3Q2009 An Ugly One For Refiners
November 7, 2009
Frontier Oil, Holly Hit By Weak Refining Margins | www.reuters.com
Weak demand has hurt the profitability of refiners.
Fertilizer Musical Chairs Coming to Sad End- Agrium & CF Industries Last Offers
November 6, 2009
Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries | www.chicagotribune.com
Since the beginning of the year Agrium Inc. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have been seeking to make a major acquisition in consolidation effort after drop in sector share prices. This week new offers went out and we might be reaching an end to this round of efforts as the outlook for the sector finally appears to be touching bottom.
Domestic Refiners Need Level Playing Field
November 1, 2009
Washington's Carbon Rules Need Refining | online.wsj.com
Foreign refiners will get a significant advantage if current proposals for carbon legislation do not change.
Omega-3 Soybean Oil Closer To Commercial Reality For Monsanto and Solae
November 1, 2009
The GRAS certification of Monsanto's new omega-3 Soybean Oil is a major step not only for Monanto and their partner on this product, Solae LLC, but a it could also help pave the way to the acceptance of GMO crops around the world. The product still needs to be developed and marketed correctly as it is SDA and not EPA or DHA.
Don't Write the Epitaph for Oilsands Yet
October 30, 2009
The boom ends for Alberta oilsands | www.cbc.ca
Western Canadian oilsands are a strategic resource for North America and will continue to play an important role in the overall energy equation for the next twenty years, at a minimum.
"Where's the Beef?" Will Meat Lose Global Favor?
October 30, 2009
Vegetarian diet is better for the planet, says Lord Stern | www.guardian.co.uk
The production of meats is responsible for 18% of man made green house gas emissions and 25% of man made methane emissions. No wonder there is talk that eating beef is not very green. WIll sustainable farming and green consumers move away from meats and towards a vegetarian diet?
Face of Refining Industry Could Be Changed
October 29, 2009
US Refiners Say Climate Laws Biggest Challenge | www.reuters.com
The US refining industry could be decimated as the domestic steel industry has been if current climate legislation disadvantages domestic refiners, such as Valero , Tesoro , Frontier , Holly , Western , and Alon .
Holly Management is Making "Smart" Moves
October 20, 2009
Holly Corporations Acquires Sinclair Tulsa Refinery | www.reuters.com
Holly announced today that they will acquire the 85,000 BPD Sinclair refinery in Tulsa, OK.
Farmer Bill Gates Defends Biotech Crops and Pushes For Sustainability
October 18, 2009
Gates chides critics, defends biotech crops « Des Moines Register Staff Blogs | The Des Moines Register | blogs.desmoinesregister.com
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is putting big bucks behind a push to improve farming in Africa and the rest of the thrid world; he includes biotech crops as part of the solution.
Are Things Getting Hot Down Under? Everyone Interested in AWB !
September 29, 2009
RPT-DEALTALK-Bunge seen most likely partner for Australia's AWB | sg.news.yahoo.com
Bunge Ltd , Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Nobel Group , Louis Dreyfus, Glencore International and even Gavilon LLC could be interested or already in talks with AWB for a possible acquisition of more then just their Geneva grain trading operations. It would seem logical that someone might be interested in these assets, but who would it be?
Big-Foot YRC Drops the Other Shoe on Shareholders
November 3, 2009
Bombardier Barbs Shows CSeries Can't Cut The Mustard
November 2, 2009
New 777 Depends On 787 Success
October 13, 2009
Another Leash on Life for YRC Worldwide
October 12, 2009
Airbus Lost $7.5bn+ Trying to Flog the A350XWB
August 28, 2009