Gevo and Butamax expand, and expand some more. Who’s ahead in the race for biobutanol supremacy? The Latest from Gevo In Colorado, Gevo announced completion of their preliminary evaluation of technical feasibility under a collaboration with BioFuel Energy, designed to explore high-volume production of isobutanol. The companies plan to continue working to develop large-scale production […]
In Colorado, Gevo’s stock has soared since the ruling regarding Butamax’s patent infringement lawsuit came back in their favor. The shares were up $1.84, more than 31 percent, in the last day. The company is currently trading at $7.78 as markets open this morning. More on this story.
Gevo signs agreement for cellulosic biomass development in Malaysia, as the company secures a crucial win in preliminary injunction battle with Butamax over IP. In Colorado, Gevo signed a collaborative agreement with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia, with the Malaysian government’s East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), […]
In Delaware, Butamax Advanced Biofuels announced that the Fagen owned facility Platinum Ethanol of Arthur, Iowa and three other facilities have joined the Butamax Early Adopters Group, indicating their interest in biobutanol production. The three additional facilities are Little Sioux Corn Processors of Marcus, Iowa; Granite Falls Energy LLC of Granite Falls, Minnesota; and Siouxland […]
In Delaware, Butamax has been awarded a patent for producing isobutanol from recombinant microorganisms at commercial scale. The ‘328 patent also protects extraction and distillation of the isobutanol, as well as steps for recovering the solids (distillers grains) produced during isobutanol fermentation. Butamax will add the ‘328 patent to its ongoing litigation against Gevo. More […]
In Delaware, Butamax Advanced Biofuels announced that it is requesting that the United States Patent and Trademark Office reexamine the Gevo “GIFT” Patent No. 8,101,808. This patent has 156 claims that relate to recovery of alcohols from fermentation. The request for reexamination cites critical references not reviewed by the USPTO prior to the patent being […]
In Delaware, Butamax and Fagen have joined together in a collaboration to retrofit ethanol plants with Butamax’s biobutanol technology. The two companies hope that Fagen’s experience in having constructed over 85 ethanol plants and Butamax’s biobutanol technology will lead to a rapid scale-up of biobutanol production.
In Colorado, Gevo has announced yet another patent, USPTO Patent # 8,158,404 for the elimination of another key enzyme pathway in its isobutanol-producing yeast. This is one of three related patents covering technology which block unwanted enzymatic pathways that hijack carbohydrates in yeast. In the same press release, Gevo announced another infringement case against Butamax […]
Isobutanol – a gateway to bioprocessing fortunes? Well, the lawyers are doing just fine too. Here’s a 2-Minute Guide to all the Gevo and Butamax hollerin’, and how to separate the alcohol from the folderol. In case it has escaped your attention, Butamax is suing Gevo and Gevo is suing Butamax. Enough paper has been […]
In Delaware, Butamax announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company Patent Number 8,129,162 for isobutanol from renewable resources. This latest patent was issued from a series of applications covering modified KARI enzymes that optimize production of biobutanol by Butamax’s proprietary microorganisms. These microorganisms are engineered with the isobutanol biosynthetic pathway […]
