This season, The Digest is hosting the Strategic Intent webinar series, looking at the plans, progress and future milestones of strategic stakeholders in the Advanced Bioeconomy. In this slide deck, we looked at Novozymes and Procter & Gamble and their direct investments, partnerships and alliances with companies both heralded and unknown.
In Denmark, Novozymes reported its Q2 earnings and updated its outlook for the rest of 2016. Headlines? Sales grew by 3% organically in the first half, EBIT was on par, and the EBIT margin was 27.2%, also on par with the first half of 2015. Restructuring costs hit the EBIT margins. Profit was up nicely. […]
In Denmark, Novozymes have agreed that Novozymes will deliver enzymes for the coming DONG Energy REnescience plant in Northwich in the North West of England. It will be the first full-scale bio plant in the world capable of handling household waste by means of enzymes. The REnescience plant in Northwich is expected to be operational […]
In Denmark, Novozymes has formed itself into three divisions: Household Care & Technical Industries, Agriculture & Bioenergy and Food & Beverages. The aim of the organizational change is to enhance Novozymes’ ability to deliver more innovation to customers with more speed and commercial impact. Furthermore, Novozymes wishes to strengthen its technology and market leadership through […]
Here are the winning Photo Votes for this week in the 2016 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy competition. Amyris, REG (3 winners), Stora Enso, LanzaTech (4 winners) and Novozymes took home the winning bonus votes this week. Voting continues through January 15th, 2016 at 5pm ET. “There’s nothing like a photo vote to help a company,” said Digest editor […]
Here are the photo votes received for Novozymes in this years’s competition for the Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy. More on photo voting in this years’ rankings process, here.
In Belgium, the European Commission released its 1st State of the Energy Union, presented by Vice-President Šefčovič. Thomas Nagy, Executive Vice-President of Novozymes, does not agree the policy went far enough in addressing how the European Union consumes fossil fuels. “The State of the Energy Union presented today by Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič falls short in […]
In Denmark, Novozymes reached #1 in Science Magazine’s annual Top Employers Survey today. The survey polls employees in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and related industries to determine the 20 best employers globally. The key driving characteristics of the ranking were ‘Innovative leader in the industry’, ‘Treats employees with respect’ and ‘Is socially responsible’. “We are very […]
In India, Beta Renewables, Novozymes and CVC India Infrastructure Pvt. have signed an MOU to develop a biorefinery in Punjab using wheat and paddy straw as feedstock. The previously announced project and plans for five more around the country will require investment of around $1 billion. The MOU was signed at a renewable energy summit […]
In Denmark, Novozymes announced the launch of Avantec Amp, an advanced enzyme product that improves yield and throughput in corn ethanol production, while increasing corn oil extraction and significantly reducing the need for several harsh chemicals used in ethanol production. By switching from standard enzyme technology to Avantec Amp, a typical ethanol plant with a […]
