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Don’t Miss the 2020 Investor Webinar
Please join us on Friday, November 13, 2020, on Zoom, for “The Future Belongs to Maine: Opportunities in the Bioeconomy”—our not-to-be-missed investor webinar on Maine’s growing bioeconomy. WHEN: Friday, November 13, 2020, 9:00am – 11:00am ESTRSVP: Please register for tickets here. This two hour webinar conference will feature invigorating panel discussions, a fascinating keynote, and an overview of innovative…
Read MoreGovernor Janet Mills Signs Renewable Products Tax Credit into Law
In these frightening and stressful times, we’re glad to be able to share a bit of good news with you. On Wednesday, March 18, Governor Janet Mills signed LD 1698: An Act to Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources Bioproducts into law. This legislation, which offers an 8…
Read MoreMaine International Trade Center Seeks Innovators, Entrepreneurs
Maine International Trade Center’s Trade Day 2020, May 14 – 15, in Bangor, Maine, is seeking Maine companies, startups, and industries to take part in its New Product Global Showcase and Innovation Pavilion. This annual event—with over 300 attendees including Maine business professionals, investors, government officials, R&D groups, representatives from foreign trade and consular offices,…
Read MorePromoting Maine’s Bioeconomy at Home and Abroad
Biobased Maine has been busy throughout the winter months promoting Maine’s bioeconomy to investors close to home and nationwide, and we plan to ramp up our promotion to a national and international audience as winter turns to spring. In December, Biobased Maine took part in the Rural Maine Opportunity Zones Convening in Bangor. Hosted by…
Read MoreOld Town’s ND Paper Touts Collaborative Business Environment in Maine
The past few months have been an exciting time for Maine’s forest products industry. On August 13, ND Paper hosted the grand reopening of the Old Town Mill. “We’ve been fortunate to have many forest industry stakeholders and fellow businesses in Maine offer their assistance and resources. This kind of collaborative environment has made developing…
Read MorePromoting Maine’s Bioeconomy at ABLC NEXT 2019
Biobased Maine has just returned from San Francisco, where we joined other Maine stakeholders to promote Maine’s assets and emerging bioeconomy for investment at the annual Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Technologies and Markets (ABLC NEXT). ABLC NEXT is the premier national industry conference, consisting of seven conferences in one: The Advanced Biofuels Summit,…
Read MoreBiobased Maine Presents at LandCAN’s “May the Forests be With You”
Biobased Maine executive director Marina Bowie joined Sappi North America’s Donna Cassese and Tom Doak of Maine Woodland Owners on November 8 in Falmouth, Maine, for a FOR/Maine panel discussion on the current opportunities and challenges for Maine’s forest products industry, as part of the Land Conservation Assistance Network’s (LandCAN) event “May the Forests be…
Read MoreFinland Makes Batteries from Trees. Can Maine?
While Maine and Finland are thousands of miles apart, our relative geographic locations and like climate mean that we can both boast enormous forest cover—Finland is about 80% forest, and Maine is 90% forest—and have therefore developed biomass-based industries in parallel. Our economic situations have also paralleled each other: As Finland began experiencing a decline…
Read MoreWelcome New Member True North Beauty
Please join us in welcoming new Biobased Maine member True North Beauty! True North Beauty is a blossoming skincare and lifestyle brand with a mission of helping customers cultivate both the confidence and natural beauty that they carry within. Founded by Heather Lux in 2017 and based in northern Maine, True North is the only…
Read MoreLegislative Update
Over 2,000 bills were introduced to Maine’s 129th legislature this past spring. Of particular interest to Biobased Maine was LD 1698: An Act to Create Jobs and Slow Climate Change by Promoting the Production of Natural Resources Bioproducts. This bill, sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Ryan Fecteau, offers a tax credit between ¢7 and ¢12…
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