March 2nd, 2020—Thailand’s Advanced Biochemical, Pepsi’s biodegradable packaging, Martian plants

Story 1: Brightmark is upgrading 6 Buffalo area anaerobic digesters to renewable natural gas. Story 2: Pluton Biosciences has acquired Microbe Inotech Laboratories. Story 3: Aalto University invents eco-super glue.

Story 1: Joint venture between Bluestar Adisseo Company and Calysta. Story 2: Avantiun’s portfolio review. Story 3: New patent between Birla Carbon and GranBio Technologies

Story 1: Sketchers taps into soybean oil based technology. Story 2: Just Eat delivery company testing out seaweed based delivery boxes. Story 3: Nouryon makes AkuPure.

Story 1: U.K. Company Reswirl designs “infinite” recyclable toothbrushes. Story 2: 11 European companies receive funding to develop biobased products. Story 3: Sweden’s bio-methanol.

Story 1: Advanced Biochemical in Thailand. Story 2: Pepsi to try out using biodegradable packaging. Story 3: Scientists have discovered how to grow plants on Martian and lunar soil.

Story 1: Commentary about the USDA’s vision for the next 30 years of biofuels. Story 2: Ag startups are down this year. Story 3: University of Illinois designs open AI biofuel modeling software.

Story 1: India targeting 10% ethanol blending with petroleum. Story2: Indonesia targeting 40% biofuel blend by summer 2021. Story 3: HVO biodiesel the official fuel of choice for Volvo in Sweden.

Story 1: Amyris stock price is soaring as the result of their sustainable beauty product line. Story 2: Neste and IKEA Finland lower carbon emissions by using NESTE My Renewable Diesel. Story 3: The United Kingdom should increase its bioenergy crops to deliver carbon savings a new report finds.

Story 1: Finland’s VTT models a circular economy. Story 2: Lavazza partners with KLM Royal Dutch. Story 3: AVA Biochem Ag in Switzerland.

Story 1: White Dog Labs squiring Central Minnesota Renewables. Story 2: Renewable Fuels Association released 2019 summary reports. Story 3: Melbourne based AgBioEn is starting construction on a new agricultural waste to energy plant.