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Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture for Commercial-Scale Renewable Oil Production Facility in Brazil
White Plains NY (SPX) Apr 12, 2012
Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation have announced that they and other Bunge subsidiaries have signed definitive agreements forming a Joint Venture ("JV") to build, own and operate a commercial-scale renewable tailored oils production facility adjacent to Bunge's Moema sugarcane mill in Brazil. The JV, which will operate under the name Solazyme Bunge Produtos Renovaveis Ltda., will have an expected annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons of oil. The facility will utilize Solazyme's rene ... read more

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Mascoma and Lallemand Ethanol Technology Announce Commercial Agreement with Pacific Ethanol
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AFPM Says EPA Action on E15 Irresponsible
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ZeaChem Welcomes Governor Kitzhaber to Oregon Biorefinery
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Proterro Meets Key Productivity Milestones for Clean, Fermentation-ready Sugar Feedstock
The cost barrier standing in the path of economical and scalable biofuels and chemicals production can be broken," Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin said here at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. ... more
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Proterro Meets Key Productivity Milestones
"The cost barrier standing in the path of economical and scalable biofuels and chemicals production can be broken," Proterro CEO Kef Kasdin said here at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference. ... more
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Algae biofuels: the wave of the future
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Is bioenergy expansion harmful to wildlife?
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