In February, Biobased Maine visited member company Ocean Organics for a tour of its facility in Waldoboro, Maine. Founded in 1991, Ocean Organics is a specialty fertilizer manufacturing and seaweed processing company. The Ocean Organics proprietary extraction technologies produce high performance seaweed extracts from the seaweed specie Ascophyllum nodosum (wild harvested rockweed). Ocean Organics has…
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March saw Biobased Maine in Jacksonville, Florida for the Biorenewable Deployment Consortium’s (BDC) Spring Forum. BDC reported record attendance at their forum, including many important players from the forest products and biotechnology industries. Maine’s ND Paper, Sappi, and Verso all attended. Other notable national and international companies included Velocys, MetGen, Domtar Paper Company, Prisma Renewable…
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Donna Cassese, who works at Sappi North America, a Biobased Maine member company, recently gave a truly engaging and enlightening TEDx Talk. This talk focused on the myriad uses of cellulose and Sappi’s role as a cellulose manipulator in advancing the bioeconomy. “almost anything that can be made from petroleum, can be made from wood. Bioplastics,…
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According to the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (1990-2016), the transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to U.S anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, at 28%. Of the 28%, aircraft transportation contributes 9% of emissions. Luckily, biobased technology companies have found ways to convert post-harvest forest residuals, or left over woody biomass,…
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Please join us in welcoming new Biobased Maine member, the Land Conservation Assistance Network (LandCAN). The LandCAN promotes the protection of wetlands, forests, endangered species, and other wild spaces by empowering landowners to make smart decisions about their properties. Farmers, foresters, ranchers, and landowners who wish to make more responsible and sustainable decisions about the…
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