Biofuels Go Public

Apr 23, 2010

Biofuel company Amyris has filed a $100 million initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports MIT's Technology Review. The company, which is based in California, uses genetically engineered yeast to turn sugarcane to diesel, Technology Review says. According to Chemical and Engineering News, the company is focusing on "convert[ing] farnesene into diesel fuel and materials for detergents, cosmetics, perfumes, and lubricants."

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