The temporarily low cost of oil means that biomass plants are shutting down because wood can’t compete with cheap oil. Recently, shut-downs of the West Enfield and Jonesboro biomass plants were announced. There’s also a glut of softwood pulp. California is experiencing a similar situation with its biomass plants, which can’t compete with solar. Yet…
Read MoreJoin 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.”
Read MoreAccording to the recent Bloomberg article, “Biomaterials May Be Next Growth Engine for Paper Industry,” pulp and paper companies world-wide are becoming more profitable by going biobased. Instead of traditional writing papers and newsprint, companies are finding new, high-value uses for wood. There is a global shift from traditional pulp and paper products to biomaterials…
Read MoreBiobased manufacturing is growing in Maine. GlobeEco Maine, a company that makes sustainable, durable, and antimicrobial cleaning cloths from renewable wood fiber, is expanding its manufacturing operations in the town of Dover-Foxcroft. According to the Bangor Daily News, the town of Dover-Foxcroft was recently awarded a $240,000 grant from the Maine Department of Economic and…
Read MoreBangor Daily News recently published an Op Ed written by Biobased Maine’s Executive Director entitled “A new Maine manufacturing strategy could turn plants into products.” According to the article, “Maine is in an excellent position to grab market share, putting our people and natural resources to work.” Biobased manufacturing not only has promise as an economic development…
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