LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of renewable and sustainable products, today announced that it has successfully scaled its technology to the 20,000 liter scale, demonstrating continued progress in the scale-up and commercialization of its bio-based chemicals and fuels technology platform. From initial production of 1,000 liters at the Company's pilot plant in South San Francisco, California, LS9 has utilized a 20-fold step-up process to produce approximately one ton of a specific chemical for its strategic partner, Proctor & Gamble.
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Press Releases 2011
July 18, 2011
LS9 AND HCL CLEANTECH AWARDED A $9 MILLION GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced that it has been awarded in conjunction with partner HCL CleanTech Ltd., a $9 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to improve and demonstrate an integrated process to convert biomass feedstocks into fermentable sugars and then into diesel and other fuel and chemical products.
July 11, 2011
LS9 EXTENDS RESEARCH IN SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS WITH CHEVRON
LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced it will carry out a second phase of research with Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A, Inc. This program is directed at further improving LS9's platform technology to produce specific pure hydrocarbon products. This second phase follows Chevron's initial testing and evaluation of LS9's technology solution.
July 7, 2011
LS9, INC. ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH MAN LATIN AMERICA TO TEST LS9'S ULTRACLEAN™ DIESEL IN BRAZILIAN FLEET
LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, announced that it has begun a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing company, to test LS9's renewable diesel in both stationary engines and operational fleet vehicles in Brazil.
The project will include performance, emissions, fuel consumption and engine durability testing, as well as field testing of LS9's biofuel in Volkswagen trucks and buses.
July 4, 2011
LS9, INC. ANNOUNCES OFFICE OPENING IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of sustainable products, today announced the opening of LS9 Brasil Biotecnologia (LS9 BB) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. LS9 BB will be led by Lucila de Avila as Managing Director for all LS9 business activities in Brazil and South America and Michael Rinelli, Director, responsible for Business Development and Government Relations.
February 7, 2011
LS9 ANNOUNCES SECOND PARTNERSHIP WITH PROCTER & GAMBLE
LS9, Inc. today announced the initiation of a second development and commercialization partnership with Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG). This additional partnership draws on LS9's unique technology to broaden the portfolio of renewable chemicals to be used in P&G's consumer products.
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