Author Archive: Jim Lane
Kemrock Agritech wins best incubatee award at AGRITEX 2013
Tweet In India, The Times of India reports that Minister of Agriculture for Andhra Pradesh, Kanna Lakshmi Narayana Rao Garu presented Kemrock Agritech with the best incubatee award at the AGRITEX 2013. Ritwik Desai, Kemrock Agritech production manager accepted the award. Kemrock won the award for the business set up and production of their Tapak [...]
Arcadia Biosciences and DuPont to collaborate on the development of specialty oil
Tweet Arcadia, Pioneer take aim at the growing market in safflower oils with a strategic collaboration. In California and Iowa, Arcadia Biosciences and DuPont Pioneer announced a formal collaboration to develop a high-value, specialty nutritional oil for global consumer markets. Under the agreement, Arcadia, an agricultural company, will receive certain licenses to specific DuPont Pioneer innovations and [...]
A new suit for the Man of Steel?
Tweet A long-known, biobased, microscopic “super-material” may become highly affordable and scalable. Perfect for both Superman’s needs and Clark Kent’s budget. Me: Let’s play 20 Questions, the Biobased Game. You: OK, I’ll start. Think of a biobased material. Me: Got one. You. Is it stronger than steel? Me: Yep. You: Is it stiffer than Kevlar? [...]
BioNitrogen signs second supply agreement with United Suppliers – is urea on the move?
Tweet In Florida, BioNitrogen Corp. announced that it has signed a supply agreement with United Suppliers, Inc. for the offtake of urea fertilizer for its planned plants in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. United Suppliers is owned by 735 locally-controlled Ag Retailers and provides crop nutrients such as urea fertilizer to its owners in 20 states [...]
Green Premiums and the Naked Truth
Tweet Sometimes there’s a premium, even when there’s not all that much green. Well there really isn’t any other way to put it, is there. Should you get Naked? Naked Green Machine juices, that is. Billed as “Looks weird, tastes amazing,” and has been winning much love from consumers. It has to be the hottest [...]
Metabolix inks distribution, PHA Supply pact with Tianjin GreenBio Materials
Tweet Metabolix to Distribute Tianjin GreenBio’s SoGreen Heat Shrink Film in the U.S. and Europe In Massachusetts, Metabolix announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Tianjin GreenBio Materials, based in Tianjin, China. Under the terms of the agreement, Metabolix will distribute GreenBio’s SoGreen heat shrink film in Europe and will be the [...]
Succinic, meet traction: Myriant, Bayegan Group partner to commercialize renewable chemicals
Tweet Biosuccinic acid pioneer Myriant finds new offtake partner for EMEA markets. In Massachusetts, Myriant Corporation and Bayegan Group announced a broad collaboration agreement to commercialize Myriant’s bio-succinic acid in markets across the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayegan has committed to annually purchase a pre-determined amount of Myriant’s [...]
Biomass reserves — how do they compare to oil & gas proven reserves?
Tweet Bloomberg New Energy Finance comes up with a new model for calculating reserves — with some startling reserve depth seen in Brazil and the US for wind and bioenergy. In the UK, analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that the energy reserves contained in wind and bioenergy projects in the US and Brazil [...]
BioSolar heads for commercialization, at the nexus of bio and solar
Tweet Bio meets solar right at the solar back sheet, so says BioSolar. As the company moves towards its commercial phase, there’s much to applaud in its strategy. Though renewables are, in a general sense, allies in an effort to change the energy platform — in specific terms, their technologies are incredibly different. Solar PV [...]
JOil and Agritech sign MOU to develop 250,000 ha of Jatropha plantations in West Africa
Tweet Yesterday’s “wonder crop” aims for a comeback. In Singapore, JOil signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Agritech Faso SA to explore the development of 250,000 Ha of Jatropha plantations intercropped with food crops using JOil’s elite, high-yielding Jatropha varieties. Field trials will be carried out using JOil’s growing materials at Agritech’s plantations in Burkina [...]
