International Business News - VRNM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of several ethanol players climbed Wednesday on talk of pending consolidation in the industry. Privately held Poet LLC, the nation's top ethanol producer, said this week that it was talking with other companies about possible buyouts. The Sioux Falls, S.D., firm did not identify the companies it is looking at. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/ethanol-company-shares-up-on-consolidation-talk.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:50:57 EST European oil major BP PLC said Wednesday it is investing $90 million in U.S. biofuels producer Verenium Corp. to form a partnership aimed at developing and commercializing next-generation biofuels. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/britains-bp-and-uss-verenium-team-up-on-biofuels.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:25:16 EDT Verenium Corp. said Wednesday it is starting up a research ethanol plant that runs on agricultural waste and wood products instead of corn. The demonstration-scale plant in Jennings, La., is designed to run on cellulosic feedstocks such as stems and leaves, which are also known as "nonfood biomass," the alternative energy company said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/verenium-starting-up-la-cellulosic-ethanol-plant.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 11:19:49 EDT