ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEVO) announced today that Gevo's investor relations representative Matthew Selinger will present at the Jefferies 2013 Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 5:30 AM PDT / 8:30 AM EDT. The conference is being held in New York City.
Additionally, Gevo's chief financial officer Mark Smith will present at the Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference on Thursday, August 15 at 1:00 PM PDT / 4:00 PM EDT. The conference is being held at the InterContinental Boston Hotel in Boston.
About Gevo
Gevo is a leading renewable chemicals and next-generation biofuels company. Gevo's patent-protected, capital-light business model converts existing ethanol plants into bio-refineries to make isobutanol. This versatile chemical can be directly integrated into existing chemical and fuel products to deliver environmental and economic benefits. Gevo has executed initial commercial-scale production runs at its isobutanol facility in Luverne, Minn., constructed in conjunction with ICM, a leading provider of proprietary ethanol process technology, and has a marquee list of partners including The Coca-Cola Company, Sasol Chemical Industries, and LANXESS, Inc., an affiliate of LANXESS Corporation, among others. Gevo is committed to a sustainable bio-based economy that meets society's needs for plentiful food and clean air and water. For more information, visit www.gevo.com.
About Jefferies
Jefferies provides insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and government entities. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, commodities, wealth and asset management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.
About Canaccord
Canaccord Genuity is a global, full-service investment bank focused on growth companies, with operations in 12 countries worldwide and the ability to list companies on 10 stock exchanges.
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