In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association called on President Trump to move forward in seeking reciprocity and fairness in ethanol trade policy with Brazil. In a letter to the president, the association highlighted his August pledge to consider reciprocity with respect to Brazilian ethanol imports and reminded him of a commitment from the U.S. […]
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 […]
Things are heating up with Aemetis now producing dairy digester biogas from the first two dairies in a 17 dairy digester biogas project that will be used for ethanol production and added four miles of private pipeline that is moving forward transportation fuel. And cannabinoids are hot right now, especially with Hyasynth who just completed […]
By Martin Wahl, Vice President, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest This is the first in a series of articles being prepared by Lee Enterprises Consulting experts addressing opportunities and concerns for the growing hemp and cannabis industries. Topics will include cultivation, feedstock management, project financing, offtake agreement processing and product development with a […]
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 […]
