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Solazyme expanding renewable oil production capacity with JV partner Bunge, signs strategic collaboration agreement with ADM

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Separately, Solazyme and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a leading global agricultural processor, signed strategic collaboration, manufacturing and market development agreements in which Solazyme and ADM will produce Solazyme’s tailored algal oils in ADM’s advanced fermentation plant at Clinton, Iowa. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.).

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ADM Adds Renewable Isosorbide to its Industrial Chemical Product Line; Potential Alternative to BPA in Plastics

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It can be used in polyesters for inks, toners, powder coatings, packaging and durable goods; polyurethanes for foams and coatings; polycarbonates for durable goods and optical media; epoxy resins for paints; and detergents, surfactants and additives for personal care and consumer products.

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Hindustan Zinc may put off demerger – ET Auto

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Also, the government doesn’t want any uncertainty around HZL to spook investors ahead of its plan to offload a part of its stake in the miner through an offer for sale in FY25, one of them said. “The company’s proposal to the government also lacked the details as to how any such demerger will actually benefit shareholders.

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Interest in HEVs and BEVs is driven by a dramatic reduction in or elimination of tailpipe emissions, and the increased fuel economy of these vehicle types helps reduce the world’s dependence on oil. Power said, more important are the personal financial implications of deciding to purchase an alternative-energy vehicle.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. 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.

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Interview with Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times

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The Whole Life Times just published an Interview with Chris : The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). January 2009 | Conversations The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). A: Certainly, when oil prices are down, it makes it harder for the competition. Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. will be competing for the same finite supplies of oil and gas. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley.

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