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Welcome New Board Members Colleen Walker, Jay Brandeis, Tom Brennan!
Please join us in welcoming to the Biobased Maine board of directors Colleen Walker, Director of the Process Development Center at the University of Maine, Tom Brennan, Senior Natural Resource Manager at Nestlé Waters North American Inc., and Jay Brandeis, Partner at Abnaki Group and Consultant for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Colleen Walker comes…
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 MoreMaine Technology Institute Awards $1.5 Million to Innovative Biobased Companies
The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) has granted $750,000 awards to GO Lab, Inc., in Belfast, Maine, and Biofine Developments Northeast (BDNE) in Bucksport, Maine, the winners of its Emerging Technology Challenge for Maine’s Forest Resources. Launched in December 2018, the Challenge was a part of MTI’s collaboration with Forest Opportunity Maine (FOR/Maine) to support the…
Read MoreBen & Jerry’s Joins Major Global Brands Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Plastics
Ben & Jerry’s is committed to phasing out all single-use plastics, the company announced earlier this year, replacing plastic spoons and straws in its 600+ Scoop Shops worldwide with wooden spoons and paper straws by April 2019 as a first step. Ben & Jerry’s joins other corporate leaders in phasing out plastics made from petroleum,…
Read MoreOcean Organics Producing High Value Product Using Seaweed
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…
Read MoreJUNE 3 PLANTS TO PRODUCTS FORUM
Partner with Biobased Maine as we bring together business leaders, manufacturers, technology companies, and other key stakeholders to network and discuss the potential for Maine to help respond to the rising global demand for products made from plants, not petroleum. BUY TICKETS NOW! 2016 PLANTS TO PRODUCTS FORUM Where: Maine Standard Biofuels 51 Ingersoll Drive, Portland, Maine When:…
Read MoreRobust Growth for Global Bioplastics Market
Bioplastics will continue to command a larger share of the global plastics market, according to a recent report called “Bio-plastics Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2014 to 2020” published by Research and Markets. Here are some highlights from this report: Global bioplastics market drivers: Growing beverage packaging industry Government urging to purchase biobased materials Rising consumer acceptance/demand…
Read MoreJan 20 Amyris Announces New Renewable Industrial Solvents
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…
Read MoreJan 22 Biobased Maine to Attend Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Conference
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…
Read MoreDec 22 Annual Biobased + Sustainable Chemicals Conference
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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