In Canada, EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has filed, and obtained a receipt for, a final long-form prospectus dated July 26, 2021 with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, relating to its previously announced proposed initial public offering of 3,080,000 units of the Company at a price of C$6.50 per Offered Unit […]
In South Korea, LG Chem announced it mass-produced the world’s first ‘Bio-balanced’ SAP (Super Absorbent Polymer) that received ISCC Plus international certification and shipped its first exports. Bio-balanced SAP refers to SAP attributed to renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oils and fats it is a product that received ISCC Plus certification from ISCC, […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $34 million in funding for 11 projects that will support high-impact research and development to improve and produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts. These biomass resources, otherwise known as feedstocks, can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels […]
In Australia, Epichem Pty Ltd, through its subsidiary Epichem OHD Pty Ltd, has completed building its benchtop Oxidative Hydrothermal Dissolution (OHD) Flow Reactor to research, develop and promote a novel, innovative and disruptive waste to fuels technology. The flow reactor is located at Epichem’s purpose-built state of the art laboratory at Technology Park in Bentley, […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production continued to stay above 1 million barrels per day last week but fell slightly on the week prior to 1.013 million bpd. Stocks also fell in line with lower production amidst the highest gasoline demand seen in four weeks with stocks reaching […]
In the Netherlands, Platts reports the crush margin for corn-based ethanol in Europe has fallen to the lowest level in eight years at negative EUR153 per cubic meter. Higher corn prices in major exporting countries due to adverse weather is the main driver for the ever-worsening return for EU corn ethanol producers. The frosts in […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports the Raizen IPO was likely priced at more than $1.1 billion on Tuesday with more than 810 million shares sold near the lower end of the expected valuation at just $1.42 per share. Concern about the company’s massive expansion plans following the acquisition of Biosev earlier this year and its hopes […]
In California, California Ethanol + Power (CE+P) announced that it is partnering with the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a Bioenergy Research Center of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop scalable next-generation renewable energy products using biomass from CE+P’s planned sugarcane ethanol facility in Imperial County, Calif. In addition, CE+P Permitting Manager Nathan M. […]
In Kansas, ICM has signed an agreement with Neomille, a subsidiary of Cerradinho Bioenergia, to design a bio-refinery in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Construction will take place in Maracaju, 160 kilometers southwest of the state capital. The greenfield plant will deliver a corn grinding capacity of 3,400 MT daily and produce […]
In Canada, Xfuels Inc. will begin to produce biodiesel (B100) at its Bieseker plant. The company will purchase and install a continuous biodiesel production system capable of processing 50 barrels per hour, with the ability to expand the unit to 100 barrels per hour. The company will also integrate its priority grinding and oil extraction […]
