Amyris, a global renewable products company that makes sustainable alternatives to traditional chemical products, recently announced a new industrial cleaning product that is renewable and is designed to replace traditional industrial solvents. Industrial solvents, also called degreasers, are needed to clean and degrease during manufacturing and other industrial processes (like during auto parts manufacturing). Industrial solvents are usually…

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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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A recent article in Plastics Today highlights future trends in the bioplastics industry: “Stellar” Growth: experts forecast growth in global bioplastics production capacity of over 400% through 2018 Jobs – there will be more jobs in bioplastics (where there’s growth, there’s jobs) Biorefineries – similar to how oil refineries make numerous products from fossil fuels, biorefineries are…

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Infocast, a leader in business intelligence and networking events in the biobased chemicals industry, is hosting the 6th Annual Next Generation Bio-Based & Sustainable Chemicals Summit, scheduled for February 3-5, 2014 in New Orleans. This conference will “provide attendees with unparalleled networking opportunities… Speakers from Seventh Generation, Stora Enso, BASF, Shaw Industries Inc., U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy,…

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Researchers at University of Florida have discovered a way to turn astronaut waste (yes, that kind) into rocket fuel. Instead of burning up the waste on re-entry (or dumping it on the moon’s surface), why not harness all of that valuable methane instead? This is exciting technology for NASA, as they consider longer-term space missions,…

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The U.S. Department of Energy wants to reduce the cost of delivering biomass to biorefineries and has funded up to $7 million for two projects. The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry will receive up to $3.5 million to reduce the delivered cost of woody biomass, better assess feedstock quality,…

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Solaplast, based out of Meridian, Mississippi, just opened a facility to make plastic out of algae, creating over 100 jobs. Solaplast is taking algae waste from biofuel companies, algae that grows in clean waterway — even algae from catfish farmers as its feedstock. Read more and watch a video here. More Solaplast news here from…

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Old Town Fuel & Fiber will be purchased by Expera Specialty Solutions of Wisconsin. Expera intends to make significant investment in the mill and re-start pulp production, restoring 180 jobs. For more information, go to these links: Bangor Daily News Article Patriarch Press Release Expera Specialty Solutions  

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Old Town Fuel & Fiber will be purchased by Expera Specialty Solutions of Wisconsin. Expera intends to make significant investment in the mill and re-start pulp production, restoring 180 jobs. For more information, go to these links: Bangor Daily News Article Patriarch Press Release Expera Specialty Solutions  

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