Keyword: Biofuels

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Vopak Hit as Demand for Oil and Chemical Storage Falls

01.03.2013 - Dutch oil and chemicals storage firm Vopak missed fourth-quarter operating profit forecasts and warned of only limited growth this year as a weak manufacturing sector cuts demand...

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Big Crop, Policy Revive Brazil's Sugar-ethanol Mills

12.02.2013 - Brazil's big sugarcane mills have begun to invest in ethanol production again, after licking their wounds from years of slim margins, as an expanding crop and favorable government...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Codexis Sees Success in Pharma Business...

29.01.2013 - Codexis, headquartered in Redwood City, California, USA is a developer of enzymes and processes for the production of pharmaceuticals, biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Following...

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Novozymes Says Efficiency Boost to Keep Margins High

21.01.2013 - Danish industrial enzymes maker Novozymes said it aims to keep margins at the current high level over the next five years through production efficiency measures, helping send its...

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Cheap Shale Gas Gives Impetus to Bioplastics Growth

07.12.2012 - Makers of chemicals and plastics from plant matter are emerging as unlikely beneficiaries of the abundance of U.S. shale gas, which is shaking up the global petrochemical industry...

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Germany Needs to Keep Some Conventional Power

22.08.2012 - Germany must keep a safe layer of fossil fuels-based power capacity in the decades to 2050 by when it hopes to derive 80% of electricity from renewable sources, said a study...

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New Facilities Spotlight Next-generation Biofuels

20.05.2012 - After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line...

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EU Bioethanol Producers Seen Boosting Output

27.04.2012 - The European Union's bioethanol industry looks set to expand production later this year, with U.S. imports expected to fall sharply following the closure of a tariff loophole...