BASF and Solazyme Launch the First Commercial Microalgae-Derived Betaine Surfactant

World’s first commercially available high-performance microalgae betaine for use in home and personal care applications

SAN FRANCISCO & FLORHAM PARK, N.J.-- BASF and Solazyme, Inc., a renewable microalgae oil and ingredients company, announce the launch of the first commercial surfactant derived from microalgae oil, a high performance algal betaine for use in home and personal care applications.

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Commercialized by BASF under the trade name Dehyton® AO 45, algal betaine is a betaine surfactant made from renewable microalgae oil. The new algal betaine is a high- performance alternative to amidopropyl betaine in products that require rich and gentle foam such as shampoos, liquid soaps, hand dishwashing liquids, and other applications. Amidopropyl betaines are amphoteric surfactants increasingly used in cosmetic, toiletry and home care applications due to their vast benefits and are known to have: good detergency, good foam properties and foam stabilization, hard water compatibility, mildness to skin and hair, ability to reduce irritation of anionic systems, viscosity building, conditioning effect, stability at a broad range of pH, and excellent biodegradability.

Published: 29 July 2015
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Steel Dynamics Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results

FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 20, 2015  -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced second quarter 2015 adjusted net income of $53 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, and adjusted operating income of $120 million, which excludes the following items:

  • Excluding non-controlling interests, approximately $29 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, of expenses associated with the second quarter 2015 long-term idle of company's Minnesota Operations. These costs include non-cash inventory valuation adjustments of approximately $21 million.
  • Approximately $9 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, of reduced earnings related to a planned furnace maintenance outage at Iron Dynamics that generally is required once every five years.

Including these items, the company reported second quarter 2015 net income of $32 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.0 billion.

Published: 21 July 2015
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Amyris Announces Multi-Year, Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement With Global Food Ingredients Supplier

Marks Amyris's First Collaboration Agreement in Food Sector

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 16, 2015 -- Amyris, Inc. (AMRS), the industrial bioscience company, today announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar collaboration agreement with a global food ingredients supplier. This agreement marks Amyris's first collaboration in the growing food ingredients sector. The partner will provide funding for the development program, which Amyris will be responsible for executing, and the agreement includes a long-term value share provision in regard to future end-market product sales by the partner. Under the terms of the agreement, the company is unable to disclose details of the collaboration.

Published: 16 July 2015
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Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. Announces Commissioning Phase at First of Three Aluminum Corporation of China Industrial Syngas Gasification Plants

$23 Million Technology and Equipment Supply for Three New Clean Coal Natural Gas Replacement Projects Featuring SES Gasification Technology is First Order Secured by SES' China JV, Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Company

HOUSTON, June 8, 2015 -- Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) (SYMX), a global energy and gasification technology company enabling clean, high-value energy and chemical products from multiple feedstocks, announced that the first of three previously announced industrial syngas gasification plants from its Tianwo-SES Joint Venture has entered the commissioning phase. The plant, in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China, is owned and operated by Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (ACH) (2600.HK) (601600.SS), and utilizes two SES Gasification Technology systems supplied by Tianwo-SES.

Published: 08 June 2015
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Pacific Ethanol, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Record Year-End 2014 Financial Results

  • Set annual records in net sales, gross profit, operating income, Adjusted EBITDA and total gallons sold
  • Reported strong cash balance of $62 million and working capital of $114 million
  • Paid down $62 million in consolidated debt in 2014
  • Announced merger agreement with Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 4, 2015  -- Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX), the leading producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the Western United States, reported its financial results for the three- and twelve-months ended December 31, 2014.

Published: 05 March 2015
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