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VIDEO: Elevance talks about Renewicals
Our video pick of the week is this interview of Elevance’s Andy Shafer by Sustainability Consult CEO Kathryn Sheridan at the Ecochem Conference last year. Elevance launched last year its concept of a new product category called Renewicals™, where the “renewable chemicals” industry can introduce products, building blocks, ingredients under this platform that can claim … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEScotland launches industrial biotech plans
I am catching up on some of my blog drafts since October 2013 while there seems to be a lull in renewable chemicals news this month. This one was announced by Scotland’s main economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise, while I was at the Ecochem conference in Basel, Switzerland, in November last year. Scotland is laying … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEMyriant withdraws IPO Plans
Bio-succinic acid producer Myriant Corporation has requested the withdrawal of its IPO (initial public offering) registration to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Myriant initially filed its IPO on May 27, 2011. Myriant said it does not intend to pursue the contemplated public offering at this time and believes the withdrawal to be consistent with … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEMore ethanol news woes
More bad financial news on the ethanol front after Bluefire Renewables loses DOE grant. KIOR halts production of cellulosic gasoline, diesel and fuel oil at its plant in Columbus, Mississippi to optimize yield, throughput and operability, and to minimize cost. TMO Renewables has ran out of money and has appointed an insolvency administrator to examine … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACECellulosic biofuels projects still on track
The blog has not been able to post most of the biofuel announcements in the past three months, unfortunately, as most of the blog’s focus is now on renewable chemicals instead. However, you can visit the blog’s home page where I will post updated compiled newsfeed of biofuel announcements each month. For now, it seems … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBluefire Renewables loses DOE grant
Bluefire Renewables Inc. received notice that the Department of Energy (DOE) would no longer provide funding under the Company’s DOE grant for the development of its cellulosic waste facility in Fulton, Mississippi, due to the its inability to comply with certain deadlines related to providing certain information to the DOE with respect to the future … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEPrivate investors coming back?
Covering the renewable chemicals sector for the past several years, I’ve noticed that many of the investment announcements seem to increased usually in December, when I guess, private investors are more mellow and in a gift-giving mood. Here are some recent announcements: Infinity Group, a cross-border, private equity platform has invested $4.2m in green biotech … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEUSDA Video: Biobased Products Important to the Bioeconomy
The blog is introducing this year a video pick of the week and we’ll start with one from the USDA BioPreferred Program. Last month, Deputy Program Manager for the USDA BioPreferred Program Kate Lewis led a virtual conversation via the Google Hangout with some of the industry standouts working with USDA to create new markets … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEBio-isobutanol approved by UL
Producers Gevo and Butamax have both announced the approval of bio-isobutanol for gasoline storage and dispensing equipment by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). The independent product safety and testing company has approved the generic use of up to 16% isobutanol in UL 87A pumps by any manufacturer meeting ASTM specifications, providing all of the service stations across … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEA New Year Greetings (and news)
Happy New Year!! The blog had a great first year on its new platform and according to WordPress, it was viewed at about 160,000 times in 2013 leading to a total of 183,000 times since the blog’s start-up in September 2012. In 2013, there were 313 new posts, growing the total archive of the blog … Continue reading
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