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ZeaChem, a biorefineries developer, has formed a joint venture with Procter & Gamble (P&G), a consumer goods manufacturer. The companies plan to further develop ZeaChem’s products, with the aim of commercialising its ‘drop-in’ bio-based chemicals and other products. ZeaChem uses feedstocks such as poplar trees and agricultural residues to produce bio-refining…
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In Malawi, Bio Energy Resources is planning to build an $18 million (€12.8 million) jatropha-to-biofuel production plant. The company hopes for the plant to begin producing commercial quantities of biodiesel in 2016, following a trial output which is due to commence in Q4 2011. The new plant will provide jobs for approximately 30,000 local farmers, who will cultivate jatropha for use at the…
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Airlines are calling on the Australian and New Zealand governments to provide financial assistance to help grow the aviation biofuel industry. Qantas, Air New Zealand, Boeing and Virgin Australia, all members of the Sustainable Fuel Users Group, helped to create a biofuels roadmap which shows how the region can work towards building a more environmentally-friendly sector. Qantas head of risk and…
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In the US, biodiesel firm Endicott Biofuels and Holly Biofuels, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based petroleum refiner Holly Corporation, have formed Sabine Biofuels – a joint venture for a biorefinery currently under construction in Port Arthur, Texas. The collaboration will see Sabine Biofuels supply technology to the 30 million gallon-a-year biorefinery that will convert inedible,…
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The Brazilian government says it will implement new regulations on its ethanol market next month, which will require producers and distributors to implement supply contracts lasting at least one year, in order to avoid shortages and prevent price spikes. The new regulations are expected to help the government to plan the supply and demand for sugarcane-based fuel and therefore stop ethanol…
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One of only three major ethanol plants located in Australia and the nation's only grains-to-ethanol facility, the Dalby Ethanol Bio-Refinery has been acquired by independent retailer and wholesaler United Petroleum. The Darling Downs, Queensland-based plant, which produces ethanol from sorghum, became operational in January 2009 but went into receivership in June 2010, owing creditors $80 million…
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The biodiesel market worldwide made more than $18 billion (€12.3 billion) last year and it is predicted this figure will climb to $70 billion in the coming years. A new market report titled Biodiesel World Market Outlook 2011 shows that new technologies, as well as economical and ecological advances in the biodiesel sectors will help to further develop the biodiesel market. Research into new…
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In Virginia, US, Osage Bio Energy is to be marketed for sale. And in Hopewell, Virginia, production will not go ahead at the company's Appomattox Bio Energy barley-to-ethanol plant. The result of this decision by the company's board of directors will see Osage Bio Energy begin to lay off its staff, effective 25 May 2011. Only a core team of employees will continue to work at the plant to help…
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In the US, agribusiness and ethanol company The Andersons has achieved record first quarter net income attributable to the company of $17.3 million (€12.3 million), or $0.93 per diluted share, on revenues of $1 billion. In the same three month period of 2010, the company reported results of $12.3 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, on $722 million of revenues. During the quarter, the…
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Ethanol producer Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) has revealed that it made $674,031 (€477,867) in net losses for the second quarter which ended on 31 March 2011. This is lower than the company's $742,851 net loss reported in the same period in 2010. Brian Cahill, SIRE's general manager and chief executive officer said, 'Our corn oil extraction implementation process is complete. This…
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The US Department of Energy (USDA) has accepted a cooperative's proposal for a Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) area designation. Named 'Plant, Baby, Plant', the designation was accepted by the USDA on 4 May 2011. This designation of land will see 30 western Missouri counties and eight counties in Kansas form a 'fuel shed' in which the farmers will grow energy crops on land unusable for…
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In Visalia, California, US, EdeniQ and Logos Technologies are to begin building a corn-to-ethanol pilot plant in, funded partly by a $20 million (€14.2 million) federal Department of Energy (DoE) grant. The companies will break ground on the facility on 19 May 2011, marked with a groundbreaking ceremony at 10am. The pilot plant will be installed with EdeniQ's technology that converts…
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In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US, speciality chemicals firm Albemarle Corporation has acquired Catilin, a technology company dedicated to the development and application of heterogeneous biodiesel catalysis. The new move will see Albemarle become involved in several R&D synergies. 'We are excited to offer Catilin technology alongside our existing GoBio portfolio to customers in the fast growing…
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