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BioFuel Energy idles ethanol plant
Yields shrink due to drought And while Gevo plans to switch to producing ethanol from bio-isobutanol (check my post before this one), Colorado-based BioFuel Energy, meanwhile, has decided to idle its Fairmont, Minnesota, ethanol facility until further notice because of high corn prices and ethanol oversupply. The company said the Fairmont plant will remain idle … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGevo biobutanol supply hits a snag
While I’m looking at my emails, I saw Gevo’s announcement this week on its Luverne, Minnesota, facility update stating that the company will cut back its isobutanol production and instead will produce more ethanol. The company started its 18m gal/year bio-isobutanol (or the equivalent of 22m gal/year bio-ethanol) production this year with a goal of … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEWeekly news roundup
Sorry for this late post…I’m currently on vacation where I’m not supposed to touch a laptop. Nobody said anything about an Ipad ha! Here are this week’s news roundup. By the way, guess where I am this week? 😉 Renmatix Opens R&D facility US cellulosic sugar manufacturer Renmatix has opened its new research and development … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBio-based Polyurethanes on the rise
Sorry for the silence today as I’ve been reprimanded to study more and blog less. But I guess I’m really addicted to blogging so let me sneak in this short post about my second to the last article that I did for ICIS before I got booted out. ICIS’ custom publication has just released its … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEOPXBio acrylic acid update
Here’s a slide presentation from OPX Biotechnologies presented at a biobased chemicals conference in San Francisco last week. The company said (in its blog) that it is now ready to scale up its 3,000 liter fermentation capacity to in the range of 20,000-50,000 liters over the next 12 months (translating to 600,000 lbs/year of bio-acrylic … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEuropean Bioeconomy: Where is it now?
Ok, so I’m bummed out by my test score last night that I’m just going to sulk for awhile and watch videos. Actually here is a cool video (even though I don’t understand Dutch) that I retweeted from @biobasedchem about the possibility of a biobased economy. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Be7cLMJYI&w=420&h=315] Europe has been in the forefront of … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGrowing green auto partnerships
The blog will be quiet on Tuesday and Wednesday as I study for my first school exam. Now I remember why I haven’t been actively looking for a job! Keeping my fingers crossed that I’ll be graduating by December. In the meantime, here are compilations of several recent partnerships between major automotive company and renewable … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEPA sets 1.28bn gal biodiesel for 2013
Glycerine consumers will probably like hearing this news as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets its biodiesel requirement in 2013 at 1.28bn gallons under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) which established the second phase of the Renewable Fuel Standards program. EISA specifies a one billion gallon minimum volume requirement for … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEWeekly News Roundup
So many news, so little time. I’m still working on an oleochemical post and in the meantime, something is brewing in the cleaning products market that needs to be investigated. Stay tune! In the meantime, here are this week’s news roundup (which seems to be focusing on bioplastic these days…) H&M bans PFCs Retailer H&M Group will … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBiobased ECH growing rapidly
My first school exam is coming up so I have to eased down my social media activities a bit (and here I thought being unemployed will give me more time to nap…). According to this report from energy publisher SBI (which I saw on Specialchem.com), the market for bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) and biomethanol are the … Continue reading
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