The USDA recently released the June edition of its Grain Crushing and Co-Products Production report, noting total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 445 million bushels in April, down 8 percent from March and down 4 percent from April 2015.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it is soliciting nominations for members to fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. Nominations are due June 30.
Rex American Resources Corp. has released first quarter financial results, reporting net sales and review of $100.2 million, compared to $105.02 million during the same period of the prior year. Gross profit for the quarter was $8.4 million.
Gevo Inc. has commenced a review of strategic alternatives and engaged Cowen & Co. LLC as a financial advisor to assist in the review. The announcement was made approximately two weeks after the company released its first quarter financial results.
The U.S. Grains Council has published a new analysis conducted by Informa Economics that determined exports of U.S. corn and corn products generated $74.7 billion in annual economic output in 2014.
Not only does Tulare County, California-based Calgren Renewable Fuels LLC manufacture renewable transportation fuel and utilize renewable energy to power its operations, but starting next month, the plant will also send electricity to the grid.
In early May, I was informed that registrations for the 2016 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo were on pace to match our seven-year high mark. This column is published in the June issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
Solenis LLC and Buckman Laboratories Inc. recently announced the resolution of a pending lawsuit filed by Buckman against Solenis regarding Solenis' patent for using polysorbate as an additive for corn oil extraction aids.
When margins matter most, strategies to ratchet up ethanol yield make good business sense. This article is published in the June issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine under the headline "Up On Output."
U.S. Grains Council staff and consultants recently conducted a program in Egypt to promote distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS) in aqua rations. This program was done in conjunction with Mirasco, a USGC member company.
The pace of innovation in fermentation has picked up. This article is published in the June issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The Renewable Fuels Association has scheduled four training courses to help facilities meet the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act. The classes are designed for individuals overseeing the food safety plan of an ethanol plant.
Gevo Inc. had announced that it has entered into an agreement with Clariant Corp. to develop catalysts to enable Gevo's ethanol-to-olefins (ETO) technology, which produces tailored mixes of propylene, isobutylene and hydrogen.
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy has published financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2016, the three-month period ended March 31, reporting a slight decrease in revenues, but improved net income and modified EBITDA.
Mike Bryan is introducing Australia to a DDGS-based feed product made by a company headquartered in North Dakota, where his ethanol career began. This article is published in the June issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
University of California, Riverside researchers have received a $1.3 million award from the USDA that will fund research on developing commercially viable processes to create biofuels and chemicals from waste plant materials.
Gevo Inc. released first quarter financial results, focusing on progress made at Luverne since the restart of isobutanol production in mid-March, and announcing Alaska Airlines' first commercial flight using Gevo's ATJ fuel is scheduled in June.
The U.S. EPA delivered a proposed rule to amend the renewable fuel standard (RFS) to the White House Office of Management and Budget on May 10. The rule is titled “Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule.�
Solid partnerships between vendor and producer secures critical evaluation and streamlines new technology introduction. This article is published in the June issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine.
The $33.3 million first quarter 2016 revenue of California-based Aemetis Advanced Fuels was $4.3 million less than the company reported for the first quarter that ended March 31, 2015, Aemetis told investors during a May 12 conference call.
U.S. exports of feed grains in all forms for September through March of this marketing year totaled 51.4 million metric tons, down 7 percent from the same period last marketing year, with higher exports of distillers dried grains with solubles.
Deinove has announced a technology collaboration with Toulouse White Biotechnology. The project aims to map the metabolic fluxes of the Deinococcus chassis.
Recognizing the importance of biofuels to energy and climate security, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $90 million in project funding focused on designing, constructing and operating integrated biorefinery facilities.
Corn exports may end up higher than current USDA projections, but will still be well below last year's exports, writes University of Illinois ag economist Darrel Good in his weekly outlook column.
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and U.S. Department of Energy have announced a joint investment of $10 million towards research that aims to drive more efficient biofuels production and agricultural feedstock improvements.
Queensland University of Technology researchers are leading the way in developing and testing new technologies as part of a $5.7 million three-year project with the potential to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in the sugar industry.
Aemetis Inc. and Edeniq have entered into a definitive agreement under which Aemetis will acquire all of Edeniq's outstanding shares in a stock plus cash merger transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter.
A bioenergy project in Queensland could become a reality thanks to early stage funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The project would produce ethanol, lignin for power production and fuel pellets.
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has released first quarter financial results, reporting increased net sales, gross profit and adjusted EBITDA. The company also reported progress with improvements it is making to its ethanol plants.
Project Liberty in Emmetsburg, Iowa, has produced and shipped several tank cars of cellulosic ethanol even as the plant is ramping up to its full 20 million gallon-per-year capacity.
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