18.03.2011
- The venture capital arm of Google has invested in a start-up that is developing technology to produce fuel from inedible biomass such as grass and wood chips. The process, deployed...
15.03.2011
- Danisco is expected to post strong third-quarter results on Thursday, which could pressure U.S. chemicals group DuPont to raise its $5.9 billion offer for the Danish food and...
10.03.2011
- German fertilizer supplier K+S proposed a higher-than-expected dividend, banking on a marked profit increase as farmers' demand gets a boost from strong grain and crop prices. The...
04.03.2011
- The German government demanded clarity from the biofuel industry on whether it will continue with a planned roll-out of gasoline with a higher biofuel content after its association...
28.01.2011
- Researchers looking for better ways to make biofuels turned to experts at breaking down grass - cattle - and found more than a dozen new compounds in their guts that might help...
21.01.2011
- One Equity Partners (OEP) has lined up at least four bidders for its majority stake in Germany's Süd-Chemie, putting other investors under pressure to sell, people briefed on the...
11.01.2011
- Danish industrial enzymes producer Novozymes said on Monday it welcomed new competition from U.S. chemicals giant DuPont in biofuel enzymes, as this could help establish the...
23.12.2010
- Industrial enzymes producer Novozymes does not expect a major breakthrough in second-generation bioethanol in the United States for another four to five years, a senior executive...
