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June 23, 2008
EU Launches Investigation into Imports of U.S. Biodiesel
The European Union (EU) has launched antisubsidy and antidumping investigations into imports of biodiesel from the U.S. The European Commission says that complaints lodged earlier this...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/12597.html
June 23, 2008
Neste Awards Rotterdam Biodiesel Contract to Technip
Technip says it has been awarded a cost-plus-fee services contract by Neste Oil for a previously announced new-generation diesel...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/12609.html
June 19, 2008
Gasrec Produces First Batch of Fuel-from-CO2
Gasrec (London) says it has successfully produced the first batch of liquid fuel from carbon dioxide (CO2) at its new plant located on the site of Sita UK's (Meadenhead, U.K.) Surrey...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/gas_tol_iquids/12555.html
June 18, 2008
Inventure Plans CO2-to-Biofuels in Israel
Technology company Inventure Chemicals (Seattle, WA) says it has formed a joint venture with Seambiotic (Tel Aviv) for the construction of a 108,000-gal/year biofuel facility at...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biorefineries/12534.html
June 11, 2008
Evonik Closes Orthoesters Plant in Germany
Evonik Industries says it will discontinue production of orthoesters at its Niederkassel, Germany plant in the third quarter of this year, due to overcapacity, high raw...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/12389.html
June 10, 2008
Plans Underway for First Commercial Oil Crop from Jatropha
Global Energy Trading Company (Getco; Fort Lauderdale, FL) says it has begun buying up “large tracts of land in Colombia and Peru” on which to grow jatropha, a weed-like...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/12375.html
June 2, 2008
Allegro to Sell Biodiesel Venture
Allegro Biodiesel (Los Angeles) has signed a letter of intent to sell its biodiesel venture Vanguard Synfuels, which operates a 12-million gal/year...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/12231.html
May 26, 2008
Süd-Chemie, Linde Form Biofuel Pact
Süd-Chemie and Linde say they have entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly develop commercial-scale technologies for the production of second-generation...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/12088.html
April 24, 2008
Greenpeace Steps Up Palm Oil Campaign
Environmental pressure group Greenpeace in the past few days says it has stepped up its campaign to raise awareness about rainforests in Indonesia that are being destroyed to make way...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/11544.html
April 17, 2008
Syngenta to Build Biotech R&D Center at Beijing
Syngenta has announced plans to build a biotechnology R&D center at Beijing. The facility's focus will be on early-stage evaluation of genetically modified and native traits for...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/11410.html
April 8, 2008
Verenium Starts Up Pilot for Cellulosic Ethanol
Biotech firm Verenium (Cambridge, MA) says it has opened a next-generation cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant at Jennings, LA. Unlike standard biofuel technology the new facility...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/11302.html
March 31, 2008
Second Bioethanol Unit Planned for Vietnam
Petrosetco (Ho Chi Minh City) has signed a preliminary agreement with Bronzeoak Ltd. (Caterham, U.K.) to form a 51-49 joint venture that would build a bioethanol plant in...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/11133.html
February 28, 2008
Explosion may Halt Evonik's Sale of Ruetgers
An explosion earlier this month at a coal tar chemicals facility at Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, owned by Rütgers, an Evonik subsidiary, could scupper an...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/coal_to_liquids/10580.html
January 30, 2008
UOP and Total Provide Technology for Nigerian Methanol-to-Olefins Complex
UOP and Total Petrochemicals say that Viva Methanol Ltd, a subsidiary of Eurochem Technologies (Singapore), will license the companies jointly developed technology for a previously...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/gas_tol_iquids/10106.html
January 23, 2008
Gail India Plans China JV
Gail India (New Delhi) plans to establish a 50-50 joint venture with China Gas Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) through Gail's wholly owned Gail Global (Singapore) subsidiary...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/coal_to_liquids/9958.html
January 21, 2008
ADM, Bayer, and Daimler Team Up in Biodiesel Alliance
Scheitza: An interesting option. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bayer CropScience, and Daimler have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly research biodiesel production from...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/9860.html
January 21, 2008
Technip Lands Neste’s Biodiesel Plant in Singapore
Technip says it has been selected by Neste Oil (Helsinki) to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management services for Neste’s previously announced...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/9897.html
January 18, 2008
BP Signs Deals in China; Builds New Acetic Acid Plant
BP says it has signed a series of agreements to expand its business in China. The agreements include the commercialization of clean coal conversion technologies, wind power generation...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/coal_to_liquids/9856.html
January 17, 2008
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Estimated average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from cellulosic...
“Estimated average greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cellulosic ethanol derived from switchgrass were 94% lower than estimated GHG from gasoline,” states Kenneth. P...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/bioethanol/9839.html
January 15, 2008
Neste Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore, Air Liquide to Supply Hydrogen
Neste Oil Corp. (Helsinki) says it will invest €550 million ($808.5 million) in an 800,000-m.t./year diesel plant in Singapore, which will use renewable feedstock and will be...
http://www.chemweek.com/markets/alternative_fuels/biodiesel/9800.html
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