In Alabama, NantBioRenewables has been selected as a winner of the 2026 IoPP AmeriStar Award in the Sustainable Packaging category for its Wave Ware™ Ocean Calcium–Containing Compostable Protein Tray. Engineered and manufactured in Gadsden, Alabama, the Wave Ware™ tray is produced using BioCal™, a proprietary biocomposite made from renewable, carbon-negative Ocean Calcium Sand (aragonite) sourced […]
In Alabama, Inventure Renewables and CPM|Crown recently announced a global, non-exclusive partnership to bring Inventure’s proprietary SimplEster esterification technology to biodiesel. producers worldwide, paired with CPM|Crown’s established sodium methylate systems. The partnership is anchored by a proven commercial installation at Western Iowa Energy, LLC (WIE) located in Wall Lake, IA, where SimplEster was commissioned in […]
In Alabama, renewable foodservice products company NantBioRenewables has expanded its manufacturing capabilities at its Gadsden production site. The new capacity also broadens NantBioRenewables’ material platforms, custom resin formulation and compounding capabilities, and thermoforming capacity to support customers across foodservice, consumer packaged goods, and specialty packaging. The expanded facility now manufactures across polypropylene, polyethylene, and multiple […]
In Alabama, the Oil & Gas Journal reports Vertex Energy has become the first flexible refinery to pivot its renewable diesel hydrocracker back to processing petroleum on the back of high renewable diesel supplies in the market. It relaunched the hydrocracker on Oct. 9 after having announced the turn around back in May. The relaunch […]
In Alabama, Vertex Energy reported the total renewable throughput at the Mobile Renewable Diesel facility was 3,926 bpd in the fourth quarter of 2023. Total production of renewable diesel was 3,786 bpd reflecting a product yield of 96.4% although the nameplate of the plant is 8,000 bpd. The Mobile Renewable Diesel facility operations generated a […]
