In Illinois, Platts expects corn use for ethanol production to fall to 4.85 billion bushels this year, below the USDA WASDE report’s estimate of 5.05 billion bushels. The estimated drop in use is as a result of ethanol plants closing up, buckling under the pressure of low oil prices and COVID-19 related fuel demand destruction. […]
In the UK, Recycling Technologies Ltd, a specialist plastic recycling technology provider and Brightlands Chemelot Campus, an innovation, research and technological growth hub announce today they have signed the first agreement towards the installation of Recycling Technologies’ first European plastic chemical recycling machine, the RT7000, within the Campus in the Netherlands. Recycling Technologies has developed […]
In France, IEA Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Program said that the People’s Republic of China has joined the TCP, bringing the number of contracting parties to 26. Initially CNREC plans to join two IEA Bioenergy tasks: “Energy from Biogas” (Task 37) and “Climate and sustainability effects of bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy” (Task 45). According to […]
In Finland, Stora Enso has successfully issued a new $169 million green bond under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) program and under Stora Enso’s Green Bond Frame work published in May 2018. The bond has two tranches as follows: 1) $99.3 million matures in April 2025 and pays a floating coupon of STIBOR +2.20%. 2) $69.5 […]
In Brazil, Platts reports that hydrous ethanol has traded at a discount to the cost of production in the main Ribeirao Preto of the center-south region. It was the lowest since April 6, less than a week after the new season officially began on April 1. Sugar mills began crushing in early March due to […]
In Massachusetts, Wyss Institute Research scientists are taking on the challenge of developing sustainable plastics that provide the same properties as fossil-based plastics and are cheap but are also biodegradable that don’t require the use of plants at all, and have a negligible carbon footprint: microbes. They honed in on a specific microbe called Cupriavidus […]
In Washington state, the Guardian newspaper reports that a state emergency planning document shows the CO2 shortage could have negative impacts on drinking water supplies as well as some food supply chains. Some water plants were said to have been informed they may only have access to a third of their normal CO2 supplies. The […]
Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? The U.S needs a billion tons of biomass per year, both predictable and affordable. While corn and other land crops […]
Stora Enso has a “better than expected quarter” for Q1 2020 but things have changed quickly causing most companies to adjust quickly. Stora Enso is “discontinuing its quarterly guidance and annual outlook until further notice, due to exceptional uncertainty in the global economy,” but how are they adjusting to new norms? Check out this just released […]
In Germany, Biofuels International reports that German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) data shows that over the past 12 months, ethanol production fell by nearly 13% to 542,699 metric tons. Production was pressured by falling demand and “challenging market conditions” during the early part of last year. Overall ethanol blending fell slightly during the period to […]
