May 2, 2012
Butamax expands its EAG
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May 2, 2012
The Andersons has completed the purchase of an ethanol facility in Denison, Iowa. The plant is now called The Andersons Denison Ethanol.
Amaizing Energy Denison and Amaizing Energy Holding Company previously owned the ethanol production facility, which neighbours a 2.7 million bushel grain terminal. It is accessible via two Class 1 railroads in Iowa.
The Andersons will... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
FuturaGene has received approval from the Brazilian National Technical Commission on Biosafety (CTNBio) to initiate its fourth regulatory field trial for yield enhanced eucalyptus plantations in Brazil. The company specializes in the enhancement of yield and sustainability of woody crops for plantation forestry, biopower and biofuel markets.
The trial is designed to evaluate... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
Industrial biotechnology company Aemetis has celebrated its first year of production at its commercial ethanol facility in Keyes, California.
Operations at the facility commenced in late April 2011, with the company now able to boast an uninterrupted year of production, requiring no days down for repairs. Aemetis took possession of 50-employee strong facility under an... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
Royal Dutch Shell and Iogen have cancelled plans to construct a commercial-scale biofuel plant in Manitoba, Canada. This about-turn has resulted in the loss of 150 jobs.
The joint venture was set to construct a plant that produced ethanol from straw and other plant waste rather than food crops. Shell first invested in Iogen in 2002 and the two companies have jointly operated... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
Lukoil has commissioned a new petroleum terminal at the port of Barcelona, Spain.
The project was made possible due to a joint venture between Spanish company, Meroil, and international oil company Litasco (a Lukoil subsidiary) that was reportedly established in July 2010.
The new terminal, which is connected to the Hydrocarbonates Logistics Company pipeline system, includes... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
Green Fuel, who jointly own an ethanol plant in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe may have to let go of over 4,500 employees as the plant was forced to cease operations due to it being unable to sell the 10 million litres of ethanol it produced. The plant was the result of a joint venture between Green Fuel, the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, Rating Investments and... [Read More]
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May 2, 2012
DuPont Industrial Biosciences is to contract with Fagen to build one of the world's first commercial cellulosic ethanol biorefineries in Nevada, Iowa. Fagen is a biofuels engineering, procurement and construction contractor that has built more ethanol plants in the United States than any other company.
'Our selection of Fagen as a partner to build our plant in Iowa marks... [Read More]
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May 1, 2012
Dyadic International is a global biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of enzyme and protein products for the bioenergy, biochemical, biopharmaceutical and industrial enzyme industries. The company has announced that Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies (Abengoa), has agreed to pay them $5.5 million for an expansion of its rights... [Read More]
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May 1, 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted motions to allow the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Growth Energy, the National Biodiesel Board and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) to intervene and address the... [Read More]
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Apr 30, 2012
China New Energy (CNE) and Chinese state-Owned ethanol producer, Jilin Tianshun Biochemical Development, a subsidiary of JEIC, have signed an agreement of intent. The contract will see an existing, Jilin-located, JEIC production facility upgraded into a commercial-scale, integrated plant with an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes of biofuel.
The redeveloped facility, which... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
TEPSA has expanded its storage capacity in Valencia. The extension consists of two new plants for petroleum products and biofuels, with the capacities of 53.000m³ and 61.000m³.
The facility for biofuels and non-flammable products became operational mid 2011, with the second facility, designed for petroleum products, coming into action in November.
After passing... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
US Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has submitted a statement to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures for a hearing on 'Certain Expiring Tax Provisions':
'Sustained supportive tax policy is very important to emerging technologies that have not yet achieved commercial scale, and should be targeted at those technologies with the greatest... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
BioJet has announced the formation of a strategic business and project relationship with Lao Asia Pacific Agriculture Promotion Import-Export Sole Company (LAP).
The partnership will involve the production of biofuels for land and air transportation, as well as other bioenergy products. The project will also include 100,000 hectares of feedstock production as well as refining/conversion... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
The US's largest advanced biofuel company, Renewable Energy Group, announced in their initial public offering on January 18, 2012. The Iowa-based company then celebrated its offering at the NASDAQ, New York, in a closing bell ceremony which recognized shareholders, the board of directors, employees and client service providers.
'The biodiesel we produce is an important... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2012
Shandong-based furan resin and polymers specialists, Shengquan Group, has entered into a partnership with Novozymes, a world leader in bioinnovation. The agreement will enable Shengquan to use Novozymes' technology in order to begin commercial-scale production of cellulosic ethanol for solvents in June 2012.
'Shengquan has profound experience in chemical production and... [Read More]
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Apr 23, 2012
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Italian power company Enel to build a 1-5MW concentrated solar power and biomass bi-generation plant, which will produce electricity for the city of Rome.
Italy's agency for new technologies, Enea, and Rome's local authority Roma Capitale, which will be backing the porject also signed the agreement. Enel will build and... [Read More]
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