The pulp and paper industry includes the production of paper and paper-based products, made from wood pulp and other plant fibers. This would include the production of paper, cardboard, tissue paper, and many other paper-based…
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CARB’s Newly Proposed Carbon Intensity Target Alternatives
What are the differences between CARB’s newly proposed Carbon Intensity Target Alternatives? During its series of stakeholder workshops held from July 2022 through February 2023, CARB has sought feedback on a number of new changes…
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What Can New Biobased Businesses do to Build & Operate Investments Successfully?
By Mike Sticklen LEC Partners Winning Business Strategy, Robust Technology with Great Team Currently, there are numerous new investments being made in bio-based industries including renewable hydrogen and renewable hydrogen derivatives, renewable diesel, new proteins,…
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Why Market Studies Matter for the Global Biofuels Industry
Updated November 2025 to reflect the latest global biofuels market data, growth forecasts, and investment trends. With the global biofuels market expected to exceed USD 200 billion in the coming decade, investors and developers must…
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Deadly Emissions Are Increasing
A report from the UN last month noted that the world is on track to increase emissions by 10.6 percent as compared to 2010 levels, and that is only if countries actually meet their current commitments….
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What is the Bioeconomy?
While more than 40 countries have some “bioeconomy” strategy, there is really no worldwide definition. The term “bioeconomy” actually has different meanings to different people and governments. While most agree that the term includes things…
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Food and Energy Costs
Food and energy costs, together with healthcare, are arguably the three most important factors in how well we thrive on planet Earth. While healthcare costs certainly continue to rise, it is food and energy costs…
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Ethanol Revenues Increase by Reducing Carbon Intensity
Are there ways to improve ethanol revenues substantially? Actually, corn ethanol can be a highly profitable business when a plant’s carbon intensity is reduced. Which CI reduction alternatives can provide the best return on capital?…
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Electric Vehicles – The Good, the Bad & The Ugly
Some in the electric vehicles industry predict that we will have almost 150 million electric vehicles in service by 2030. This is fifteen times the number in use in 2021. Many automakers indicate that within…
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Cell Based Meat
“Cell-based meat” refers to meat that is grown directly from cells instead of meat that is harvested from an animal body. There is a broad array of companies in the cell-based meat space. Commercially successful…
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