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Solazyme and Chevron sign development program

Written by Giles Clark, London
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Solazyme announced yesterday (22nd January) that it has signed a biodiesel feedstock development and testing agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. “Building a relationship with Chevron Technology Ventures is an important step toward commercialization of Solazyme’s technology which fits cleanly into Chevron’s existing refining and fuels distribution infrastructure,” said Jonathan Wolfson, chief executive officer of Solazyme.

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