A Portland Press Herald story about Biofine Developments Northeast Inc. noted an ongoing collaboration with the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI). Biofine is currently seeking to develop a biorefinery in Maine; Biofine and FBRI currently operate a pilot plant in Old Town jointly.
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The Associated Press, Mainebiz, the Sun Journal, WABI (Channel 5) and New England Cable News (NECN) reported on a new partnership between the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) and Poland Spring. FBRI will explore production of renewable packaging from sustainably harvested Maine wood to replace petroleum-based plastic water bottles. The Portland Press Herald and Centralmaine.com […]
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The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) is collaborating with Poland Spring Brand 100% Natural Spring Water and its parent company, Nestlé Waters North America, to evaluate and develop bio-based solutions that could serve as alternative packaging for Poland Spring products. As part of the collaboration, UMaine will explore new possible uses of […]
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News Center Maine discussed the University of Maine converting waste from pulp processing into jet fuel and other petroleum products in a story about the Maine forestry industry learning from Finland how to evolve. UMaine houses the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, which aspires to build research infrastructure dedicated to facilitating a forest-based biorefinery in Maine […]
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Girls Engineer Maine (GEM), a program in the University of Maine College of Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, more than $93,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to continue to help build the pipeline for engineering workforce development in Maine. Proposed project activities include a three-and-a-half-day summer residency at UMaine […]
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The University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) was mentioned in the Energy News Network article, “Northeast heating oil industry looks to biodiesel to reduce carbon emissions.” The Northeast heating oil industry plans to begin pressing New England states to mandate certain standardized levels of biodiesel content in home heating oil, according to the […]
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News Center Maine spoke with Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute and a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, about a process that converts sawdust, wood pulp or any other wood biomass into crude oil. The FBRI, located in Old Town, operates a fee-for-service pilot plant where new startups […]
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Awardees were recognized for their support, advocacy and mentorship of University of Maine students at the Faculty Mentor Appreciation ceremony on May 7. The event, which was originally postponed, is part of the 2019 Maine Impact Week celebration. A total of 23 awards were presented during the luncheon. Faculty Mentor Impact Award winners: Nicholas Giudice, […]
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Hemant Pendse, director of the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, spoke with WVII (Channel 7) for reports in its “Trash to Treasure” series. In a story on worldwide recycling changes, Pendse spoke about the benefits of recycling through Fiberight’s Coastal Resources of Maine facility in Hampden, which is counting on food waste to […]
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Hemant Pendse, director of UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) about the recent sale of the Old Town mill. The institute has a research center in the mill’s warehouse, which city officials say will remain on the property, the Associated Press reported. In June, ND Paper LLC bought the Rumford paper […]
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