In Holland, AkzoNobel has acquired Integrated Botanical Technologies patented Zeta Fraction technology, which makes it possible to harvest and separate constituent parts of a living cell from any plant or marine source without requiring any solvents. An Amsterdam based producer of paints, coatings, and specialty chemicals, the Zeta Fraction platform will be used by the […]
In Brazil, BSBios Industria e Comercio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil confirmed that it will open a multi-feedstock biodiesel production facility in South Florida, as the company examines further opportunities in the expanding US market. The company had first reported that it was exploring the US market last July. Last week, Petrobras acquired a 50 percent […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg is reporting that LS9 is planning a renewable diesel and chemicals facility with up to 200 million gallons in capacity, using sugar cane as a feedstock. CEO Ed Dineen told Bloomberg that another option under consideration is a chemicals-only 75 million gallon plant. Location and timing of the project was not disclosed, […]
In Peru, the country’s largest sugar producer Gloria will begin producing ethanol by year’s end. By December, Gloria, Maple Energy and Cana Brava will produce a total of 600,000 liters per day. The country is set to start 7.8% ethanol blending on July 15.
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In Washington, a new report from USDA examines the rise in food commodity prices, including factors such as demand, weather, energy prices, trade and monetary policies, and biofuels. The report, noting the continuity in biofuels demand both before and after recent food price swings, states: “While the expansion of biofuels was an important factor underlying […]
In Washington, reaction continued to roll in to the negotiated Klobuchar-Thune-Feinstein compromise on the ethanol tax credit, which the Digest reported on Friday in Part I of our series, “The reality we are living in now: Biofuels and the new DC.” The California Ethanol Vehicle Coalition came out swinging: “If you were trying to stifle […]
The Biofuels Digest Index™ (BDI), a basket of public biofuels stocks, continued its July rally, gaining 0.15 percent to 90.68 for its eighth consecutive daily advance. For the day, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recovered 1.94 percent to $31.04, while Gushan (GU) jumped 5.38 percent to $1.96. Among other equities, Green Plains (GPRE) dropped 3.95 percent […]
In a two-part series, we look at the new DC in a $14 trillion debt environment: what’s up with loan guarantees, tax policy, the Renewable Fuel Standard, and the Defense Production Act. In part I today, we look at the latest on loan guarantees and at the Klobuchar-Thune-Feinstein compromise on ethanol tax policy. Monday, we […]
In Colorado, OPX Biotechnologies announced it has raised $36.5 million in its Series C investment round. US Renewables Group led the C-Round investor syndicate, which also included new investor DBL Investors with participation by existing investors Mohr Davidow Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures, Altira Group and X/Seed Capital. USRG managing director Jonathan Koch has joined the OPXBIO Board of Directors. To date, […]
