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ZeaChem Begins Production of Cellulosic Chemicals and Ethanol, Advances Toward Commercialization

March 12, 2013 | Jim Lane

ZeaChem announced that it has produced commercial-grade cellulosic chemicals and ethanol at its 250,000 gallons per year (GPY) biorefinery in Boardman, Ore. Among the first operational cellulosic biorefineries in the world, this demonstration facility showcases the scalability of ZeaChem’s biorefining process and serves as a key stepping-stone toward large-scale commercial production. “ZeaChem is developing the […]

New 5-Minute Biofuels Digest Guides to Amyris, Enerkem, Gevo, LanzaTech, LS9, Novozymes, POET, Sapphire Energy, Solazyme, ZeaChem

January 8, 2013 | Jim Lane

Biofuels Digest has released the next wave of its 5-Minute Guides – a “news you can use” digest on the leading companies in biofuels. This release updates 10 guides for the latest developments through Q1 2013. Each 5-Minute Guide provides a company description, latest news, awards, and Biofuels Digest feature stories; 3 top milestones for […]

ZeaChem: Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide (Q1 2013 update)

January 8, 2013 | Jim Lane

Address: 215 Union Blvd., Suite 500, Lakewood, CO 80228 Year Founded: 2002 Company description: ZeaChem is a developer of highly efficient biorefineries for the conversion of cellulosic biomass into economical and sustainable advanced biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Our indirect approach leapfrogs the yield and carbon dioxide (CO2) problems associated with traditional and cellulosic-based processes. ZeaChem’s […]

Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Best Project (demonstration) Award: ZeaChem — Boardman, OR

December 31, 2012 | Jim Lane

Like INEOS Bio, ZeaChem is a hybrid that features both gasification and fermentation elements. The mechanical completion of the core of its demonstration-scale project was a highlight this year — on budget, on time. What makes this project even more interesting is that, even after moving through lab to pilot and now demonstration, no one […]

ZeaChem raises $25M, finishes construction at Boardman biorefinery

October 29, 2012 | Meghan Sapp

$25 million Series C closes with new investors ITOCHU Corp. and Macquarie In Oregon, ZeaChem announced at Advanced Biofuels Markets that it has completed construction of its 250,000 gallons per year cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Boardman. The project was completed on budget and is expected to begin production of cellulosic ethanol by the end of […]

ZeaChem a finalist for $4.6M 3-carbon platform grant from California Energy Commission

October 19, 2012 | Jim Lane

In recent years, the two-carbon (ethanol, ethyl acetate, acetic acid) and four-carbon (butanol, butadiene, butanediol) platforms have been the most highly-chased in the industry. The three-carbon platform has excellent prices and market potential, but development in proproylene, propane, and propanol (among other 3-carbon molecules) has lagged. That may change, following action on proposed grants from […]

ZeaChem: Biofuels Digest’s 5-Minute Guide

October 15, 2012 | Jim Lane

LanzaTech raises $15M, ZeaChem $5.1M in Series C sweeteners – lead 15 biobased companies in the 2012 Cleantech 100

October 3, 2012 | Jim Lane

LanzaTech and ZeaChem, two of last year’s new entrants in the top 10 among the 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy, raise fresh capital as they head for commercialization. Plus, both are among 15 biobased companies that made this year’s Cleantech 100 list, as selected by the Cleantech Group. We look at the honorees. In Illinois, […]

On the Move in Biofuels: ZeaChem

May 2, 2012 | Jim Lane

In Colorado, ZeaChem named Peter H. Cheesbrough as CFO. Before joining the ZeaChem executive management team, Cheesbrough served as CFO of Ciber, Inc. (NYSE: CBR)

Itochu invests in ZeaChem; commercializing in 2014

March 6, 2012 | Jim Lane

In Colorado, Itouchu announced that it has acquired shares in ZeaChem. Together, ITOCHU and ZeaChem will acquire partners in each region to investigate the expansion of the technology worldwide, in second generation bioethanol business sectors that use ZeaChem’s technology, and in the future in chemicals business sectors that produce from biomass (green chemicals industry), with […]