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FBRI: Recyclable Biomaterial Particleboard
FBRI Faculty Mehdi Tajvidi in the media about his research on Recyclable Biomaterial Particleboard Panel. Read more.
Read MoreUSDA Study: Why Biobased?
Why Biobased? presents opportunities for U.S. agriculture and forests in the emerging bieconomy, valued at $1.2 trillion. July 2014 For more recent biobased news, see our Resources page.
Read MoreNew Plants to Product Program Director
Charlotte Mace recently joined the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine as Director. Charlotte works at the Environmental Health Strategy Center as the Program Director for the Plants to Products Program. The Plants to Products program, which is closely tied to the activities of the Sustainable Bioplastics Council, aims to develop a road map for advancing bioproducts…
Read MoreBiovation
Biovation Biovation is a high-tech manufacturing company providing non-woven fiber products with antimicrobial properties for food packaging, woundcare, and custom OEM applications. Biovation has extensive experience with bioplastic polymers such as polylactic acid, which comes from cornstarch and is completely biodegradable. Biovation’s infection control chemistries also are available for coating on fibers, for textiles, or…
Read MoreJOB ANNOUNCEMENT : Program Director, Plants to Products – Environmental Health Strategy Center – Maine, United States
Job Announcement [Posted July 2014] Program Director, Sustainable Economy, Plants to Products (full-time) Environmental Health Strategy Center – Portland, Maine, US Lead our Sustainable Economy program team and help staff a trade association to promote biobased manufacturing as a sustainable economic development strategy. Our Plants to Products initiative aims to leverage regional assets and attract…
Read MoreHow resource producers can differentiate themselves from competitors
Are most resource producers, such as agricultural, timber, and chemical companies, stuck in an outdated commodity model that constrains innovation and growth? Three experts in business strategy and leadership think so. Mary Stacey, Marilyn Taylor and David Legge argue for new business model based on a mutual commitment to stewardship of resources and “a partnership-oriented…
Read MoreConsumers will choose environmentally friendly products
Why should businesses invest in developing more environmentally friendly products like sustainable bio-based plastics? Because most consumers – not just in the U.S. but around the world – will choose more sustainable products if they are available at comparable cost. A new article by John Viera (Director of Sustainable Business Strategies at Ford Motor Company)…
Read MorePlant-Based Water Bottle Rolls Onto U.S. Turnpikes
According to Digital Journal, March 4, 2012: “Category innovator Green Planet Bottling has won an enormous share of the retail travel market with distribution in the HMS Host Motorway Travel Plazas along the turnpikes of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and Illinois. … Green Planet’s unique 100% plant-based bottle…
Read MoreBioplastics Manufacturer Right Here in Maine!
Congratulations to Biovation LLC, a member of the Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine, for earning the BioPreferred label from the USDA in its Packaging Materials category. The USDA label assures consumers that a product or package contains a verified amount of renewable biological ingredients. Biovation is among one of the first in Maine to produce…
Read MoreMaine is Creating Clean Green Jobs…Lots of them!
Did you hear the latest on the ‘Clean’ Green Economy in Maine? It’s pretty exciting! Here’s the gist: the Brookings Institution, a non-partisan research institute, found Maine created more clean jobs than the national rate. (4% compared to the nation’s 3.4%). Exactly how many since 2003? Oh, just 12,000. That’s ENORMOUS and encouraging. In my…
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