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In Brazil, Solvay has opened its first fully dedicated Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (IBL) to boost the development of innovations and solutions based on sustainable chemistry, used in a growing range of end-markets.
The fully integrated laboratory in Paulinia will chiefly focus on researching new processes and molecules derived from biomass, which is mostly plant or vegetable based and…
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FCStone Merchant Services is to originate and supply corn for Gevo's plant in Luverne, Minnesota after the two companies entered into an agreement.
Engaging FCStone to conduct Gevo's corn purchasing at Luverne is expected to free up more than $1 million (€900,000) of working capital, which has previously been tied up in corn inventory.
By leveraging FCStone's scale and corn buying expertise,…
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China New Energy (CNE), a bioenergy technology solutions provider, has invested €250,000 to acquire a 24% stake in the Hungary-based Visontai Bioetanol Fejlesztő Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság (Visontai) bioethanol plant.
In November 2013, CNE was contracted by Visontai to design and construct a biorefinery for the production of 150,000 litres per day of…
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Natura Cosméticos, one of Latin America's largest cosmetics and personal care products company, and renewable oils and ingredients company Solazyme have announced that, after completing testing and product validation phases over the past year using Solazyme's oils, Natura is purchasing Solazyme's AlgaPūr Microalgae Oil, which will be incorporated into the company's multiple product…
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Borregaard, operator of the world's largest biorefinery, and Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), a supplier of cellulose specialties natural polymers for the chemical industry, have entered into a non-binding letter of intent regarding the establishment of a new lignin operation adjacent to RYAM's Fernandina Beach pulp mill in Florida.
The new company will be owned 55% by Borregaard and 45% by…
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Renewable energy targets are now a defining feature of the global energy landscape, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Renewable Energy Target Setting has found 164 countries have adopted at least one type of renewable energy target, up from just 43 countries in 2005. Two more countries – Canada and the United Arab Emirates – have set…
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Ergon Biofuels has announced that its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi is back to full operation following a brief suspension in services to facilitate renovations and upgrades.
The plant was originally established in 2007. On 31 December 2013 the facility became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ergon BioSciences and was rebranded as Ergon Biofuels.
The installation of processing upgrades has…
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Ethanol producer Poet has selected Aras PLM Solution Suite to drive product development and engineering best practices, improve processes and product tracking, and improve visibility into product-related data throughout the enterprise and extended supply chain.
Technology company Aras is a manufacturer of enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. Poet will implement Aras as an…
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Sweden-based Taurus Energy and Canadian yeast and bacteria specialist Lallemand have signed a collaboration agreement to develop, market, sell and distribute Taurus' Gen 2 XyloFerm yeast platform on the US market.
'It has been our goal from the beginning to market our yeast technology globally,' says Lars Welin, CEO, Taurus Energy. 'Partnering with Lallemand with its experience in production and…
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UN FAO, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Carbon War Room, KLM, Novozymes and the UN Foundation partner to scale up the development and deployment of sustainable bioenergy solutions to meet the global need for sustainable energy.
As part of the 2nd Annual Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Forum, a new multi-stakeholder coalition, co-chaired by the UN Food and…
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Representatives of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), Growth Energy and the US Grains Council (USGC) recently travelled to Tokyo to follow up on an industry market assessment of the potential to export US ethanol to Japan.
Over the next two years, the government of Japan will be undertaking a full review of its national energy policies, including biofuels, potentially opening up opportunities…
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Air Liquide Industrial US (Air Liquide) has commissioned a new state-of-the-art carbon dioxide liquefaction plant in Tulare County, California.
The new 450 tonne per day facility is one of three carbon dioxide liquefaction facilities owned and operated by Air Liquide in the state.
The facility captures carbon dioxide emissions from an ethanol plant owned by Calgren Renewable Fuels. The carbon…
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Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is investing in substantial improvements and expansions to its port facilities in Puerto San Martin in the Argentine state of Santa Fe, enhancing the company's capability to export grain and other agricultural products from the region.
The improvements, which will include the construction of a new berth for barge discharge and the addition of storage capacity, are…
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Aventine Renewable Energy has installed its third Valicor corn oil separation system.
The new $4.4 million (€4 million) 'plug and play' modular system is now operating at the Aurora West 110 million gallons per year Delta T plant in Aurora, Nebraska.
'By adapting new technologies to the dry-milling process, we're able to extract and market higher value co-products, which allow us to expand…
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Cristal Union and Global Bioenergies have formed a joint venture to build and operate France's first bio-sourced isobutene production plant.
The JV, IBN-One, will build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene. IBN-One is a 'société anonyme' (limited liability corporation) with share capital of €1 million – jointly owned by Cristal Union…
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