27 October 201424 October 2014 Robust economic opportunities in the U.S. Biobased Economy By Brent Erickson, EVP, The Biotechnology Industry Organization Head, Industrial & Environmental section
24 October 201423 October 2014 EPA honors the winners of the 19th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Winning technologies tackle climate change and promote energy efficiency
16 October 201415 October 2014 Sugar in Brazilian skies: Is farnesane the fuel of airlines’ future? Cost, scale and the food-vs-fuel debate are among the roadblocks in the way of more sustainable jet fuel production
30 September 201429 September 2014 Lufthansa conducts first European scheduled flight using sugar-based biofuel Memorandum of Understanding signed with JatroSolutions GmbH on the cultivation of jatropha
Lufthansa führt den ersten europäischen Linienflug mit Biotreibstoff auf Zuckerbasis durch Absichtserklärung zu Jatropha-Anbau mit der JatroSolutions GmbH unterzeichnet
15 September 201411 September 2014 Braskem joins Amyris and Michelin to accelerate the industrialization and commercialization of renewable isoprene Partnership aims to develop and produce renewable isoprene for production of tire and other rubber applications
23 June 201422 June 2014 Gol Airlines using Amyris fuel on its flights during World Cup Company expects a reduction of about 218 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) using more than 69 tonnes of biokerosene
18 June 201417 June 2014 Total and Amyris renewable jet fuel ready for use in commercial aviation Renewable jet fuel developed by Total & Amyris meets newly updated ASTM Standard for Jet A/A1
4 June 20143 June 2014 Green chemicals investment roundup Last month saw a lot of successful financing announcements
3 June 20142 June 2014 Understanding the Biotech Market in Brazil BIO and Biominas partnered to co-host the first annual BIO Latin America
8 May 20147 May 2014 Amyris Helps Launch Brazilian Industrial Biotech Association ABBI Brings Together Key Industry Players Using and Developing Microorganisms to Address Market and Consumer Needs
6 May 20145 May 2014 Ramping Up Development of New Bio-Based Liquid Rubber Expanding collaboration with U.S.-based Amyris - Using biomaterial to increase tire-based fuel efficiency
25 April 201424 April 2014 ABLC buzzes about finance, government actions, chemicals, carbon, and technology advances As ABLC completes its second day, companies, agencies, financiers step forward to detail advances toward scale, new programs.
4 April 20143 April 2014 Amyris, Kuraray expand collaboration in farnesene-based polymers Extension of companies ongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofene®
26 February 201425 February 2014 Der geplatzte Traum vom Mikrobensprit Biodiesel-Hersteller Renewable Energy Group kauft kalifornische Firma LS9
31 January 201430 January 2014 It’s 2014: Feel the pressure, turn up the heat, and get cracking Hydrotreating, catalytic cracking, pyrolysis, metathesis, supercritical, and catalytic reforming
16 October 201316 October 2013 New Synthetic Biology Applications for Algae and Renewable Chemicals Featured at BIO 2013 Pac Rim Summit Researchers and companies utilizing this new tool to speed development of new products and processes
14 October 201314 October 2013 Lemons fly as jet fuel of the future Foundation Research Excellence Award for production of limonene as aviation fuel component
Genomatica, Solazyme, Myriant, LanzaTech and Elevance take top slots in The 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals for 2013-14 Rankings to recognize innovation and achievement in biobased chemicals and materials development
16 September 2013 Brazil’s Big Six in advanced biofuels & chemicals: who’s doing what now? Who are the Big Six, and why?
7 September 2013 What happened to biofuels? Energy technology: Making large amounts of fuel from organic matter has proved to be more difficult and costly than expected
19 July 2013 How biobased energy, consumer goods will become the biggest vertical in cleantech Richard Herbert explores how technology transformation, alternative financing, and consumer demand are driving success for Biobased materials and goods
14 April 2013 Amyris selects Laserson as Squalane Distributor in Europe Plant-sugars into squalane-technology to meet consumer demand for quality as sustainability
11 April 2013 Amyris scientists describe breakthrough in development of anti-malarial drug precursor Sanofi utilizing Amyris engineered yeast strains to produce life-saving drug ingredient at scale
2 April 2013 The Hydrogen Problem HyperSolar to build renewable hydrogen generators for commercial use
1 April 2013 Amyris highlights progress in Total and Cosan partnerships Focused execution supported by leading partnerships and investment commitments
14 March 2013 Amyris and Firmenich announce expansion of collaboration in Flavors & Fragrances Company's looking forward to consistently providing their clients with high-quality, sustainable, and cost-competitive ingredients
10 January 2013 US bio-based chemical IPO window remains shut Falling stock price in the past year makes it difficult to go to the public for bio-based chemicals company
7 November 2012 Story Stock Syndrome: Biobased companies fight investor disbelief With every step towards commercialization, early-stage companies find the skeptics, ironically, piling up. Why, and what can be done about it?
30 October 2012 Biofuels Digest honored: The 30 Hottest Companies in Renewable Chemicals and Biobased Materials for 2012-13 are announced
5 October 2012 Solazyme maintains lead in early Hot 50 voting Amyris, LanzaTech, Sapphire Energy make a move
3 September 2012 The Top 10 Advanced biofuels and biorefining companies in Asia As the US and Canada take a day off, we look at the hottest advanced technologies developing in Asia
31 July 2012 Amyris Enhances Strategic Partnership With Total for Renewable Diesel and Jet Fuels Total to Provide Up to $82M in Incremental Funding for Amyris Biofene® Development Program
25 June 2012 12 hot bio-based technologies worth watching The biobased revolution moves into the commercialization stage
30 November 2011 Total and Amyris Partner to Produce Renewable Fuels Total and Amyris strategic partnership expanded to accelerate development and marketing of renewable fuels
1 November 2011 Amyris Receives Approval for R$ 22 Million Funding from Brazil’s Development Bank BNDES Reaffirms Commitment to Support Innovative Technologies with Financing Support for first Amyris Biofene® Production Facility in Brazil
21 October 2011 Japan chemical firms speed up renewable R&D through joint venturess More investments made by Japanese companies in other parts of Asia but bioplastic manufacturing to remain limited
7 October 2011 Michelin team up with Amyris to make tyres from bio-isoprene Goodyear also in joint venture with Genencor to commercialise own bio-based isoprene
26 July 2011 Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Sugarcane-Based Jet Fuels Brazilian research group ICONE to lead study; World Wildlife Fund to serve as independent reviewer and advisor
1 March 2011 The Brew Barons: Masters of advanced fermentation, driving the redefinition of biofuels: Pt 1 Fermenting liquids companies utilizing gas-phase fermentation just now proceeding towards demonstration at scale