Feedstock
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Genera Energy Releases Biomass Infographic
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I have to admit that I really have no clue when it comes to understanding the language of biomass but this infographic from Genera Energy could be a tremendous help. Genera Energy, an industry player in sustainable biomass feedstock supply advancements and supply chain improvements, released a new infographic featuring a visual overview of biomass…
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Dyadic collaborates with CIMV
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Dyadic International has signed a collaboration agreement to commercialize second generation biofuel and bio-based chemical technology with Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale (“CIMV”). CIMV’s patented approach of separating the three main components of plant material allows both production of high quality cellulose and hemicellulose, especially well-suited for the enzymatic process, and Biolignin™, a pure…
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Solazyme, AkzoNobel expand surfactant partnership
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Algal oils producer, Solazyme, has expanded its algal oil supply agreement with specialty chemicals company, AkzoNobel, with a new five-year supply of up to 10,000 tons/year of Solazyme’s Tailored™ algal oil for surfactant production pending successful joint product development. The parties expect that the algal oil under the joint development agreement would be able to…
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Stora Enso acquires cellulosic sugar developer Virdia
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I know this is a late news but still worthwhile reporting. Stora Enso, a Finnish pulp, paper and packaging company, has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-based cellulosic sugar developer, Virdia, for $33 million (EUR 24 million) with additional potential payouts totaling approximately $29 million following completion of specific technical and commercial milestones…
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Neste Oil partners with RAE for algae oil
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Neste Oil and Renewable Algal Energy (RAE), a US-based algae biomass producer, have signed a contingent commercial algae oil off-take agreement. Algae oil is one of the alternatives being researched by Neste Oil for use as a feedstock for producing NEXBTL renewable diesel in the future. Cooperation with RAE is intended to secure Neste Oil’s…
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POIC biomass project launched in Malaysia
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I had the pleasure of moderating a session featuring several presentations from some Malaysian agencies and companies at the BIO World Congress last May, and I learned about their plans on how to deal with their palm biomass through POIC (Palm Oil Industrial Cluster) Sabah Sdn Bhd, a company owned by the state government of…
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Soy-based materials continue to expand
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There are several presentations about the industrial use of soybeans at this week’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Bethesda, Maryland, hosted by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Initiative (ACSGCI), that I might as well dig these articles that have been fermenting in my draft box for quite a while now. Yesterday, Linda Kim-Habermehl…