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105-Million Gallon Ethanol Plant Proposed by Global Renewable LLC (Popularity: )
Global Renewable LLC, a Whitewater, Wis. company, today unveiled plans to construct and operate a $195-million plant that is expected to produce 105-120 million gallons of ethanol a year. The proposed 191-acre site is located in the Town of Sharon and will require annexation to the Village of Sharon. The plant is expected to be operational in October 2008, and will require approximately 38 million bushels of corn annually. It ...

Dow Divests its Interest in VAM Plant at Cabo, Brazil (Popularity: )
http://www.dow.com
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced today, following a thorough evaluation of various options, that it intends to divest its interest in the vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) manufacturing facility at Cabo (State of Pernambuco), Brazil, to JB Group, located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Close of the transaction is dependent upon regulatory approval and completion of negotiations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “The decision to divest our interests ...

Bunge Limited Announces Public Offering of Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preference Shares (Popularity: )
http://www.bunge.com
Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced today that it plans to make a public offering of cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares. The offering will be made pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting commissions and expenses, are expected to be approximately $500.0 million. Bunge also intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of ...

Enzymes open up new avenues in the chemical industry (Popularity: )
http://www.corporate.basf.com
* BASF steps up White Biotechnology operations * Alliances with European universities BASF is stepping up its operations in the area of enzyme research. To this end, the company has now signed a cooperation agreement with the Center of Excellence in Biocatalysis, Biotransformation and Biomanufacturing (CoEBio3). The alliance with this research facility affiliated with the University of Manchester is planned for a period of three years. BASF is funding the ...

Iowa State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy proteins (Popularity: )
http://www.iastate.edu
David Grewell picked up the little plastic model of a molecule he keeps in his office. He scrunched the model’s folding pieces into a ball. That’s about the shape of a soy or corn protein, said Grewell, an Iowa State University assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering. Then he unfolded the model into a long, straight loop. That’s what happens when researchers add some glycerin -- a byproduct of ...

Illinois Coop Receives USDA Grant to Promote Sales of Illinois Wool and Fiber Products (Popularity: )
An initiative developed by The Illinois Green Pastures Fiber Cooperative to increase the sale of Illinois- produced wool and fiber products has received a USDA Rural Development grant to support the coop's marketing activities. The grant, part of the USDA's Value-Added Producer and Small Minority Producer grant program, is for $180,000. The primary use of the grant will be to showcase Illinois-produced fiber through sponsorship of a fiber art show ...

Premier Organic Farms, Inc. Taken Private By Mutual Rescission With Premier Organic Farms Group, Inc. (Popularity: )
http://www.premierorganicfarms.com
Premier Organic Farms Group, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: POFG) (formerly U.S. Power Systems, Inc.) announced today that by means of a mutual rescission, Premier Organic Farms, Inc. (Premier) is no longer a subsidiary of POFG and has been taken private by its management. POFG is in discussions with several acquisition or business combination candidates and will make further announcements as material events dictate. The POFG board and officers revert back ...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Announces Agreement to Halve Phosphorus in Lawn Fertilizer as Part of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Effort (Popularity: )
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us
Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania and its partners in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed are working to cut in half the amount of phosphorus used in lawn care products throughout the 64,000-square-mile basin by 2009. "These reductions will help to further reduce the amount of nutrients flowing into the bay and accelerate restoration of the nation's largest estuary," Governor Rendell said. "Pennsylvania and its partners in the Chesapeake ...

$5,000 Awarded to St. Louis Park Backyard Gardener (Popularity: )
NatureSweet Tomatoes congratulates Julie Barr of St. Louis Park for winning the $5,000 grand prize at the 2006 Homegrown Tomato Challenge, held at Cub Foods in Savage. Barr won the competition with her Cherry Sweet 100 variety of tomatoes. While Barr can now claim to be one of America's best tomato gardeners, she faced stiff competition by the following runners-up, who all received a $250 Cub Foods store voucher for ...

Tractor Supply Company to Participate in Morgan Keegan's 2006 Equity Conference (Popularity: )
http://www.mytscstore.com
Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced its participation in the Morgan Keegan 2006 Equity Conference. Stan Ruta, Senior Vice President - Store Operations and Randy Guiler, Director of Investor Relations will be attending the conference. The Company's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 7, 2006 from 3:30 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. Eastern Time. About Tractor Supply Company ...