Global demand spurs growth in new forest product sectors
July 12, 2016
Along with Grow-Tech, Mace says Maine's biobased manufacturing sector includes companies like Tom's of Maine, Maine Standard Biofuels, Cerealus, True Textiles, the Environmental Health Strategy Center, the University of Maine's Forest Bioproducts Research Institute and Trout Brook Enterprises — all of which are member partners in the nonprofit trade group.(Reprint from Mainebiz 7/11/2016) – James Chittum sees a tremendous opportunity for Maine companies that make products using renewable biobased resources from forest, farm and sea instead of petroleum-based compounds such as polyethylene or polystyrene. Read more here.
