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Proterro’s sugar ready for pilot scale
Updated 10/2/2013: Proterro emailed the blog for several corrections. Sugar developer Proterro is in the process of commissioning a pilot plant in Florida, and has also already completed a preliminary design, layout and associated cost estimate for a demonstration-scale plant. Proterro said it has developed a scalable biosynthetic process using carbon dioxide, sunlight and water … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESeptember Biofuels Roundup
Yes, I am lazy when it comes to biofuel news. Just click the links! Global Biotech Corp. Announces Purthanol Acquisition Concord Energy Announces Agreement to Establish Asia Pacific Joint Venture with Cool Planet Energy Systems Cool Planet Moves Forward with Commercial Plant in Louisiana, Names URS Corporation as Lead Engineering Firm SEC Charges Indiana-Based Company and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEU.S. Soy Demand Gets Boost from Biodiesel
According to research commissioned by soybean farmers in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota through their state soy checkoff boards, biodiesel contributed to a $15 billion increase in soybean-oil revenues between 2006 and 2012. Over that time period, this raised the price of soybeans by 74 cents per bushel. Soy-checkoff-funded research on biodiesel’s environmental … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEKiOR to double cellulosic ethanol capacity
KiOR is pursuing plans to double production capacity at its Columbus, Mississippi, cellulosic fuels facility through construction of a second facility. KiOR estimates that the project – Columbus II – will cost approximately $225 million, will break ground within 90 days of the Company raising sufficient equity and debt capital to commence the project, and … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESeptember News Roundup
Ok, so maybe this should be August-September news roundup but I will again try to do this at the end of every month if I can. No more weekly news roundup though. My brain can’t do it. By the way, anybody going to the World Bio Markets USA in San Francisco on Oct. 29-30? I … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEEmery launches bio-polyols business
Malaysia-based Emery Oleochemicals has established a new business unit called Eco-Friendly Polyols (EP) that will include its brands such as EMEROX® Renewable Polyols and InfiGreen® Recycle Polyols. Emery said the new business unit will offer innovative, sustainable polyols for use in the manufacturing of flexible and rigid polyurethane foam commonly found in transportation, construction, packaging, … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACESolazyme, Unilever Signs Algal Oil Supply
Unilever has long been Solazyme’s development partner — five years to be exact — but I guess the company is now convinced that Solazyme can deliver the goods (tailored algal oil in this case) as it prepares for commercial production to start later this year at the 100 ktpa Solazyme Bunge Renewable Oils facility located … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBASF expands compostable plastic in the US
BASF is now ready to expand production of its ecovio® compostable plastics, this time in North America via a recent partnership announcement with Mississippi, US-based Heritage Plastics. Production of ecovio® will begin this September at the Heritage facility in Picayune, Mississippi. How much compounding capacity does Heritage has for ecovio®? The blog does not yet … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACENatureWorks picks Jacobs for Asia plant project
Polylactic acid (PLA) producer NatureWorks has chosen engineering firm Jacobs to provide its services for NatureWorks’ new Ingeo ™ production plant in Southeast Asia. Thailand is currently NatureWorks’ preferred plant location for its second facility. Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is providing front-end engineering design including major equipment design. The companies did not mention … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEVerdezyne gets Malaysia’s BioNexus status
Verdezyne has been awarded “BioNexus” status by Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp), an agency under the purview of the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). As part of its collaboration with BiotechCorp, Verdezyne expects to open a bio-based chemical production facility in Malaysia, in which Verdezyne will make a significant investment. BioNexus status is … Continue reading
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