In Brazil, Platts reports that ANP fuels agency data shows November production of both ethanol and biodiesel remained strong on the year. Ethanol production from sugarcane was 2.24 billion liters, more than 2% higher than the prior year, but it was still more than 30% lower than October as the sugarcane crush winds down. Ethanol […]
In California, Aemetis, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas LLC, closed a $30 million equity investment without any dilutive stock issuances by Aemetis, Inc. and funded the first $8.3 million tranche to subsidiary Aemetis Biogas to build, own and operate dairy biomethane digesters, pipelines and gas cleanup/compression facilities primarily under 20-year agreements with dairy […]
In China, Platts reports that the country is again likely importing US ethanol via Indonesia as a result of the ongoing trade war between the US and China. November imports soared in November to 94,051 cu m compared to just 16,043 cu m in October with 59,924 cu m of November’s imports coming from Indonesia. […]
In Zimbabwe, local press reports that the government has issued a license to a third ethanol producer allowing it to sell ethanol onto the domestic market but the identity of the company hasn’t been revealed yet. The company is expected to begin producing ethanol “soon” and will ensure that in addition to Green Fuel and […]
In Illinois, ethanol production has increased sharply in the United States in the past 10 years, leading to concerns about the expansion of demand for corn resulting in conversion of non-cropland to crop production and the environmental effects of this. However, a new study co-authored by a University of Illinois researcher shows that the overall […]
In Sweden, TreeToTextile AB, a joint venture between H&M group, Inter IKEA group and innovator Lars Stigsson since 2014, with the aim of developing new textile fibers in a sustainable way at attractive cost levels, announced that Stora Enso will join this partnership, and also support the industrialization of TreeToTextile’s production process by setting up […]
In Turkey, a European Patent application was made for biofuel cell developed by a joint study in the scientific cooperation of Üsküdar University, Sabancı University and Yıldız Technical University academicians that uses human stem cells. Designed from the neural cell lines used as a model in scientific studies, the biofuel cell produced high electrical energy […]
In Minnesota, the Star Tribune newspaper reports that the new $25 million program under the recently-signed Farm Bill that encourages farmers to experiment with low-till and no-till farming methods came about as a result of the American Coalition for Ethanol working together with the National Corn Growers Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council working […]
By Jess Hewitt, Member of Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest No matter how widely known your product is, it always seems that banks and investors fear that you will not be able to sell your product – to anyone. This may seem preposterous if you intend to make what we call a commodity […]
Clara Foods is creating the world’s first animal-free egg white. Arturo Elizondo, Clara Foods’ CEO, gave this illuminating overview of how they are making an animal-free egg white, how they map out functionality, and what Clara Whites are all about at ABLC Global 2018 in San Francisco – and it’s ready for you now at […]
