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CSIRO licenses Super High Oleic Safflower Oil
When I was a reporter at the previously titled Chemical Market Reporter (now known as ICIS Chemical Business), I used to cover several specialty oilseeds markets such as safflower, camelina, high erucic rapeseed, castor, lesquerella, hemp, etc. I also covered the developing genetically modified oilseeds back then such as high oleic soybeans and canola. Oilseeds … Continue reading
Solazyme still faces production challenges at Moema
I wonder how long the petrochemical industry had perfected its processing technologies before it was able to reach an economical, efficient level? Unfortunately, investors today are not too forgiving when new, untested technologies from public companies are facing commercialization challenges. Solazyme is now going through this stage and their stocks had plunged from $11.79 a … Continue reading