The Maine Development Foundation (MDF) awarded Biobased Maine executive director Charlotte Mace the 2018 Champion for Economic Development for Innovation Award at its 40th anniversary celebration on October 25, recognizing Charlotte’s work and leadership at Biobased Maine to bring the emerging global bioeconomy to Maine. At the awards ceremony, MDF praised Biobased Maine’s achievements in…

Next month, we’re off to San Francisco for the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) 2018, a major global biotechnology conference on the most important issues in the bioeconomy right now. We’ll be attending in partnership with FOR/Maine. At the conference, we’ll take part in meetings with industry leaders from across the country and the world.…

Congratulations to Biobased Maine member Our Katahdin on its $5.3 million grant to invest in critical infrastructure at the former Great Northern Paper Mill site in Millinocket. “Our number one goal is to bring back jobs to the area. We knew that a major investment in the core infrastructure was needed to attract companies and…

Biobased Maine joined industry leaders, experts, community members, and other major stakeholders at the University of Maine in Orono on Tuesday to announce a new vision to grow Maine’s forest industry 40 percent, from $8.5 billion to $12 billion annually by 2025—by diversifying its wood products, attracting new investment, and developing economic prosperity for communities…

Please join us in welcoming new Biobased Maine member Robbins Lumber! Quality and innovation go back a long way at Robbins Lumber. When Frank and Otis Robbins first opened their small stave mill on the St. George River in 1881, it was only the beginning. Today, Robbins Lumber is a vertically integrated forest products firm…