50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2017
The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy, as voted by the invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily.
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LanzaTech leads 2017’s 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy
LanzaTech took the #1 spot in the 2017 “50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” rankings, published today in The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. It was second year at the top for LanzaTech, which also ranked #1 two years ago. Amyris (#2), Renewable Energy Group (#3), Novozymes (#4), Avantium (#5), BioAmber (#6), […]
Licella, Armstrong Chemicals form JV for plastic-to-chemicals project, set for the UK in 2018
In Washington, on stage at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, Licella (through its subsidiary Cat-HTR Plastics) and Armstrong Chemicals unveiled a joint venture to build the world’s first commercial-scale hydrothermal upgrading plants for End of Life Plastic to chemicals. The plant will come on line in 2018. The JV expands an Agency Agreement signed by […]
Sofinnova Partners raises €106M in first closing of new industrial biotech fund
As ABLC 2017 got underway in Washington, Sofinnova Partners announced the first closing of Sofinnova Industrial Biotech I (Sofinnova IB I) at €106 million. The fund, dedicated to renewable chemistry, follows a series of 9 investments in the sector since 2009, and places Sofinnova Partners at the forefront of this promising emerging market. Sofinnova IB I […]
Heard on the Floor: Disruptive Technology, Feedstocks under the microscope at ABLC 2017’s opening day
By Helena Tavares Kennedy Special to The Digest In Washington, ABLC 2017 kicked off at the USDA’s Jefferson Auditorium in the heart of D.C. Remember when your teachers said not to be disruptive in class? Well, the common theme at ABLC’s opening sessions is that being disruptive sounds like a bad thing but is really a […]
Oil Instability Giving New Life to Biofuels?
By Douglas L. Faulkner, “The Cleantech Conservative” Special to The Digest Robert McNally, the author of the new, critically-acclaimed book, “Crude Volatility: The History and the Future of Boom-Bust Oil Prices”, believes that global oil markets are entering an epic, structural shift to a protracted new era of wildly fluctuating crude prices. The reason is […]
Qualitas Health launches premium omega-3 supplement line, alGeepa
As ABLC 2017 opened, Qualitas Health revealed a partnership with Texas retailer H-E-B. On March 28, 2017, H-E-B will begin exclusively selling the premium omega-3 supplement line, alGeepa, in stores throughout Texas. The source of alGeepa’s nutritional power comes from its core ingredient, Almega PL. Almega PL is a 100% vegan, algae-based ingredient that is […]
Embattled RFA CEO answers critics: “RFA’s only objective is to expand market opportunities for ethanol.”
In Washington, after the Fuels America coalition severed ties with the Renewable Fuels Association over reports of discussions between the Trump Administration and the RFA over reforms to the Renewable Fuel Standard, RFA CEO Bob Dinneen released a statement: “I continue to have great respect for the Fuels America coalition and its members, and I believe deeply […]
ABLC set to open amidst RFS policy upheaval: ABLC preview, top trends
The 8th Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference is ready to open in Washington, DC just as a major split looms in the ethanol sector, which we report on here. And as the Fuels America coalition dumps RFA, as we report here. Rumors continue to fly that the Trump Administration will issue and executive order changing the RFS […]
Fuels America dumps Renewable Fuels Association over Icahn deal
In Washington, the Fuels America coalition resolved to reject a play by Carl Icahn, owner of CVR Refining, to permanently destabilize the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and has severed ties with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The Fuels America coalition has issued the following statement: “Fuels America represents a diverse coalition, from farmers to scientists, […]
