In Texas, Lummus Technology and New Hope Technologies today announced that the companies have entered into a cooperation agreement for the marketing and further development of a leading plastic waste conversion technology based on thermal pyrolysis. The agreement is part of Green Circle, Lummus’ new business entity formed to place the company at the forefront […]
The Project In Belgium, ReSolute, the Flagship EU project led by Circa Group will build a flagship plant to create levoglucosenone. A chemical building block, LGO can be used to produce bio-based solvent Cyrene in one step, using feedstock from non-food renewable biomass. Cyrene is a bio-based alternative to traditional solvents such as NMP, DCM […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production scaled back by 2.6%, or 25,000 barrels per day (b/d), to 913,000 b/d—equivalent to 38.35 million gallons daily, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol stocks declined 1.4% to 19.7 million barrels, which was 7.7% below year-ago volumes. Inventories drew down across all regions. The four-week […]
In California, Amyris, Inc. signed a Collaboration Agreement and License Agreement with the Infectious Disease Research Institute to advance a novel ribonucleic acid vaccine platform, including accelerating the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The collaboration will combine IDRI’s RNA vaccine platform, including IDRI’s proprietary nanostructured lipid carrier platform, with Amyris’s semi-synthetic squalene. This has the […]
In Finland, Neste reports overall performance as solid during the third quarter despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Renewable Products business was very resilient and improved its sales margin and sales volume compared to the corresponding period last year. Oil Products continued to suffer from a very weak refining market caused by the global COVID-19 related […]
In Denmark, Novozymes released Q3 and year to date reporting that showed satisfactory performance despite COVID-19 implications. Q3 impacted by destocking, as expected. Full-year EBIT margin and FCF outlook raised. Organic sales growth outlook maintained with midpoint of range as the most likely outcome. Organic sales growth of 1% (Q3: -3%) in the first nine […]
In Germany, Covestro received a first delivery of 1,000 tons of renewable phenol from Borealis, produced with renewable hydrocarbons from Neste. Neste produces these ISCC Plus certified hydrocarbons entirely from renewable raw materials which are then converted into phenol by Borealis and finally used by Covestro to produce polycarbonate – as a replacement for part […]
In Washington, Arzeda, the Protein Design Company, entered into a joint development agreement with Amyris to design and develop novel enzymes for Amyris with unique functionalities, which Amyris will incorporate into their fermentation process to facilitate production of the target high value ingredients. This marks the second joint project between the parties. Amyris and Arzeda […]
In Texas, the San Antonio Business Journal reports Earth Energy Renewables has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing debts of between $1 million and $10 million against assets of between $10 million and $50 million. The company uses a waste-to-energy technology developed by Texas A&M University professor that produces organic acids and esters. It […]
In Belgium, Cargill is constructing a $150 million multi waste- and residues-based biodiesel plant at its existing integrated oilseeds crush and Bioro biodiesel site in Ghent, Belgium. The plant will use very latest technology of BDI-BioEnergy International GmbH that enables the processing of all types of liquid waste oils and fats, including by-products from food […]
