Tetrapak, a global packaging producer, has created a milk carton made entirely of biobased materials, even the cap. Tetrapak collaborated with Braskem, the global leader in making polyethylene from sugar cane, to create the carton, which is made from both sugar cane and wood fiber. Some people are critical of bioplastics made from food crops (like…
Read MoreBiobased Maine is committed to the advancement of biobased technologies in Maine. But what does “biobased” mean? “Biobased” means that a product is made from renewable materials (like plants, trees, and other organic material). So why is this important? Is Biobased Maine committed to biobased materials because they are safer? Yes – materials that are derived from renewable sources are…
Read MoreAmyris, a global renewable products company that makes sustainable alternatives to traditional chemical products, recently announced a new industrial cleaning product that is renewable and is designed to replace traditional industrial solvents. Industrial solvents, also called degreasers, are needed to clean and degrease during manufacturing and other industrial processes (like during auto parts manufacturing). Industrial solvents are usually…
Read MoreBiobased Maine’s Executive Director, Charlotte Mace, is headed to the 6th Annual Next Generation Bio-Based and Sustainable Chemicals Summit in New Orleans next month. Bio-based tech start-ups, brand owners, chemical companies, feedstock providers, financiers, strategic venture capitalists, OEMs and retailers from around the globe attend this conference to explore the rapidly growing global market for chemicals and materials…
Read MoreA recent article in Plastics Today highlights future trends in the bioplastics industry: “Stellar” Growth: experts forecast growth in global bioplastics production capacity of over 400% through 2018 Jobs – there will be more jobs in bioplastics (where there’s growth, there’s jobs) Biorefineries – similar to how oil refineries make numerous products from fossil fuels, biorefineries are…
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