In Georgia, Renmatix announced that Ian Purtle has joined their Scientific Advisory Board. Purtle retired from his post as Cargill’s Chief Scientist and Director of Sustainable Energy this past June after 39 years with the company. The SAB is led by Dr. Colakyan and guides Rematix’s work in coverting cellulose containing biomass to sugar for […]
In Georgia, Renmatix announced that Fred Moesler, a former Dow Chemical, NatureWorks and ZeaChem engineer and modeling specialist, has joined as vice president of process technology. In Texas, Aventine Renewable Energy (AVRW.OB), announced the retirement of CEO Thomas Manuel. CFO and COO John Castle will serve as Interim CEO.
ABLC Next 2022 commences at 5pm Pacific Time on Wednesday, October 26th at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, with more than 90 speakers, 43 sponsors, 750 delegates and 430 companies represented at the event. Here is the official guide to the onstage content. WEDNESDAY 5:00pm STATE OF THE INDUSTRY presentation The Top Trends in […]
‘Be the best version of yourself’ – It’s great advice and I’ve tried to live it during my 7 years with The Digest. Since 2016, I’ve been honored to work with Jim Lane and his team as Managing Editor and Writer – synthesizing thousands of press releases and news, conducting fascinating interviews with CEOs, […]
In Florida, The Digest announced the NEXT 50, “the 50 Next Companies to Disrupt the World”, for 2020. The NEXT 50 are companies whose emerging technology promises to disrupt markets (or is already doing so) and powering a transition from the old economy to the bioeconomy based on rapid innovation and the sustainable use of […]
Early ballots are in, Praj, LanzaTech leading in “Best Places to Work in the Bioeconomy” voting In Florida, The Digest has released the results in the “Best Places to Work in the Bioeconomy 2020” voting through March 2nd, as we reach the last 2 weeks of voting. “It’s still quite early and there will be […]
From Finland comes the largest single corporate investment we’ve seen in years — UPM is taking it’s “next transformative growth step” and is investing in a biorefinery at Leuna, Germany to convert solid wood into next generation biochemicals: bio-monoethylene glycol, lignin-based renewable functional fillers, bio-monopropylene glycol and industrial sugars. UPM will invest €550 million ($611 […]
What a year 2019! Butene, bio-isobutene, farnesene – it was a year of biochemicals and innovations, of changing policies and uncertainty of advanced biofuels, increased efficiencies in the world of enzymes, catalysts and more, fascinating developments with meat alternatives, leather without the cow, plastic without the plastic, a huge variety of joint ventures and partnerships, and […]
Amyris is working on a MegaBio goal. Mega because it’s a big goal – develop a fully integrated and scalable process to produce farnesene from cellulosic sugars at $2 per liter in the U.S. Quinn Mitrovich from Amyris gave this illuminating presentation at the DOE’s BETO 2019 Project Peer Review that details how they are […]
In California, ABLC Next 2019 opened with a record crowd of more than 420 delegates and 47 of the Next 50 Companies to Disrupt the World were on hand among more than 2300 companies across the spectrum of the bioeconomy including fuels, chemicals, nutrition, materials, and toolkit companies, researchers, policymakers and financiers. The Digest announced […]
