Just out with its most recent earnings showing strong growth, Codexis is the Master of the Pivot having successfully repositioned in industrials and pharma — a diverse set of tech all based on the unique CodeEvolver platform and the advantages of directed evolution. Here are the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, trends, lines of business.
For the past couple of minutes I have been racking my brain trying to recall when I first had Steven Long on stage with me, and I first learned about RIPE, which stands for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency and I find myself rueing that in my case it stands for Recall Is Poorly Engineered. Some […]
Antwerp is one of currently six BASF Verbund sites worldwide and four of BASF’s six segments produce at the Antwerp Verbund site including chemicals, materials, industrial solutions, and nutrition & care. It’s an excellent window into the thinking and operations at the world’s largest chemical company, BASF. Here are the markets, technologies, sources of revenues, […]
OK, let’s talk openly and honestly about syngas and biochar and whole darn thing. Grab some wood waste, somethin’ to whittle with, pull up a cha’r, and let’s have some plain speaking. Here in Digestville, we’ve had quite a few years and quite a few companies educating us on how wonderful and attractive and lucrative […]
Perhaps the most startling and under-appreciated story of the year. A heavy-duty transport fuel, made using abundant, fungible and affordable biomethane, validated at $2.91 per gallon by the DOE’s top due diligence team, and that’s no carbon price, no subsidy, no tax credit, no kidding. This is T2C Energy, and here below is a presentation […]
Here in Digestville we have dubbed 2022 the Year of Methane as companies seeking sufficient feedstock to meet net zero goals are turning to methane as a fuel, and as a transportable, affordable intermediate to facilitate the conversion of affordable stocks of solid biomass into liquid fuels and power. The methane momentum can be seen […]
The company aims to be “ the Most Nimble and Innovative North American Ag Supply Chain Company,” and has operations in the purchase and merchandising of grain, ethanol and plant nutrients (suppling primary nutrients; strong warehouse and farm center network in Eastern Corn Belt). This up to date presentation covers the newer lines of business […]
From Chicago and Seoul comes news that LG Chem and ADM have launchedtwo joint ventures for U.S. production of lactic acid and polylactic acid. The joint ventures, which are subject to required regulatory approvals, hope to make final investment decisions around the projects in 2023. Pending final investment decisions and approvals, the joint ventures have […]
Powered by Amyris. Powerful words — the company ingredients and products are used all over the world. But how exactly does the company make “people and our planet healthier as the leading provider of clean, sustainable chemistry”?They cite their “advantaged business model” including technology, brand power and lab-to-market operating platform including newly expanded capacity in […]
From the state of Ohio comes one of the most interesting strategies in crop protection we’ve ever seen — and it can be be summarized in one word, delivery. The company is 3Bar Biologics. Why? Researchers have known for years that many of the soil microbes that are most beneficial to plants don’t always work […]
