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  • Verasun tries to exit corn purchase contracts

    Verasun which has filed for bankruptcy protection has asked the courts to terminate a number of its corn contracts, says ICIS news. (Disclosure: I work for ICIS. About ICIS) While the move would help Verasun get back on its feet, if the court agrees, it's going to be painful for farmers.
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-26-2008

  • Solazyme algae-based biofuel ok for Jet fuel

    Solazyme's algae-based biofuel is ok for Jet fuel, according to Domestic Fuel. Solazyme received more funding last month , and plans to build a commercial scale factory some time in 2010.
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-10-2008

  • Abengoa gets 2% discount on new Plant

    Abengoa bioenergy has persuaded the State of Illinois to put $4m towards the cost of a $200m biofuel plant to be built at Madison, Illinois, according to the St Louis Business Journa l. That will be in addition to other state and local tax exemptions.
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-10-2008

  • Solazyme raises finance

    Reports on the internet say that Solazyme has raised more finance, up to $45.4m for its algae based biofuels programme. I've had a trawl through EDGAR (worth bookmarking in my opinion) but the company's filings are all on paper... grrr so I can't absolutely verify it. But Solazyme has had...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-28-2008

  • Tyson chief calls for end to US ethanol tariff

    Check this report from CNN about Dick Bond president and cheif executive of Tyson Foods , one of the US' bigger processed food outfits, he want an end to tariff protection for ethanol in the US. You see the corn price is rising and its hurting his profits. NSS (No organic fertiliser Sherlock)
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-28-2008

  • R&D: India needs to do more

    India is seeing a rapid growth in the outsourced R&D business but the country still trails behind China and much of the developed world in this sector. This was evident in the numbers presented by the science and technology minister to the parliament yesterday. India has 150,000 researchers compared...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-13-2008
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