Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) remained broadly unchanged at 29.93 million barrels per day (b/d) in October following production of 29.91 million b/d in September, a just-released ...
Lower feedstock prices can drive down prices of fermentable cellulosic sugar to USD 0.26/kg, down from USD 0.32/kg to USD 0.36/kg, competitive with sugars from corn or sugarcane, according to Lux Research. This advance would allow bio-based ...
Tags: feedstock, price, cellulosic sugar, USD
The world is faced with a global fertilizer shortage, experts say, placing even more strain on food prices. In the last few decades, an increasing reliance on industrial fertilizers has led to surging demands for the largely ...
Tags: food, price, fertilizer, shortage, farm
LyondellBasell has added the new RC3000 to its Toppyl family of polyolefin resins for the food packaging industry, which provides a new level of convenience and ease of use to ready to eat products. Designed to stick directly to ...
LyondellBasell, an American multinational chemical firm, has developed Toppyl RC3000 which is designed for packaging ready-to-eat food products, while providing a new level of convenience without compromising protection. Toppyl RC3000 is ...
Amyris, Inc., a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters over a 45-day period. Amyris's Chief Executive Officer John Melo will speak ...
US corn and soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade and RIN prices were trending lower Friday morning amid reports that the US Environmental Protection Agency would lower its biofuels blending requirements for 2014. December ...
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Biodiesel has faced a backlash in recent years, as critics charge the industry with razing land and pushing up food costs. But as its competitors struggle, one Hong Kong-based company is moving ahead with a US$165 million plant that turns ...
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UPM has achieved a top position in Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Nordic 260 Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) for the fifth year running. UPM was ranked in the index with top scores: 99 points out of 100 maintaining the ...
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SCD-iBIO, an industrial biotechnology group associated with the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), announced that DSM's vice president of bio-based chemicals and materials, Dr. Marcel Lubben, will be the keynote ...
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A top energy watchdog forecast the U.S. will bypass Russia in the production of liquid fuels--everything from crude and gasoline to biofuels like ethanol--solidifying America's growing importance in global energy markets. The ...
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The European Parliament voted Wednesday to limit the use of biofuels in the European Union, one of a series of potential changes to the bloc's climate-change policies that investors say are creating uncertainty and bottling up energy ...
Tags: biofuels, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Griswold Pump Company announces that its 811 Series ANSI Centrifugal Pumps have been specifically engineered for a broad range of applications within the storage terminal industry. Griswold 811 Series ANSI pumps ? which were among the ...
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Airline LAN Colombia on Wednesday carried out the South American country's first biofuel-powered commercial flight, opening a new chapter in its bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The flight, which took some 170 passengers from the ...
Gevo, Inc. announced that Greg Roda has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Roda will be responsible for all business development activities for the Company. "Greg's background is ideally suited to leading ...
Tags: Bio-Industry, Gevo