Renewable Chemicals & Biobased Materials

June 29, 2012

“Farm Bill Energy Title Programs: Timeline of a Successful Policy Initiative” is a visual...

June 29, 2012

“The Renewable Fuel Standard: Timeline of a Successful Policy” is a visual...

June 15, 2012

Commercial-scale advanced biofuel, renewable chemical, and biobased product biorefineries are...

April 16, 2012

Letters, Testimony & Comments

August 27 2012
We are writing to caution against granting a waiver for the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). A number of groups and some governors seem to believe that the RFS is a substantial part of the equation when it comes to grain prices, and waiving the program this year or next will ease the impact of the drought on consumers. There is substantial evidence to the contrary.
May 17 2011
BIO encourages Congress to support advanced biofuels and biobased products programs and initiatives during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy & Water Appropriations bill. Industrial biotechnology is the key enabling technology that is causing a dramatic paradigm shift in the production of fuels and chemicals. By building modern biorefineries and using industrial biotechnology our nation could significantly reduce its dependence on foreign sources of oil.
December 1 2010
Biobased products and renewable chemicals should be incentivized along with other renewable technologies in Congressional bills aimed at creating jobs, according to letters sent by BIO and biotechnology companies to House and Senate leaders.
September 20 2010
BIO’s letter to President Obama proposes several necessary steps to fix the LGP and achieve the goal of near-term commercialization of advanced biofuels, biochemicals, and bioproducts

Press Releases

June 18 2013
BIO and BIOCOM today thanked Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) for introducing an amendment to the Farm Bill that would make renewable chemicals eligible for the Biorefinery Assistance Program.
June 12 2013
The 10th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology will host the Clean Tech Investor Sessions featuring innovative industrial biotechnology companies selected to present to an elite audience of investors and analysts. 
June 11 2013
BIO applauded the Senate version of the Farm Bill, which includes robust mandatory funding for Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals.
June 6 2013
Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) and 11 original co-sponsors introduced the Rural Energy Investment Act, to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill renewable energy and energy efficiency programs.
June 4 2013
The 2013 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology this June 16-19 in Montreal, Canada at the Palais des congrès de Montréal will mark the event’s 10th anniversary.