Join Biobased Maine at the 2nd Annual ENVISION MAINE Summit on “Innovators, Entrepreneurs, and Maine’s Next Economy” Friday November 20th at the University of Southern Maine. Register Here. Biobased Maine’s Executive Director will be speaking in the afternoon on a panel entitled “New Hope for Maine’s Rural Economy.”

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It was recently announced that a public-private partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) has approved 120 million euros in funding to boost the EU’s capacity to stimulate and grow jobs in a circular, low carbon, and sustainable bioeconomy. This means advanced biorefineries were renewable materials are transformed into high-value products, chemicals, materials,…

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Researchers in Orono recently received a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their work on a foam-like insulation material that is made from wood fiber. Current products available in the insulation market are made from petroleum – even “eco-friendly” insulations are made from polystyrene. So creating a biobased insulation – especially from…

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In a recent Letter to the Editor of Portland Press Herald, Biobased Maine’s Executive Director, Charlotte Mace, agrees with the paper’s June 21 article entitled “Biobased products seen as vital for Maine’s growth,” and points out that businesses in Maine eager to learn more about biobased can rely on the growing trade association, Biobased Maine,…

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What’s the connection between biobased and climate change? Biobased materials have a significantly lower carbon footprint than materials made from petroleum. Learn more about how the future of Maine’s economy is closely linked with climate change on June 12 at the Envision Maine Event, “Maine’s Economy & Climate Change: Challenges & Opportunities” at Bowdoin College.

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What’s the connection between biobased and climate change? Biobased materials have a significantly lower carbon footprint than materials made from petroleum. Learn more about how the future of Maine’s economy is closely linked with climate change on June 12 at the Envision Maine Event, “Maine’s Economy & Climate Change: Challenges & Opportunities” at Bowdoin College.

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Biobased Maine’s Vice President, Michael Belliveau, has been invited to speak at The Midwest Bioeconomy and Safer Products Summit: Regional Innovations Solving Global Problems next month in Minneapolis. The conference is hosted by The Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum, and Mike will be speaking on green chemistry and biobased alternatives to phthalates, a commonly used group of chemicals…

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Biobased 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…

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