Carbonology

Amino acids are used as animal feed additives (lysine, methionine, threonine), flavor enhancers (monosodium glutamic, serine, aspartic acid) and as specialty nutrients in the medical field. Glutamic acid, lysine and methionine account for the majority, by weight, of amino acids produced in the...

Biodiesel has been produced on an industrial scale in the European Union since 1992. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel produced from vegetable oils such as rape seed oil, sunflower seed oil, soybean oil and also used frying oils (UFO) or animal fats. And even so the production of biodiesel is a complex...

Amsterdam, Roeselare, 29 April 2011 - AAC Capital Partners, a leading Northern European mid-market buy-out firm, today announced that is has acquired a majority stake in Desotec NV and Desotec International bvba ("Desotec") from the company's founders. Desotec's management team, led by CEO Joost...