Company Profile: Solazyme

Renewable triglyceride oils produced by microalgae via fermentation

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Categories	Bio-based specialty chemical products, Drop-in BBMC products, Fermentation, Improvement BBMC products, Sugar / starch feedstocks, Alternative Ingredients, Protein
Competitors	KiOR, Amyris, LS9, Martek Biosciences, Fermentalg, Sapphire Energy, CoolPlanet Biofuels, Ensyn, Coskata, Algenol, Chemrec, GreenFuel Technology, Solena Fuels, Blue Marble Energy, Bionavitas, DSM, Roquette, Monsanto, Syngenta, Evolva, BASF, Beta Renewables, Cyanotech
Relationships	Chevron (Technology partner) National Institute of Standards and Technology (Technology partner) + 48 additional customers, development partners, distributors, joint venture partners, and technology partners. Sign in to view

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Solazyme's proprietary technology uses genetically engineered microalgae in an industrial fermentation process to transform...

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Last Update: April 3, 2019

Date	Type	Title
December 7, 2017	Analyst Insight	BBMC 2017 Year in Review
August 17, 2017	Analyst Insight	TerraVia files for bankruptcy: Why TerraVia is another cautionary tale for the bio-based industry
December 5, 2016	State of the Market Report	Show Me the Money: Where Is Venture Capital Placing Bets in Bio-based?
August 4, 2016	Analyst Insight	Metabolix ending biopolymer operations and rebranding as Yield10 Bioscience to focus on crop improvement technology
June 30, 2016	State of the Market Report	Hunting For Value And Performance In The Bio-based Materials And Chemicals Space
June 23, 2016	Analyst Insight	In search of performance from biomass
June 9, 2016	Analyst Insight	Personal care and cosmetics continues to be a growth driver for bio-based materials and chemicals, as Amyris signs an MOU with CJ CheilJedang
May 17, 2016	State of the Market Report	10 Global Hotspots for Bio-based Material and Chemical Innovation
April 14, 2016	Analyst Insight	Iowa introduces first of its kind production tax credit for bio-based chemicals
March 17, 2016	Analyst Insight	Solazyme rebrands as TerraVia; throws in the towel for the production of industrial oils
March 8, 2016	Analyst Insight	Lux Take two: Revisiting the potential of key alternative fuels technologies
January 31, 2016	State of the Market Report	Bio-based Materials and Chemicals in Review: Key Trends in 2015 and What to Watch in 2016
November 20, 2015	State of the Market Report	Analyzing Algal Biofuels’ Path Towards Cost Parity
October 29, 2015	Analyst Insight	An updated look at partnership opportunities for bio-based specialty chemicals in paints, coatings, and adhesives
October 29, 2015	Analyst Insight	Amyris' commercialization of B2C product potentially improves the company's profit margin
September 17, 2015	Analyst Insight	Flotek: Staying afloat during the low oil prices?
August 20, 2015	Analyst Insight	American Process suspends operations of Alpena Biorefinery, may shift focus to higher value products
August 4, 2015	State of the Market Report	Betting Big in Bio-Based: How to Leverage Evolving Trends and Hedge Against Uncertainty
June 29, 2015	Analyst Insight	An industry with egg on its face: How innovation can help the U.S. egg industry out of trouble
June 25, 2015	Analyst Insight	Avantium partners with Tereos, with implications of potential feedstock supply agreement
May 14, 2015	Analyst Insight	Taking stock: Amyris, Solazyme, BioAmber, and Gevo spent Q1 2015 expanding market opportunities
March 5, 2015	Analyst Insight	Bringing innovation into oil and gas
March 5, 2015	Analyst Insight	Slew of recent announcements from Global Bioenergies on its C3/C4 olefin platforms
February 5, 2015	Analyst Insight	Market demand drives the top bio-based chemicals through 2018
January 22, 2015	Analyst Insight	Bio-based materials and chemicals in review: Key trends in 2014 and what to watch in 2015
January 22, 2015	Analyst Insight	Gevo cuts 41% of its staff, announces new ethanol-to-hydrocarbon technologies
January 13, 2015	Analyst Insight	Raizen begins production at 10.6 MGY cellulosic ethanol facility in Brazil
January 8, 2015	Analyst Insight	Red flag for Solazyme, as cost-cutting and layoffs mark end of 2014
December 2, 2014	Analyst Insight	U.S. ethanol producers hit blend wall, shift to biochemicals
November 13, 2014	Analyst Insight	Amyris, Solazyme recipients of the 2014 EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
August 7, 2014	Analyst Insight	Evonik invests in Biosynthetic Technologies, as confidence in biolubricants increases
July 8, 2014	Analyst Insight	Roquette launched a unit producing algae-based foods, strengthening its position in the growing algae-food segment
June 12, 2014	Analyst Insight	Solazyme Bunge JV begins commercial operation of its oils facility in Brazil
April 17, 2014	Analyst Insight	Fundraising in the current climate: challenging, but not impossible
April 3, 2014	Analyst Insight	Elevance and Stepan's novel surfactant: Potent, and not just 'green'
April 3, 2014	Analyst Insight	Solazyme launches oil and gas drilling fluid additive
March 6, 2014	Analyst Insight	Amyris expands specialty chemical business, but fuels focus doesn't seem to be going away
January 9, 2014	Analyst Insight	Heliae ramps up operations and plans next commercial facility
November 28, 2013	Analyst Insight	Elevance diversifies portfolio, lauches personal care line
November 28, 2013	Analyst Insight	Walmart introduces green cleaning products
November 14, 2013	Analyst Insight	Q3 2013 report roundup -- Gevo, Amyris, and Solazyme disclose financials and make announcements
October 3, 2013	Analyst Insight	After many years of collaboration, Solazyme and Unilever execute a supply agreement
September 5, 2013	Analyst Insight	The retrofit model employed again as Blue Marble Biomaterials buys site for next biorefinery
August 22, 2013	Analyst Insight	Solazyme uses algal platform to produce erucic oil
June 27, 2013	Analyst Insight	Food ingredients disillusionment: Roquette and Solazyme JV breaks up and ADM considers divestment of cocoa unit
June 13, 2013	Analyst Insight	Solazyme continues to increase scale, adding partners in recent months to increase off-take
May 21, 2013	Analyst Insight	Synthetic Genomics and ExxonMobil renew algae research, but commercial adoption still decades away
March 12, 2013	Analyst Insight	Rentech drops alternative fuels
December 18, 2012	Analyst Insight	Downstream solar, biofuels companies get financing: SolarCity and Propel Fuels
September 25, 2012	Analyst Insight	Joule lands first corporate partner in Audi
September 20, 2012	Analyst Insight	LanzaTech, Beta Renewables, Genomatica, Segetis, and Solazyme deliver interim updates in San Francisco
August 9, 2012	Analyst Insight	Feedstock concerns dominate Next Generation Technologies for Bioenergy and Biomass Utilization conference
July 17, 2012	Analyst Insight	U.S. military spending $210 million to build three biofuel refineries
July 3, 2012	Analyst Insight	Solazyme and Bunge begin construction on renewable oils facility in Brazil
April 10, 2012	Analyst Insight	Feedstocks on the mind at the Advanced Biofuels Summit
January 17, 2012	Analyst Insight	Growing pains slow down aviation industry's biofuel adoption
December 15, 2011	Analyst Insight	Slow adoption of sustainable palm oil threatens sustainability plan execution
November 22, 2011	Analyst Insight	Boats and trains: biofuel applications outside automobiles
November 8, 2011	Analyst Insight	Aviation fuels inching closer to the runway with test flights and supply deal
October 25, 2011	Analyst Insight	Renewed government support boosts biofuels industry
October 20, 2011	Analyst Insight	Unilever and Solazyme expand partnership despite declining 'green' consumer spending
September 22, 2011	Analyst Insight	Elevance and Mascoma step up to the IPO dinner table: feast or famine?
September 8, 2011	Analyst Insight	Seeking a green premium, bio-based developers turn to cosmetics
August 9, 2011	Analyst Insight	Materials suppliers follow consumer brand owners into synthetic biology
July 28, 2011	Analyst Insight	Elevance gains steam through partnerships, funding, and acquisition
July 28, 2011	Analyst Insight	Global Bioenergies's small IPO: Size is not what matters
July 19, 2011	Analyst Insight	REG files for $100 million IPO, attempting to fit less formidable flotation into filing frenzy
June 2, 2011	Analyst Insight	Billion-dollar bio-based chemicals IPO window is open, as Solazyme IPOs and Myriant files
April 26, 2011	Analyst Insight	KiOR files for $100 million IPO: How long will the biofuels IPO window stay open?
April 26, 2011	Analyst Insight	Insights from the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference
March 29, 2011	Analyst Insight	Solazyme files for IPO
December 7, 2010	Analyst Insight	Downscaling of EPA’s cellulosic ethanol mandate illustrates value of multiple-option strategic planning
November 23, 2010	Analyst Insight	PetroAlgae takes to the skies, but is it just hot air?
November 23, 2010	Analyst Insight	SG Biofuels and Bunge partner up to process jatropha seeds into biocrude
November 9, 2010	Analyst Insight	Cobalt Technologies partners with the U.S. Navy to develop bio-jet and biodiesel fuels
November 9, 2010	Analyst Insight	Tate & Lyle and Roquette take synthetic biology further into food, personal care, and agriculture
October 26, 2010	Analyst Insight	NASCAR raises the green flag on biofuels, launching 15% ethanol blend in auto racing
September 14, 2010	Analyst Insight	All-stars align, as Solazyme adds Unilever, Bunge, and Branson as strategic partners
August 17, 2010	Analyst Insight	Solazyme lands $52 million, furthering its status as top dog in the algae space
March 30, 2010	Analyst Insight	Genomatica raises Series C
March 16, 2010	Analyst Insight	Solazyme, Unilever team up for personal care; more to come
February 16, 2010	Analyst Insight	Opportunistic biofuel executives swap startups in anticipation of a brighter 2010
January 5, 2010	Analyst Insight	Eyeing a better 2010, Codexis re-files for IPO
December 8, 2009	Analyst Insight	EPA dithering on ethanol blend limits whacks corn ethanol producers
September 29, 2009	Analyst Insight	Will niche movie Fuel ignite the masses for biodiesel?
September 29, 2009	Analyst Insight	Big Oil takes two more steps into bio oil with BP-Martek and Chevron-LS9 deals
September 15, 2009	Analyst Insight	Green machismo gets pumped up as Solazyme lands U.S. Navy biofuel deal
June 2, 2009	Analyst Insight	Solazyme finds new sugar daddy in BlueFire
March 31, 2009	Analyst Insight	Nylon-making synthetic biology startup Draths close to closing $21 million round
March 10, 2009	Analyst Insight	Algal biodiesel and carbon capture: Buzz, or buzzards circling?

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