June 22, 2016
BY Michael McAdams
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Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on March 27 introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act, which aims to create tax incentives to support the production of biobased chemicals and materials.
Ecostrat Inc. and the BMI Group on March 12 announced a collaboration to leverage BDO Zone Ratings to ‘ready-state’ BMI’s legacy pulp and paper assets across Canada for next-generation investment in the bioeconomy.
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency on Feb. 13 announced plans to support research to develop novel catalysts to enable the conversion of biomass into chemicals.
Using a tiny, acid-tolerant yeast, scientists have demonstrated a cost-effective way to make disposable diapers, microplastics, and acrylic paint more sustainable through biomanufacturing.
Kemvera on Jan. 21 announced it has completed the process design package for its planned 50,000 metric tons per year commercial-scale plant. The company’s technology can convert ethanol into drop-in chemicals.