The Consider Corn Challenge IV is about finding game-changing new uses for field corn, leading to products with significant market demand, without detracting from an existing corn market. U.S. corn farmers continue to adopt new innovative production practices, resulting in improved year-over-year efficiency and the ability to produce more with less. These advances now support […]
In New York state, to manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off an archaic – now 120 years old – electrochemical equation. The group aims to thwart the consequences of global warming and climate change by applying this long-forgotten idea in a new way. The […]
Here NCGA’s Sarah McKay and friends look at the Consider Corn Open corn-to-chemicals challenge to catalyze innovation and investment in this illuminating slide guide from ABLC 2023. What’s the role of corn and starch in renewable chemicals and materials? Here are the answers.
In Michigan, Dow and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create biobased ethylene from renewable agricultural residues. Dow expects to purchase this biobased ethylene, reducing carbon emissions from plastic production, and using it in recyclable applications across transportation, footwear, and packaging. This is Dow’s […]
In Brazil, FS is expanding its business with the start-up of its third industrial unit on May 1, in the municipality of Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso. BRL 1.9 billion has been invested in the new plant which, during construction, generated more than 8,000 indirect jobs, in addition to 205 direct jobs in the operation. The unit’s […]
In Hungary, the Budapest Business Journal reports that the national biofuels association has called on the government to tackle challenges around aflatoxin-contaminated corn. In 2022, a lot of the corn crop had aflatoxin levels above the EU-mandated ceiling of 20 ppb, which together with the ban on corn imports from the Ukraine, has led to […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Wesley Hunt (TX-13), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) have introduced the Fuels Parity Act, legislation that would allow ethanol from corn starch to qualify as an advanced biofuel and require EPA to use the Argonne GREET model to determine the greenhouse gas emission […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the government is aiming to support increased corn production as ethanol feedstock similarly to how it has supported sugarcane production to ensure reaching its 20% ethanol blending target by 2025. Corn production would have to reach 42.5 million metric tons if it is going to contribute significantly […]
In Missouri, The National Corn Growers Association has launched the fourth iteration of its Consider Corn Challenge—an open-innovation contest that invites participants to “answer the call” and submit proposals for new uses of field corn as a primary feedstock for chemicals and products. “As corn farmers continue to press forward with advanced technology that allows […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports USDA data shows that corn consumption for ethanol production fell in February 399.844 million bushels, 9% lower on the month and 2% lower on the year. Poor crushing margins met lower demand due to fears of higher fuel prices, weighing on corn demand for crushing. The soybean crush also […]
