UF, Buckeye dedicate ethanol production facility in Perry - February 6 2012
Many building dedications feature a ribbon-cutting; this one included a front-end loader ceremoniously dumping a scoopful of pulverized sugarcane stalks.
Construction: begins operating in Antarctica with ethanol supplied by Petrobras - February 6 2012
Began operating today (10), with fuel supplied by Petrobras, the Construction: ethanol that will illuminate the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.
Cereplast Introduces Next Generation Hybrid Resins - February 6 2012
Cereplast, Inc. (Nasdaq:CERP), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable plastics, has introduced the next generation of Cereplast Hybrid Resins®, an expansion of the Biopropylene® PP-based resin product offering through two new bioplastic resin grades, Hybrid 102D and 105D.
Sundrop Fuels Plans $450M Investment to Make Gas from Wood - February 6 2012
Sundrop Fuels Inc. has selected Rapides Parish, LA, as the site of its first gasification plant to produce gasoline from forest waste.
Gevo inks offtake agreement with Land O'Lakes for distillers grains - February 6 2012
In Colorado, Gevo has signed an off-take and marketing agreement with Land O’Lakes Purina Feed for the sale of isobutanol distillers grains (iDGs) from Gevo’s isobutanol production facility at Luverne, Minnesota.
Argentine biodiesel exports soar to $1.9 bn - February 6 2012
Argentine biodiesel exports rose more than 58 percent to $1.9 billion in 2011 compared with the year before, the country's main biodiesel industry group has announced.
Monsanto posts strong first-quarter results - February 6 2012
This year, the biotechnology and seed giant posted higher-than-expected numbers, announcing Thursday that it anticipates a strong year ahead.
Court Rules on Genetically Modified Alfalfa Seed - February 6 2012
A federal judge has dismissed claims the U.S. government broke the law by completely deregulating a company's genetically engineered alfalfa seeds.
Taking Bio-based Products to the Next Level: MGP Ingredients, Inc. teams up with Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy, Universities - February 6 2012
MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGP), an expert in wheat- and corn-based ingredients, is teaming up with the Kansas Alliance for Biorefining and Bioenergy (KABB) and four Kansas universities to develop new technologies and products that use bio-based raw materials.
LanzaTech buys Range Fuels site - February 6 2012
New Zealand-based technology developer LanzaTech became the new owner of the former Range Fuels Inc. cellulosic biofuels plant in Soperton, Ga., on Jan. 3, paying just $5.1 million for the site during a foreclosure sale held in Soperton and facilitated by Range Fuels’ lender, AgSouth Farm Credit.
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