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APRIL 6, 2010

Brazil’s Council of Ministers of the Board of Foreign Trade (MDIC) has temporarily lifted the country’s tariff on imported ethanol, changing the tax rate from 20% to 0%. We hope this move will encourage other countries around the world to develop open, free markets for clean, efficient renewable fuels such as ethanol.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Brazil-based GranBio announced a strategic alliance with NextChem, the subsidiary of Italian engineering giant Maire Tecnimont dedicated to the energy transition, to co-license its patented technology for the production of second-generation (2G) ethanol worldwide.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

EIA expects crude oil prices to decrease through 2023 and 2024, even as petroleum consumption increases, largely because growth in crude oil production in the United States and abroad will continue to increase over the next two years. Areas of uncertainty include Russian oil supply and OPEC production.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Brazil’s 10-millionth flex-fuel vehicle was built on 4 March, according to the country’s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea). The next step is to take this technically proven and highly successful project to the rest of the world, since all major automakers in Brazil have a global presence.

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JULY 25, 2011

has commissioned its second industrial-scale facility for the production of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. Biofene may be sold directly into industrial applications or put through simple chemical finishing steps to form a broad range of renewable products including squalane, base oil and finished lubricants and diesel.

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AUGUST 25, 2011

EvoShield lubricants will be formulated from NovaSpec renewably-sourced synthetic base oils, derived from Amyris’ Biofene and produced by Novvi, Amyris’ joint venture with Brazil’s Cosan. Amyris is scaling its Biofene production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements.

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

Global ethanol production has fallen in calendar year 2012 for the first time since 2000, due to declines in the United States and in Brazil. The three major producers are expected to remain the United States, Brazil and the European Union. RFS2 and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), respectively).

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction in the cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. Specifically, EPA is proposing a total renewable fuel target of 15.21 Total renewable fuels. billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. United Airlines will purchase 15 million gallons of this fuel over a three-year period, with the option to purchase more.

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JUNE 22, 2010

have executed term sheets to establish a joint venture for the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable intermediate chemicals for specific industrial and automotive applications. a subsidiary of Amyris, oversees the establishment and expansion of Amyris’s production in Brazil, including SMA Indústria Química S.A.,

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. United Airlines will purchase 15 million gallons of this fuel over a three-year period, with the option to purchase more.

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JUNE 16, 2014

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced from its UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process will power 200 commercial flights on GOL Airlines during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. United Airlines will purchase 15 million gallons of this fuel over a three-year period, with the option to purchase more.

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JULY 30, 2015

Four separate percentage standards are required under the RFS program: cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuel; and total renewable fuels. Cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel categories are nested within advanced biofuel, which is itself nested within the total renewable fuel category. Earlier post.).

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MAY 3, 2012

into renewable diesel in a US Department of Energy (DOE) funded biorefinery project. The syrup was then processed by Amyris at its California pilot facility using its proprietary yeast fermentation system that converts plant sugars into its trademarked product, Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon commonly known as farnesene. Amyris, Inc.

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JUNE 25, 2010

The parties have agreed to the terms under which Shell may purchase the renewable hydrocarbon fuel from Amyris, including pricing relative to a defined biodiesel price index. Amyris renewable diesel works well at extremely low temperatures without having to alter engines and can be easily distributed within the existing fuels infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

International oil and gas major Total and renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. signed agreements to expand their current R&D partnership ( earlier post ) and to form a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a range of renewable fuels and products. Amyris modifies farnesene to become renewable diesel.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised the registered blend level of Amyris’s renewable diesel with ultra low sulfur diesel from 20% to 35%. This blend level is the highest awarded to date by the EPA for commercial sale of a motor vehicle renewable gasoline or diesel fuel, according to Amyris.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

In addition to its collaboration in Southern Africa, Boeing has active biofuel development projects in the United States, Middle East, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Brazil and Australia.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Amyris modifies farnesene to become Amyris renewable diesel. The company said it was seeking to improve its strain performance to expand its addressable markets, including additional specialty chemical applications and renewable diesel. Amyris’ “Biofene” Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge. Source: Amyris. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

The facility also features an electricity cogeneration component allowing it to operate as a self-sufficient renewable energy producer. This would have been simply impossible without the establishment of the Renewal Fuel Standard. — Manuel Sanchez Ortega, CEO of Abengoa.

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MAY 1, 2012

The United States now leads Brazil in the export of ethanol, according to Hart Energy’s newly released study, US & Brazil Ethanol Outlook to 2022. The Outlook contends renewable fuel mandates in the U.S. The Outlook contends renewable fuel mandates in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

and Cosan SA Industria e Comércio have executed a binding agreement to establish a joint venture for the worldwide development, production and commercialization of renewable base oils. Amyris designs these microorganisms to produce defined molecules for use as renewable chemicals and transportation fuels. Amyris, Inc. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 15, 2011

has commissioned its third industrial-scale commercial facility—its first in the US—for the production of Biofene, its renewable farnesene. Amyris is scaling its production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements, including manufacturing agreements with Antibióticos S.A.,

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APRIL 10, 2014

The top five ethanol producers in 2012 were the United States, Brazil, China, Canada, and France. But the United States and Brazil accounted for 87% (61% and 26%, respectively) of the global total. Brazil’s production rose 3% to 21.6 The United States also led in biodiesel production, with 3.6

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JUNE 1, 2012

In 2012-13, several advanced biofuel plants will open around the world, including Shengquan in China, Beta Renewables in Italy, GraalBio in Brazil and Fiberight in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. Amyris is scaling its Biofene production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements. Amyris is scaling its Biofene production in Brazil, Europe and the United States through five production arrangements.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

EPA uses the results of these analyses, considering uncertainty and the weight of available evidence, to determine whether a fuel meets the necessary greenhouse gas reductions required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for it to be considered renewable fuel or one of the subsets of renewable fuel.

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APRIL 29, 2011

a renewable chemicals and fuels company, today announced the completion of the first industrial-scale facility for the production of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. The production facility is located in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil at a facility owned by Biomin do Brasil Nutrição Animal Ltda., Amyris, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 18, 2018

In 2016, China produced more than one billion gallons of ethanol, making it the fourth-largest ethanol producing country/region in the world after the United States, Brazil, and the European Union. The 2017 plan also calls for China to shift renewable fuel production to commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol by 2025.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Farmers in the United States and elsewhere respond by bringing new land into production. The EPA concluded that in 2022, the emissions profile of a unit of corn ethanol from a new natural gas-powered refinery would be 21% lower than the emissions profile of an energy-equivalent quantity of ‘average’ gasoline in 2005.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Amyris is building an integrated renewable products company applying industrial synthetic biology to genetically modify microorganisms to serve as living factories. Amyris designs these microorganisms to produce defined molecules for use as renewable chemicals and transportation fuels. Itaú USA Securities Inc. Amyris Brasil S.A.,

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MAY 21, 2020

The plant will feature SGH2’s technology, which will gasify recycled mixed paper waste to produce green hydrogen that reduces carbon emissions by two to three times more than green hydrogen produced using electrolysis and renewable energy, and is five to seven times cheaper. That’s why our partnership with SGH2 is so important.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

The proposed mine would create one of the largest copper mines in the United States, with an estimated surface disturbance of 6,951 acres (approximately 11 square miles). It also would be one of the deepest mines in the United States, with mine workings extending 7,000 feet beneath the surface.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

This initiative broadens cooperation between Boeing and SAA to develop renewable jet fuel in ways that support South Africas goals for public health as well as economic and rural development. When produced sustainably, aviation biofuel reduces carbon emissions by 50 - 80% compared to petroleum jet fuel through its lifecycle.

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DECEMBER 11, 2015

The company will produce 20 million gallons of renewable fuel per year employing its Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) technology. Ensyn will convert 440 dry tons of woody biomass into a renewable fuel oil (RFO) product. RFO can be used as a renewable heating fuel and also as a renewable feedstock for petroleum refineries.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

We wanted to take advantage of Braskem’s development of a renewable-based polyethylene to create a product that uses bio fiber and a green polymer. With 35 industrial plants spread across Brazil, United States and Germany, the company produces more than 35 billion pounds of thermoplastic resins and other petrochemicals per year.

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