プロの皆さんはご存じだとおもいますが、アメリカのバイオディーゼル燃料
で１５％のシェアを持つバイオエナジー・アメリカ（ＢＥＡ）が、２００８年初に
破産法の予防保全措置（いわゆるチャプター１１）を申請しています。
これが厳しい現実ですね。
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/f8ba781b7bbfb94c2bf98a5df48cde0d.htm
http://www.bioenergyofamerica.com
Bioenergy of
Fuel Maker Bioenergy of
January 08, 2008: 03:04 PM EST
Biodiesel fuel maker Bioenergy of America Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becoming the latest company to stall out on the road in search of a cleaner alternative to oil and gas.
The Edison, N.J.-based company listed assets of between $1 million and $10 million and debts of between $10 million and $50 million, in its Chapter 11 petition filed Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Bioenergy of America, which produced 15 percent of all the biodiesel sold in the
However, in the last year, prices for the crops that make most biodiesel have doubled. Biodiesel can be produced from animal fats or vegetable oil. But in the
Although oil and other energy prices increased dramatically in the past year, biodiesel prices _ hurt by increased production coupled with lack of domestic demand _ haven't kept up.
Rising costs and sluggish demand have put pressure on producers.
In July, a group of hedge funds that claimed Earth Biofuels Inc. hasn't been paying its debts on time, tried to force the company into bankruptcy.
A federal judge later dismissed the bankruptcy after the company, which distributes country music star Willie Nelson's BioWillie biodiesel fuel, agreed to an interim restructuring deal put forth by a group of hedge funds.
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