Annual Plants to Products Forum: Growing Biobased Manufacturing Jobs in Rural Maine 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Technology and Research Center, 880 Main St, Old Town, Maine.

This year’s Forum, offered in collaboration with E2Tech, will highlight an innovative process and technology at Old Town Fuel and Fiber company, a former paper mill now being used for high-tech manufacture of cellulosic sugars, nature’s chemical building blocks. Maine is at the cutting edge of an emerging bio-based economy with the capacity to produce plastics, chemicals and fuels from wood chips and agricultural waste rather than petroleum.  Join us to explore Maine’s potential!

Agenda

9:30                   Registration, coffee and pastries

10:00                 Opening remarks

10:15                  Opening Keynote: Corrine Young, Chief Advocate, re:chem

11:00                 Morning Break

11:15                  Innovation and Technology in Maine Bioproducts at UMaine, Hemant Pendse, University of Maine

12:00                   Lunch, Keynote: Darrell Waite, Old Town Fuel and Fiber

1:30                     Tours of Research Center & Old Town Fuel and Fiber

3:00                     Networking Reception

 

Event Co-Sponsors:

Trout Brook Enterprises

Exhibitor Space and Sponsorships Available. For more information email events@mainebiolplastics.org.