Mexico’s competition authority has imposed fines of nearly 90 million pesos (US$4.9 million) on seven companies, 10 individuals and a trade association for fixing the price of sugar and restricting […]
Cathay investing US$500 mln to expand production of biobased nylon [Registered]
Cathay Industrial Biotech recently announced the construction of new plants to expand the company’s production capability for biobased long chain dibasic acids (LCDA),bio-pentanediamine (DN5), and bio-polyamide (bio-PA). These biobased intermediates […]
Bioengineered yeast turns food waste fats into butanol [Registered]
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have successfully recycled food waste into butanol via engineered yeast in a laboratory. The researchers, who secured SG$300,000 (US$222,831) from Singapore’s National Environment […]
Researchers build high-tech test track to improve crop performance [Registered]
Taking a leaf from automakers who test their cars on special tracks that simulate real driving conditions, researchers at the Michigan State University have developed DEPI – Dynamic Environmental Photosynthetic […]
Zambia – New US$90 mln sugar refinery commences operation [Registered]
Construction of the US$90 mln Product Alignment and Refinery (PAAR) project at Zambia Sugar’s Nakambala factory was completed on 6th July, on time and within budget, according to local press […]
Researchers use “chemical origami” to produce high-value chemicals from plants [Registered]
Following the discovery of a new and very valuable enzyme which folds linear molecules into different shapes, scientists at the John Innes Centre are building a ‘triterpene machine’ which will […]
Monthly Snapshot
Raw sugar for March delivery settled at 19.82 cents/pound on January 18 after reaching a two-and-a-half-week high earlier in the session at 20.25 cents. The white sugar contract expiring in […]
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