DuPont, BP Win Temporary Halt to Rival Isobutanol Sales
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A joint venture between DuPont Co. and BP Plc won a court order temporarily preventing a competing biofuel company from trying to sell isobutanol produced at a plant that came online last month.
U.S. District Court Judge Sue Robinson, in Wilmington, Delaware, issued an order yesterday limiting Gevo Inc. from shipping the chemical, used in making biofuels, to new customers. The company can continue selling isobutanol to Sasol Chemical Industries Ltd. and the U.S. Air Force, Robinson said.