Mississippi Business Journal » REFINERY http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Biotech group sends letter to Cochran urging mandatory funding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:52:13 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74509 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A group of Mississippi biotechnology companies and state associations have written Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), urging him to support mandatory funding for renewable energy programs in a new Farm Bill. Elevance Renewable Sciences of Natchez and DuPont Corporation, which has operations in Pass Christian and Pascagoula, sent the letter along with supporters [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/biotech-group-sends-letter-to-cochran-urging-mandatory-funding/feed/ 1 Town signs lease deal with biofuels company http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/town-signs-lease-deal-with-biofuels-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=town-signs-lease-deal-with-biofuels-company http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/town-signs-lease-deal-with-biofuels-company/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 18:38:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74323 GLOSTER — The town of Gloster has signed a lease with Drax Biomass International for its Amite BioEnergy wood pellet plant. The Enterprise-Journal reports that the 15-year lease calls for the company to pay the town $8,000 per year for the first 10 years and $9,000 for the next five. There are options to continue [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/05/town-signs-lease-deal-with-biofuels-company/feed/ 0 Alternative fuel company trying to sell real estate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/alternative-fuel-company-trying-to-sell-real-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternative-fuel-company-trying-to-sell-real-estate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/alternative-fuel-company-trying-to-sell-real-estate/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:30:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72909 NATCHEZ — Rentech is asking $8.5 million for the 478 acres in Adams County where it once planned to build an alternative fuels plant to convert coal into liquid. Natchez real estate broker Glenn Green, one of the three listed on the property, tells the Natchez Democrat there has been some offers on the property [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/09/alternative-fuel-company-trying-to-sell-real-estate/feed/ 0 Refinery makes $1M donation to Audubon Society programs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/21/refinery-makes-1m-donation-to-audubon-society-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refinery-makes-1m-donation-to-audubon-society-programs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/21/refinery-makes-1m-donation-to-audubon-society-programs/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:48:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71792 PASCAGOULA — The Chevron Pascagoula Refinery is donating $1 million to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center and another National Audubon Society program, the Mississippi Flyway. The Sun Herald reports the majority of the money will go to support operations and educational programs for a new $2 million center, soon to be built on 10 acres [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/21/refinery-makes-1m-donation-to-audubon-society-programs/feed/ 0 KiOR makes first shipment, reports loss http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/in-state-start-up-costs-leave-kior-with-quarterly-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-state-start-up-costs-leave-kior-with-quarterly-loss http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/in-state-start-up-costs-leave-kior-with-quarterly-loss/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:21:50 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=71730 COLUMBUS — Texas-based KiOR Inc. has reached a milestone with the first shipments of cellulostic diesel from its biofuels production facility in Lowndes County. KiOR president and CEO Fred Cannon says in a statement that the company will focus on achieving “steady state operations” in Columbus. He says KiOR expects to produce between 3 million [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/in-state-start-up-costs-leave-kior-with-quarterly-loss/feed/ 0 State awards county grant for KiOR site work http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/14/state-awards-county-grant-for-kior-site-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-awards-county-grant-for-kior-site-work http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/14/state-awards-county-grant-for-kior-site-work/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:53:30 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71261 NATCHEZ — Adams County has received $3.9 million in grants from the state for work on a levee and new water system on the former Belwood County Club property, the future site of KiOR’s Natchez alternative fuel production facility. The Natchez Democrat reports the county initially had sought to borrow the money to partially finance [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/14/state-awards-county-grant-for-kior-site-work/feed/ 0 Plant yet to come out of ground; company maintains commitment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/11/plant-yet-to-come-out-of-ground-company-maintains-commitment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-yet-to-come-out-of-ground-company-maintains-commitment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/11/plant-yet-to-come-out-of-ground-company-maintains-commitment/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:40:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71094 PONTOTOC — Four years after announcing plans for an ethanol plant in Pontotoc, a Canadian company has yet to begin construction. Enerkem Inc., of Montreal, remains committed to building the for Enerkem Mississippi Biofuels plant, spokeswoman Annie Pare tells The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. It’s planned as a $100 million project with 70 employees, with [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/11/plant-yet-to-come-out-of-ground-company-maintains-commitment/feed/ 0 Officials: Plans for biofuels plant dormant, not dead http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/officials-plans-for-biofuels-plant-dormant-not-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-plans-for-biofuels-plant-dormant-not-dead http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/officials-plans-for-biofuels-plant-dormant-not-dead/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:01:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70600 FULTON — Although far behind schedule, Mississippi officials say plans for BlueFire Renewables Inc.’s biofuels plant aren’t dead, just dormant. Greg Deakle, Itawamba County Development Council executive director, told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal work on the Fulton plant has gone on indefinite hiatus while BlueFire focuses on other projects, most notably the construction of [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/officials-plans-for-biofuels-plant-dormant-not-dead/feed/ 0 Alternative fuels company ending all R&D, selling land http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/alternative-fuels-company-ending-all-rd-selling-land/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alternative-fuels-company-ending-all-rd-selling-land http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/alternative-fuels-company-ending-all-rd-selling-land/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:42:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70585 NATCHEZ — Rentech Inc. says it plans to mothball its alternative-energy product demonstration facility in Commerce City, Colo., and end all related research and development activities, which will mean cutting 65 employee and contractor positions by mid-year. CEO D. Hunt Ramsbottom says the company intends to focus instead on opportunities for more immediate profitability. Rentech [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/alternative-fuels-company-ending-all-rd-selling-land/feed/ 1 Energy companies eyeing sites in Natchez area http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/21/energy-companies-eyeing-sites-in-natchez-area/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy-companies-eyeing-sites-in-natchez-area http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/21/energy-companies-eyeing-sites-in-natchez-area/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:58:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70121 NATCHEZ — Adams County hopes to advertise for bids in April for port improvement construction related to a biofuels project. Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. announced in 2011 its plans to convert the Delta BioFuels plant into a bio-refinery, in which fuels and other chemicals will be produced from organic matter. The company — which makes [...]

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