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    U.S. Soy Demand Gets Boost from Biodiesel

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    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…

  • KiOR to double cellulosic ethanol capacity

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    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…

  • September News Roundup

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    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,…

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    Emery launches bio-polyols business

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    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…

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    Solazyme, Unilever Signs Algal Oil Supply

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    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…

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    BASF expands compostable plastic in the US

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    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,…

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    NatureWorks picks Jacobs for Asia plant project

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    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,…


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