In Germany, Clariant together with CropEnergies has started monthly production of 2 million liters of disinfectant at Clariant’s facilities in Gendorf, Germany. This disinfectant is th... Read more
In the UK, researchers have made a major breakthrough in developing gene-editing tools to improve our understanding of one of the most important ocean microbes on the planet. The internation... Read more
By Donnell Rehagen, Chief Executive Officer, National Biodiesel Board Special to The Digest Before the COVID-19 pandemic became the primary focus of our industry, and the world, the National... Read more
Based in good ‘ole Texas, ENGlobal has been around for almost 35 years but about a year ago shifted their focus to modular process systems and partnering with process technology f... Read more
April 8, 2020 The Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) provides the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) near-term perspective on energy markets. Each month, the STEO provides fo... Read more
In the UK, biotechnology company Circa Group – who produces bio-based solvent CyreneTM in one step from levoglucosenone (LGO) – is offering its LGO manufacturing capability... Read more
A completely interesting example of what is known as the Straw Man fallacy appeared in coverage of a study that appears in this month’s Nature Sustainability, on electric vehicle emiss... Read more
Move over, Impossible Whopper. Zymergen has made an impossible material, and something almost as rare in the biobased world, you can actually order it the day you first hear about it. Yep, Z... Read more
In Belgium, FO Licht estimates that biodiesel consumption in the EU-27 could fall by 2 million metric tons in 2020 as drivers stay home due to coronavirus travel restrictions. As European co... Read more
In the UK, ICIS reports that COVID-19 has significantly tightened the availability of glycerin and as a result prices have tripled to EUR670-900/metric ton, basis free delivered northwest Eu... Read more
