In China, Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fiber regenerated from textile waste. The high-quality new fiber uses a mix of dissolving pulp made from recycled post-consumer textile waste by Swedish company Södra, and other PEFC-certified wood pulp. Trialed at Sateri’s Linz Nanjng yarn spinning mill using two […]
In Iowa, Reuters reports that although it hasn’t stopped production at any of its biorefineries yet, POET says it has stopped buying corn at several of its facilities. As people across the country self-quarantine, gasoline demand is dropping significantly and with it ethanol demand. The company is keeping a close eye on gasoline demand in […]
In India, the Hindu Line newspaper reports that despite government policy to blend 10% ethanol, with oil prices at $30 per barrel oil marketing companies are likely to forego additional ethanol blending. Blending reached 5% last season and was expected to reach similar levels this year while sugar mills invest in order to boost production […]
In France, Reuters reports that even though demand for ethanol to produce hand sanitizers is soaring, Cristal Union says its ethanol production is still only running at two-thirds capacity. Demand for pharmaceutical ethanol is up 300% on the year thanks to COVID-19. Ethanol production at one of its facilities has switched to producing disinfectants but […]
In Washington, the number of fuel stations now offering Flex Fuel E85 has reached an important milestone, as a Casey’s store in Ankeny, Iowa, became the 5,000th station nationwide to sell E85. While offering significantly lower emissions than traditional fuel, the E85 flex fuel blend also offers a price advantage to consumers. “Reaching the 5,000-station […]
In California, Utility Dive reports that Pacific Gas & Electric will use renewable diesel to power temporary mobile generators during public safety power shutoffs this year, at potentially more than the 20 power substations originally planned. The company is under increasing legal pressure as a result of actions that led to severe wildfires in 2018 […]
In Denmark, a new research project at Aarhus University will exploit millions of years of evolution to develop sustainable biofuels. Among other things, the solution lies in the digestive system of pandas. By imitating natural biological degradation processes, a team of researchers from the Department of Engineering and the Department of Bioscience at Aarhus University […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports that the White House doesn’t plan to appeal the January ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that pushed back against the Trump Administration’s policy that significantly increased the number of small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The administration had sought and received an additional two weeks to […]
If you’ve not heard, NuGenTec is looking for Distillers to help supply Ethanol for Hand Sanitizers in California! We have two automated bottling lines waiting for ethanol to produce 8oz and 16oz gel type hand sanitizers, they write. You can learn more here. And as we reported this morning, Aemetis is one of those companies […]
Since 2006, there has been an incredible rise of investment in the agtech sector and more recently in the foodtech sector. This 4th annual edition of the Finistere PitchBook AgriFood Tech Investment Review takes a look at how 2019’s investment metrics tie into a deeper trend of transformation and disruption being driven through agriculture and food. […]
