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Digest Bioeconomy Index sheds 0.42 percent to 51.71 as advanced bio dips

Digest Bioeconomy Index sheds 0.42 percent to 51.71 as advanced bio dips

April 3, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, shed 0.42 percent to 51.71 as advanced bio dipped. For the day, TerraVia (SZYM) lost 5.42 percent to $1.92, while Gevo (GEVO) dumped 7.37 percent to $0.25. Among other equities, Abengoa (ABGB) regained 6.29 percent to $1.52. Overall, advances led declines by a […]

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The Yield Dividend: 5-10X increase in sorghum opening new options for Africa? 

The Yield Dividend: 5-10X increase in sorghum opening new options for Africa? 

April 1, 2016 |

Zaad, Chromatin in key pact to distribute enhanced sorghum seed in Africa  In South Africa,, Chromatin and Zaad Holdings have entered into an alliance to produce and distribute planting seed for grain and forage sorghum throughout the African continent. In Africa, sorghum is used in the food and beverage industry and as animal feed. The crop […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index edges up 0.27 percent to 51.93 as ethanol equities gain

Digest Bioeconomy Index edges up 0.27 percent to 51.93 as ethanol equities gain

April 1, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, edged up 0.27 percent to 51.93 as ethanol equities gained.  For the day, TerraVia (SZYM) rebounded 11.54 percent to $2.03, while UPM lost 4.46 percent to $15.58. Among other equities, Abengoa (ABGB) dumped 9.49 percent to $1.43. Overall, declines led advances by a […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.54 percent to to 51.79 as advanced bio slumps

Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.54 percent to to 51.79 as advanced bio slumps

March 30, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.54 percent to to 51.79 as advanced bio slumped. For the day, TerraVia (SZYM) shed 10.78 percent to $1.82, while Gevo (GEVO) lost 7.14 percent to $0.26. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) shed 5.08 percent to $1.87. Overall, declines and advances were […]

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Rivertop Renewables, DTI blast thru nameplate at first commercial

Rivertop Renewables, DTI blast thru nameplate at first commercial

March 30, 2016 |

Benchmark tests prove higher volumes than initial forecast; plant receives “Recommended” rating after first customer audit In Montana, Rivertop Renewables, a Montana-based novel chemicals company, announced it exceeded the nameplate capacity of its first commercial production facility during benchmark testing. At full capacity the plant, operated by DTI in Danville, Virginia, is now capable of […]

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Commercializing Innovative Foods

Commercializing Innovative Foods

March 29, 2016 |

By Mark Warner, PE, Founder, Warner Advisors LLC, Special to The Digest Understanding the challenge of commercializing innovative foods will separate those that change the future of food, from others that become an asterisk in a market study. In my previous publication “What makes scale-up of industrial bio-technology so difficult”, I expanded on the technical challenges […]

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Queensland greenlights advanced drop-in biofuels project for military, aviation, marine

Queensland greenlights advanced drop-in biofuels project for military, aviation, marine

March 29, 2016 |

In Queensland, the state premier Anna Palaszczuk, the Minister for State Development Anthony Lynham, and the Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply Mark Bailey jointly announced that a AUD $16 million advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Southern Oil Refining’s Yarwun plant at Gladstone. They described the project as “a giant step towards […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.42 percent to to 52.07 as advanced bio drops

Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.42 percent to to 52.07 as advanced bio drops

March 29, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.42 percent to to 52.07 as advanced bio dropped. For the day, gevo (GEVO) dumped 39.11 percent to $0.28 after a dilutive equity raise, while Abengoa (ABGB) soared 22.14 percent to $1.71. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) shed 7.51 percent to $1.97. […]

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Gevo’s Alcohol to Jet Fuel clears key ASTM hurdle

Gevo’s Alcohol to Jet Fuel clears key ASTM hurdle

March 28, 2016 |

First commercial test flight with Alaska Airlines comes closer In Colorado, ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants and Subcommittee D02.J on Aviation Fuel passed a concurrent ballot this week approving the revision of ASTM D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons) to include alcohol to jet synthetic […]

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Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.33 percent to 52.12 as advanced bio edges down

Digest Bioeconomy Index slips 0.33 percent to 52.12 as advanced bio edges down

March 28, 2016 |

The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, slipped 0.33 percent to 52.12 as advanced bio edged down. For the day, Aemetis (AMTX) slid 4.69 percent to $2.03, while TerraVia (SZYM) drifted down 6.19 percent to $1.97. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) rallied 5.24 percent to $4.62. Overall, declines led advances […]

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