In Washington, Secretary Vilsack made the following statement in part on congressional progress toward passage of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: “I am encouraged that Congress took action this week toward passage of a five-year, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. I appreciate the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee, in particular Chairwoman Stabenow […]
In China, PolyOne Corporation announced a successful global collaboration with Xindao and its design studio XD Design at Chinaplas 2013. Working together, they increased the content of renewable resources within the new XD Design Sunshine Solar Charger. Working together at the early stages of the design phase, PolyOne, Xindao and XD Design developed all of […]
In Brazil, Cromex S.A. has signed an agreement with NatureWorks as the Ingeo distributor in Brazil. Cromex will bring Ingeo to its broad customer base of thermoformers, ilm extruders and injection molders. Cromex will distribute the comprehensive suite of Ingeo resins developed for the plastics markets. The company’s employees will provide technical support to converters […]
In New York, the law firm of Wohl & Fruchter reports they have filed a securities class action against Amyris, and its President and CEO, John G. Melo. The action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, is on behalf of purchasers of Amyris securities between April 29, 2011 […]
In Minnesota, Cellectis, a genome engineering specialist, announced the issuance by the USPTO on May 14th, 2013 of two new US patents (US 8,440,431 and US 8,440,432) directed to TAL-effector nucleases. The molecules produced by Cellectis have been distributed to prestigious laboratories over the world under the trademark TALEN. The inventors of both patents are […]
In Texas, Envirogen Technologies announced the launch of a new technology offering designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic contaminants, hazardous air pollutants, and odors. Envirogen Sustainable Emissions Control offering features the use of both biological and enhanced adsorption treatment […]
In Washington, the Obama administration announced that it is accepting applications for the first phase of the “Investing in Manufacturing Communities” Partnership, a new initiative outlined in the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget that will help accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and create jobs across the country. In the first phase of this effort, the Departments of […]
In Florida, Dyadic reports a net loss of $1.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared to a a net loss of $781,000 in Q1 2012. Dyadic’s cash and cash equivalents increased 3% to $4.1 million at quarter end, when compared to the cash balance of $4.0 million as of December 31, 2012. […]
In Texas, Flotek Industries has signed a definitive agreement to immediately acquire all of the outstanding stock of Florida Chemical Company, the world’s largest processor of citrus oils and a pioneer in solvent, chemical synthesis and flavor/fragrance applications from citrus oils from facilities in Florida and Texas. Under the terms of the agreement, Flotek will […]
In Canada, Maple Leaf Green World has signed a 5-year waste land reclamation contract with Ordos Lin Ze Bio-Tech Company of Inner Mongolia, China. Maple Leaf will conduct a test on Lin Ze’s 1.5 acres of wasteland with its partners, Soil Works and High Brix. If it is proven successful that trees planted by Lin […]
