrids and Palo Alto high biomass sorghum hybrids […]
In Washington DC, at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, Biofuels Digest announced that it has released its newly expanded SuperData database, profiling 880 biofuels refineries on six continents. SuperData contains all known biofuels refineries worldwide, including project locations, project owner, feedstock(s), existing production capacity, products, and project category (pilot, demonstration, or commercial). The SuperData Basic […]
In Norway, Norwegian Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen officially inaugurated the Borregaard biorefinery demonstration plant in Sarpsborg, which will produce green chemicals and sugars based on biomass from wood and agricultural and forestry waste. The demonstration plant, called Biorefinery Demo, started preliminary operations in summer 2012, followed by normal operations in the 1st quarter of 2013. […]
In France, Arkema and Jayant Agro have signed a joint venture agreement whereby Arkema will acquire a stake of some 25% in Ihsedu Agrochem, a subsidiary of Jayant Agro, specializing in the production of castor oil. This joint venture aims to develop castor oil production in order to provide Arkema with long-term secure and competitive […]
