This database contains publicly available information on emerging forest industry technologies in the U.S and globally.
The purpose of this database is to connect Maine economic and business development officials with a myriad of bioeconomy technology opportunities. This database contains some* existing technologies that could inhabit shuttered mills, or co-locate to diversify existing mill operations and boost profits.
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*The portfolio of available biobased technologies is continuously changing. This database intends to provide the most up-to-date information on technologies we're aware of.
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Basic Information - Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D)
| Name of Company | Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D) |
| Headquarters | Rossland, British Columbia |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D)
| Type of Technology | Green chemistry bioplastics technology. Wood chips are mixed with ABC3D's proprietary "earth-friendly" solvent, then cooked under pressure, cooled, and finally the liquid is drained and dried into a powder. The powder is then extruded into plastic. The process reuses the solvent numerous times. |
| Product Type | Bioplastics, Biobased Chemicals, Sugars, Nanocellulose |
| Product(s) Manufactured | 3D printing filament for biobased plastics. Leftover cooked wood chips are used to make micro and nanofibers, specialty pulp, production of fermentable sugars to make xylitol, or are used as reinforcements for plastics. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | The ABC3D process is carbon negative. Their product is non-flammable, moisture- and chemical-resistant, biodegradable, and does not come from agricultural land. ABC3D bioplastics do not have the same molecular structure as other bioplastics and conventional petroleum plastics, so they will break down in nature like wood. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Target clients include on-demand print centers, the 3D printer manufacturers, and OEM (original equipment manufacturers) suppliers. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Verification and development of the ABL3D process has been done by the National Research Centre Industrial Materials Institute (NRC-IMI) in Boucherville, Que. |
History/Track Record - Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D)
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Existing Facilities | The wood to plastics process takes place under the same roof as MIDAS (Metallurgical Industrial Development Acceleration and Studies) Fab Lab in Trail, B.C., which is an applied research, commercialization and digital fabrication training facility. Pilot facility uses 10TPD of wood chips. The company is working to scale production to have retail sales of 3D filaments available by the first quarter of 2019. ABC3D's next goal is commercial scale in 2 years, where volumes are expected to reach 60-250 TPD of wood chips. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Selkirk College and ABC3D were recently awarded a $300,000 joint grant from the a government-backed innovation cluster called BCIC Ignite, to purchase equipment for testing and producing filaments. |
| Primary Investors | BCIC Ignite |
Wood Resource - Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Mixed |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | ABC3D uses forest residues from forest industry operations, including wood chips, unwanted species or pieces that are too small. ABC3D likes to use poplar (or cottonwood) trees. Current scale is 10TPD. ABC3D looks to grow to 60-250TPD at commercial scale. |
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Basic Information - Aemetis
| Name of Company | Aemetis |
| Headquarters | Cupertino, California 95014 |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NASDAQ: AMTX |
Technology/ Product - Aemetis
| Type of Technology | First, gasification of the feedstock using InEnTec gasifier, producing CO, hydrogen, and CO gases; then Lanzatech technology uses patented microbes to produce cellulosic ethanol; then distillation, denaturing, storage, and loadout |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels, Consumer Products |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biochemicals (glycerin), renewable fuels (ethanol, biodiesel), food and feed (co-products of the ethanol process [including wet distiller's grains and corn oil], edible oils); renewable jet/diesel fuel |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Cellulosic ethanol for sale in areas with low carbon fuel standards. Supply the three major renewable fuel markets (Ethanol, Biodiesel, Jet/Diesel) |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Aemetis cellulosic ethanol selling price is approximately $4.50/gallon; In 2017, BP Singapore entered into 3-year agreement for Aemetis to supply biodiesel into international markets for up to 100% of India plant capacity; In 2017, Aemetis won 7,500 ton, $6 million contract with Indian Government Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). OMCs distribute 90%+ of the fuel in India |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Owner and licensee of granted patents on technology to produce advanced biofuels and biochemicals; InEnTec Gasifier, Lanzatech. In 2016, Aemetis acquired exclusive rights to LanzaTech's technology in California. |
History/Track Record - Aemetis
| Year Founded | 2006 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | 60M gallons per year ethanol plant in Keyes, CA - largest biofuels refinery in the state (also produces wet distiller's grains and corn oil); Own/operate 50M gallon Distilled Biodiesel and Glycerin refinery in Kakinada, India ($150M in revenues at full capacity) (also produces edible oils) |
| Planned Facilities | 12M gallon per year cellulosic ethanol plant planned for Riverbank, California capable of converting waste biomass into low carbon, renewable cellulosic ethanol. |
| Primary Investors | BP Singapore, India, USDA; also, shareholders (Aemetis is a publicly traded company, NASDQ) |
Wood Resource - Aemetis
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Agricultural waste, Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Orchard, vineyard and forest waste wood and other wastes. As of 2016 - Biorefinery in Keyes, CA produced 60 million gallons per year of ethanol using approximately 20 million bushels per year of feedstock (primarily corn and milo supplied from the midwest). |
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| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Keyes, CA ethanol facility cost $145M |
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Basic Information - Agri-Tech Producers, LLC
| Name of Company | Agri-Tech Producers, LLC |
| Headquarters | Columbia, South Carolina 29223 (803) 462-0153 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Agri-Tech Producers, LLC
| Type of Technology | Agri-Tech Producers uses technology developed at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. They acquired a recently patented torrefecation process known as Combined Remediation Biomass and Bio-Product Production (CRBBP) Process, which uses heat in a low oxygen environment, to convert plant and wood biomass into a clean, renewable char, from which one can make biobased fillers. The fillers can then be made into composites and plastics, which perform better, or can be made into biochar, which can be used as a soil amendment. Fillers can also be used to make clean and renewable bio-coal, which can be co-fired in coal-fired plants to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases; it can also be used as an alternative to coal, and other useful bio-products. |
| Product Type | Biochar, Composites, Bioplastics, Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biochar for soil amendment, and carbonized woody biomass for use in plastics and composites as a filler |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | ATP's units do not require pre-drying of the biomass to reduce moisture to 20%, and can accept most biomass feedstock as is, after chipping and storage. The technology is powered by the products extracted from wood, making it nearly self-sufficient. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Customers include electric utility companies currently burning coal, wood pellet producers, cellulosic ethanol producers (gasification process). |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Torre-Tech® 5.0 is Agri-Tech's standard commercial machine, which is available for sale now, and which produces 5 tons per hour of torrefied wood. This commercial system costs $5M. ATP has access to innovative torrefaction technology developed by North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the US patent was issued, in November 2012. Patents are also issued or are pending in other appropriate countries. |
History/Track Record - Agri-Tech Producers, LLC
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | HQs in Columbia, South Carolina |
| Planned Facilities | In addition to selling equipment to customers, Agri-Tech plans to deploy the equipment in projects of its own and in certain joint ventures. They are also working toward creating mobile torrefaction units with NCSU |
| Current JVs | In 2009, Agri-Tech Producers LLC selected South Carolina-based Kusters Zima Corp. as its engineering/manufacturing partner for the production of its torrefaction equipment |
Wood Resource - Agri-Tech Producers, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Chips |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Agri-Tech can take wood chips (0.5in/12mm), bio-crops (switchgrass, miscanthus, etc), and energy bio-grasses. The feed rate of wood biomass with a moisture content < 40% is 15,000 lbs/hour or 6,800kg/hour (dry basis). Approximately 3 tons of "green" feedstock yields 1 ton of torrefied product. |
Facility Needs - Agri-Tech Producers, LLC
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified In the Torre-Tech equipment, water is used for the cooling process and for fire suppression functions. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | Electrical consumption of the Torre-Tech machine is 300kW (connected requirement), and 225kW (estimated operating usage. |
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Basic Information - Allbirds
| Name of Company | Allbirds |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA 94111 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Allbirds
| Type of Technology | Manufactures shoes from biomass. Allbirds sources their wood-derived material from TENCEL™ Lyocell, whose parent company is Lenzing (link). |
| Product Type | Consumer Products |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Bio-based flip flops, sneakers, and shoes made from sustainably-sourced sheep wool, wood, and sugarcane. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | "Allbirds is dedicated to making the most sustainable footwear they can - shoes people feel good in and good about - using the world’s best natural materials." |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Partnership with Soles4Souls, to bring lightly used Allbirds to communities in need around the world. Partnership with Pop-In@Nordstrom. - Making Allbirds shoes available online at Nordstrom.com/pop, and in select Nordstrom locations. Partnered with Braskem to develop the "Sugar Zeffer" line of flip-flops. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Allbirds’s patent pending packaging is a shoe box and shipper in one - using 40% less materials than traditional e-commerce shoe packaging |
History/Track Record - Allbirds
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
Wood Resource - Allbirds
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | New Zealand Merino Wool; Tree fiber—TENCEL™ Lyocell—is sourced from South African farms that minimize fertilizer and rely on rainfall, not irrigation. The sugarcane used to make SweetFoam™ is sourced from southern Brazil. |
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Basic Information - Altair Fuels
| Name of Company | Altair Fuels |
| Headquarters | Paramount, CA 90723 |
| Current Status | Acquired by World Energy |
Technology/ Product - Altair Fuels
| Type of Technology | Catalytic Hydrotreating - (Honeywell-UOP's Renewable Jet Fuel Process) |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable Jet Fuel (F-76 and JP-5), Diesel, Gasoline, and Propane |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | AltAir’s products meet the same industry certification as the petroleum-based products they replace while reducing green house gas emissions by over 70%. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | United Airlines, Gulfstream, America's Navy, South African Airways, Bombardier, Royal Dutch Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Los Angelas World Airlines, UPS, Oslo Airport |
History/Track Record - Altair Fuels
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Paramount, CA (35M gallons per year) |
| Primary Investors | Vandewater Capital Holdings, Delek US Holdings (previous owner), World Energy, LLC (current owner) |
Wood Resource - Altair Fuels
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Oil |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | inedible agricultural fats and oils |
Facility Needs - Altair Fuels
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified |
| Transportation Requirements | Unspecified |
Community/Maine Relevance - Altair Fuels
| Number of Jobs | The Paramount, CA facility expansion (in 2016) supported over 100 construction jobs and will continue to support an estimated 200 jobs both directly and indirectly in the bio-refinery operations, feedstock production, and material handling. |
Financing - Altair Fuels
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | MA-based World Energy purchased AltAir and its Paramount, CA facility for $72M in 2018. |
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Basic Information - American Process, Inc.
| Name of Company | American Process, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 872-8807 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - American Process, Inc.
| Type of Technology | American Process, Inc. has developed three proprietary biorefinery technnologies for producing cellulosic sugars and ethanol from non-food based biomass. 1) The first technology is Green Power+®. Green Power+® produces power cellulosic sugars from the hemicellulose of the biomass in co-production mode. The sugars can then be converted to ethanol or other chemicals. With Green Power+®, hemicellulose is extracted from biomass used to make renewable electricity, pellets or some forms of pulp. The hemicellulose is then hydrolyzed to sugars. The rest of the biomass is sent to its original use, i.e. to make electricity, pellets or pulp. 2) The second technology is AVAP® (AMerican Value Added Pulping). This technology is a patented fractionation biorefinery process that fractionates biomass into primary components, cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. In the first step, biomass is fractionated into its three major components: cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. In a second step, the hemicellulose fraction is auto-hydrolyzed to sugars using residence time and heat. In a parallel second step the cellulose fraction is converted to products. The cellulose that is generated from AVAP® has very low content of lignin and hemicelluloses. 3) The third technology is GreenBox+®. GreenBox+® co-produces corrugated medium paper with a hemicellulose-based stream through proprietary application of hot water pre-extraction of wood chips. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Sugars, Lignin |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Green Power+® produces power cellulosic sugars from the hemicellulose of the biomass in co-production mode. The sugars can then be converted to ethanol or other chemicals. AVAP® technology produces low cost clean cellulosic sugar produced from both the cellulosic and hemicelluloses of any biomass. The sugars can then be converted to ehtanol or other chemicals. AVAP® can be applied to any biomass and can scale. The cellulose that is generated from AVAP® has very low content of lignin and hemicelluloses. It is an ideal feedstock for the production of pure cellulose, nanocellulose or cellulosic glucose. With GreenBox+®, the hemicelluloses can be sold as is or converted in to sugars, ethanol or other chemicals. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | API strives to become the leading provider of biomass-derived sugars to a wide range of biofuel and biochemical producers. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Abitibi Bowater, Alabama River Group, Appleton, Bchydro, Boise, Buckeye, Canfor, Domtar, DPI, ESSAR Steel, Flambeau River Papers, Georgia Pacific, Georgia Power, Graphic Packaging, Howe Sounds, Honeywell, Kruger, Longview, Mercer, Meadwestvaco, New Page, Norske Skog, Potlatch, Rayonier, RockTenn, Sappi, Smurfit-Stone, Sniace, Southern Company, SP Newsprint Co., Storaenso, Tembec, Valero, Veracel, Verso, Western Pulp Products Company, Weyerhaeuser, White Birch Paper Partners include GranBio, Green Tech America, Novozymes, ArborGen, LentiKats Biotechnologies and Metso. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Over 250 patents pending, 40 granted; GreenPower+®; AVAP®; GreenBox+®: BioPlus® |
History/Track Record - American Process, Inc.
| Year Founded | 1995 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Offices: Atlanta, GA; Athens, Greece; Cluj-Napoca, Romania…. Demonstration Facilities: Alpena, MI; Thomaston, GA . The Alpena biorefinery started up in June 2012. The Alpena biorefinery sold the first cellulosic ethanol RINs in April, 2014. The Alpena plant took a sabbatical in 2015, but in March, 2016, resumed operations producing wood molasses which is sold as binder into animal feed products. In 2017, Alpena produced 7,548 tons of Molasses. Green Power+® can be applied to traditional biomass industries such as biomass renewable power, pellet manufacturing, pulp manufacturing, and sugarcane mills. GreenPower+®is currently being demonstrated at the Alpena Biorefinery in Alpena, Michigan. BioPlus® Nanocellulose pre-commercial production started on April 2015, at Thomaston Biorefinery’s ½ ton/d pilot plant. In 2013 API celebrated the startup of the second demonstration plant for AVAP technology – AVAPCO/Thomaston Biorefinery - with a 1 ton/day cellulosic sugars production. |
| Planned Facilities | Currently developing commercial projects for the next size of scale-up. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | The Alpena Biorefinery project received $18 million from the Department of Energy and $4 million from the State of Michigan. |
| Primary Investors | U.S. Department of Energy, State of Michigan |
| Current JVs | March 2017 - GFBiochemicals and American Process Inc entered into a joint development agreement to create the largest integrated cellulosic biorefinery in the world. The proposed biorefinery, located in the U.S, is expected to create 50-200 thousand tonnes per year of biobased products, addressing markets with a potential annual value of $ 10 billion. |
Wood Resource - American Process, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Agricultural waste, Wood API technology can use corn, sugarcane, agricultural residues, forest resources (they currently use southern softwood), and energy crops/grasses as feedstocks. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Thomaston biorefinery pilot plant produces 1/2 ton per day. AVAPCO/Thomaston Biorefinery in 2013 produced cellulosic sugars at 1 ton/day. |
Facility Needs - American Process, Inc.
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified |
Community/Maine Relevance - American Process, Inc.
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | B:iofuels Digest link Partnerships, collaborations, and customers: link Bioplus Fact Sheet: link Biofuels Digest: Alpena Biorefinery takes a sabbatical: link GF Biochemicals and American Process JV Press Release: link Alpena Biorefinery Resumes Operation Press Release: link GranBio Acquisition of API March, 2019: link |
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Basic Information - Amyris
| Name of Company | Amyris |
| Headquarters | Emeryville, CA 94608 |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NASDAQ: AMRS |
Technology/ Product - Amyris
| Type of Technology | Mutagenesis meiosis and automated strain engineering. Amyris genetically engineers yeast, so that instead of producing alcohol when it ferments, yeast produces other valuable chemicals instead. Amyris technology for building and testing of strains and processes: starts at automated design, then automated strain engineering, then high-throughput screening, then fermentation, analytics, and ultimately manufacturing of products. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Consumer Products |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biossance™ - beauty brand from Amyris, Inc, which executed an agreement with Sephora to launch the brand across all 668 of Sephora's inside JC Penny locations beginning September, 2018. Neossance® Squalane USP - Cosmetic ingredient produced under Aprinnova JV. Zero calorie sugar - customers in place to sell total supply over next three years. Artemisinin - Amyris produces high quality supplies of artemisinin for use in Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs) for first-line treatments of malaria. In 2005, Amyris partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to make artemisinic acid-producing yeast strains available to Sanofi on a royalty-free basis via OneWorld Health and 120 million treatments were delivered. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Amyris mission: make the world healthier one molecule at a time. Uses renewably-sourced carbon from plants to make sustainable, custom molecules that allow customers to make products that are better for people and planet. Amyris has created high barriers to entry in market by leading the way, and acquiring many patents |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Sephora (Biossance), Sanofi (artemisinic acid-producing yeast strains for malaria treatment) In May, 2019, Amyris announced a strategic supply agreement with Raizen for their supply of sugar, energy, and other utilities. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Amyris has over 800 issued patents and pending patent applications owned, co-owned by, or licensed to them. This includes 314 pending U.S. and foreign patent applications, and 499 issued U.S. and foreign patents. Biossance™ - clean beauty brand by Amyris (founded in 2015) which recently saw an increase in store count from 140 locations to over 800 locations in the Americas. Biossance is also the first fully Environmental Working Group (EWG) Verified brand in Sephora. Neossance® Squalane USP - cosmetic ingredient launched under Aprinnova Joint Venture. Neossance® Squalane USP meets industry standards required by the U.S Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary (NF) for drug actives and pharmaceutical excipients. |
History/Track Record - Amyris
| Year Founded | 2009 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Corporate offices in Emeryville, CA. Emeryville, CA also houses Amyris laboratories and a pilot plant. Brazilian operations headquartered in Campinas, Brazil. |
| Planned Facilities | Currently building second production facility adjacent to the first plant (now owned by Royal DSM) in Brotas in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Primary Investors | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Current JVs | "Aprinnova" - Amyris and Nikkol Group 50-50 Joint Venture Amyris and Raizen entered into an arrangement to establish the basis for the creation of a potential joint venture between the two companies, focused on the production and commercialization on a global basis of zero calorie sweeteners using Amyris’s leading technology, naturally sourced from sugar cane sugar. |
Wood Resource - Amyris
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Sugarcane |
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Financing - Amyris
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | GAAP Operating Expenses = $35.5M as of Q2 2018. Non-GAAP operating expenses = $32.3 as of Q2 2018. |
Other - Amyris
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Amyris 2018 First Quarter Financial Results - link Amyris 2018 Second Quarter Financial Results - link Biossance brand expansion - link Aprinnova Joint Venture - link Amyris Close-up of Technology & Strategy - link Biofuels Diges 8/20/18 Multi-slide Guide - link Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-slide Guide to Amyris: link Biofuels Digest Amyris Supply Agreement with Raizen: link |
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Basic Information - Anellotech
| Name of Company | Anellotech |
| Headquarters | Pearl River, NY 10965 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Anellotech
| Type of Technology | Thermo Catalytic Biomass Conversion (Bio-TCat™). Biomass (wood, sawdust, corn stover, sugar cane bagasse, and other non-food materials) is dried and ground. The biomass is rapidly heated, and the resulting gases are immediately converted into hydrocarbons by a proprietary, reusable, sand-like zeolite catalyst. The resulting mixture of benzene, toluene and xylenes (bio-BTX), which is identical to petroleum-derived counterparts, can be further purified and separated by using well-known commercial technologies at either grass-roots or existing petrochemical infrastructures. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Bioplastics (biobased PET) |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biobased Benzene, Tolune, and Xylene (BTX) chemicals for gasoline blendstock and for further conversion to biobased polyethylene |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Low cost, economic competitiveness: Anellotech's ultimate competitive advantage is its use of a one-reactor catalytic process. This process goes directly from biomass to BTX in one step. It eliminates highly oxygenated bio-oil intermediate found with multi-step pyrolysis, and avoids associated need for substantial amounts of costly hydrogen. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Process development alliance includes IFP Energies Nouvelles, Axens IFP Group Technologies, and Johnson Matthey |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Bio-TCat™, AnelloMate™, Anellotech’s proprietary biomass pre-treatment process: MinFree™ |
History/Track Record - Anellotech
| Year Founded | Co-founded in 2008 by current CEO, David Sudolsky, and George Huber. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot Technology has been proven to achieve commercially-targeted yields at its TCat-8 pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas during six months of continuous process operations. |
| Existing Facilities | Headquarters in Pearl River, NY. TCat-8® pilot plant in Silsbee, Texas. Commercially-viable process yields and catalyst performance has now been achieved at economic design conditions at Anellotech’s TCat-8® pilot unit in Silsbee, Texas. TCat-8 has operated for over 2,000 hours with continuous catalyst circulation including a fluid bed reactor, catalyst stripper, catalyst regenerator, quench tower, and recycle compressor. The pilot plant is operating mass balance closures of 100% +/-2%, and regularly completes uninterrupted 24/7 runs. The TCat-8 unit operates inside a commercial chemical facility that is OSHA Process Safety Management compliant. Anellotech is now planning the construction of its first commercial plant - capable of processing 500 bone dry tons/day of loblolly pine wood into 40,000 tonnes/year (860 BPSD) of products including benzene, toluene, xylenes, and C9+ aromatics to use as fuels or for making bio-based plastics for packaging and consumer products. 30,000 tons of carbon monoxide (CO) and other by-product gases will also be produced, for use in generating renewable electricity or used for chemical feedstock (Biofuels Digest, May, 2019). |
| Planned Facilities | Licensed, partner-funded commercial plant targeted by 2020. After verification of the continuous operation of TCat-8, partners/investors Suntory and Toyota Tsusho plan to move ahead with studies to consider the development of the first commercial-scale Bio-TCat plant. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Alliance with Japanese bottled water brand Suntory began in 2012 under a collaboration agreement and Suntory has since provided more than $30 million (as indicated in July, 2018 press release) in funding to date. Since its founding in 2008, Anellotech has raised over $80 million in cash and in-kind contributions to date. |
| Primary Investors | Anellotech’s strategic development, licensing and funding partners include: Johnson Matthey (major catalyst supplier to the Process Industries, will co-develop and provide catalysts for the development program and will manufacture catalysts for commercial use), IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN): (Anellotech leverages IFPEN’s specific expertise in catalytic reactor modeling, catalyst regenerator design and aromatics processing to provide additional depth and breadth of experience to the Bio-TCat development program) Axens: (partner for commercialization, global licensing, basic engineering design, start-up and technical support for licensees.) Suntory: (partnered with Anellotech to advance the development and commercialization of cost-competitive bio-aromatics, including bio-paraxylene, the key component needed to make a 100 percent bio-based PET beverage bottles.) Toyota Tsusho Corporation: (announced publicly its investment in Anellotech in July 2016) |
| Current JVs | Joint Development Partners: IFPEN, Axens Product Development Partner: Suntory |
Wood Resource - Anellotech
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Currently working with Loblolly Pine. Technology can also take wood, sawdust, corn stover, sugar cane bagasse, and other non-food materials. |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Anellotech Video Introduction: link Press release/July, 2018 developments: link Biofuels Digest 2017 multi-slide guide: link Biofuels Digest 2018 on Anellotech Pilot Plant: link plant/ Biofuels Digest Annellotech Update Oct. 18 2018: link Biofuels Digest May 2019 - Anellotech technology confirmed, moving forward with Commercialization: link Anellotech - Suntory Bioplastic Bottle closer to reality: link |
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Basic Information - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Name of Company | Applied Biorefinery Sciences |
| Headquarters | Syracuse, NY 13219 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Type of Technology | Hydro-Torrefaction™ of Lignocellulosic Biomass; Applied Biorefinery Sciences' (ABS) patented biorefinery technology extracts, separates, and recovers fermentable sugars and other industrial chemicals and materials from non-food biomass. The technology can be integrated into existing wood industries. |
| Product Type | Sugars |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Cellulosic sugars |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Compared to other biorefining processes, the benefit of ABS technology is: 1) ABS uses inexpensive feedstock that is not sensitive to price shock and/or seasonal availability; this includes under-utilized, native forest wood, bioenergy crops, and agriculture residuals, 2) less operational cost by virtue of a simple, cheap, clean process that reduces energy and chemical consumption per dollar of revenue generated, and 3) ABS produces an increased or improved variety of products from the same feedstock volume. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | ABS has identified leading companies in each product category that have agreed to be channel partners - marketing their products through their sales networks. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | ABS Process™, ABS has been issued two patents concerning chemical separations (US8,618,280B2) and application of treated fiber (US9,624,449B2) under the title: "Biorefinery Process for extraction, separation, and recovery of fermentable saccharides, other useful compounds, and yield of improved lignocellulosic material from plant biomass." ABS holds these biorefining patents independent of any other entity. ABS also is a knowledge enhancement partner on NSF grants and contractors on certain public R&D grants awarded to SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry (ESF). Additional patents developed by ABS founding members at SUNY ESF are available for exclusive license by the owner, SUNY Research Foundation. |
History/Track Record - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Year Founded | 2008 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot plant in Syracuse, NY |
| Planned Facilities | The next step for ABS is to produce sufficient volumes of product for commercial development; i.e. a pellet mill run, a utility bioenergy test-burn, or pulp mill run would require many tons of material that is logistically impossible to produce at the current pilot plant. ABS is in the process of building a demonstration biorefinery - in partnership with Alfred State College - that will operate continuously in order to validate engineering, optimize processes, invest in workforce development, and create significant volumes of product for pre-sales and market development. USDA requires demo-scale operation for at least 120 days to qualify for commercial project financing loan guarantees. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $14.7 million raised in support of demonstration biorefinery in partnership with Alfred State College |
| Primary Investors | Company’s innovative R&D projects supported by both New York State and U.S. federal agencies |
Wood Resource - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The biorefinery is closed loop: 155 of the 700 tons per day of biomass are used to power the process. An ABS commercial biorefinery utilizing 700 tons of non-food biomass per day would produce ~135,000 tons of marketable bioenergy pellets per year (equivalent to 2.5 trillion BTU of energy, gross) and enough fermentable sugar to generate up to 4.5 million gallons of advanced biofuels (equivalent to 0.3 trillion BTU of energy, gross) as well as numerous other valuable chemicals. |
Facility Needs - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Acreage | ABS biorefining technology can be implemented as a pretreatment technique within existing forest products industries such as pulp mills, pellet mills, or fiberboard manufacturers. The technology is complementary to existing infrastructure and generates value-added co-products with minimal additional feedstock required. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Number of Jobs | from an individual biorefinery it is estimated 250+ permanent, non-exportable jobs |
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Other - Applied Biorefinery Sciences
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | ABS Video: link |
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Basic Information - Arbiom
| Name of Company | Arbiom |
| Headquarters | 4222 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 300 Durham, NC 27703 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Arbiom
| Type of Technology | Arbiom’s technology platform integrates pre-treatment and bioprocessing with fermentation of an enhanced strain of torula yeast to produce a highly, digestible, high-protein ingredient from wood that can be produced in industrial-scale quantities for food and feed. |
| Product Type | Animal Feed |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Sugars and lignin from forestry material. High protein ingredient for aquaculture and fish feed (SylPro®). Sylfeed and SylChem consortiums. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Arbiom seeks to address two critical issues facing animal agriculture: bulk protein sourcing and gastrointestinal health, by integrating a historically non-food material (wood) into the food supply chain. Arbiom’s Wood to Food approach enables the production of a nutritional, traceable, sustainable protein-rich ingredient for feed and food consumption. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Arbiom has partnership with Skretting, the leading salmon producer worldwide, as part of the company’s leadership of the SYLFEED consortium. Additionally, Arbiom is engaging with a target list of customers across the salmonid, swine and companion animals markets, which have all expressed positive interest in sampling SylPro. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | SylPro® |
History/Track Record - Arbiom
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Existing Facilities | Norton, VA - Process Operations Center; Durham, NC - Headquarters and applications center; Paris, France - Corporate Office; Arbiom’s Pilot plant has been operational for 4 years (located in Norton, Virginia). Arbiom Demonstration Program (plant construction) in progress located in Golbey, France on the site of Norske Skog paper mill |
| Planned Facilities | Over the next two years, (2019-2020), Arbiom hopes to build a demonstration plant, which they plan to have lead them to commercial scale facilities by 2022 and beyond. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $65M |
| Primary Investors | Talis, Sochrastem, and other family offices |
| Current JVs | Arbiom has received grants from the EU BBI-JU (~$11M) and the French ADEME (~$4M) to execute the SYLFEED and SYLCHEM consortia, which include leading company partners from across the value chain from wood to food. The goal of these programs is to launch a demonstration program that will validate the superior biological value and improved performance of the high- protein product from wood for aquaculture feed. Partners in the SYLFEED Constortium include: 1. Biomass sourcing and industrial scale processing by Norske Skog Golbey, one of the leading newspring producers in Europe. 2. Biomass fractionation and conversion into microbial proteins by ARBIOM. 3. Phosphoric acid processing and industrial scale-up by Prayon, a global leader in phosphoric acid. 4. Advanced expertise in microbial proteins production by the Swedish research center, Processum. 5. Fish feed formulation and trials by Iceland research institute Matis 6. Cradle-to-cradle lifecycle analysis by Norwegian firm. 7. Final validation of the product by aquaculture companies, Laxa and Skretting (through the R&Dunit, Skretting Aquaculture Center), global leaders in fish feed production. Partners in the SYLCHEM Consortium include: 1. Biomass sourcing and industrial scale processing by Norske Skog Golbey, one of the leading newsprint producers in Europe. 2. Biomass fractionation by Arbiom. 3. Phosphoric acid processing and industrial scale-up by Prayon, a global leader in phosphoric acid. 4. Evaluation of Arbiom sugars in bioconversion processes to produce platform chemicals such as lactic acid, succinic acid and glycols by end-users including Myriant and Thyssenkrupp. 5. Evaluation of lignin conversion to polyols by Soprema, one of the world's leading companies in the field of waterproofing, roofing and insulation. |
Wood Resource - Arbiom
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Hardwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Dry |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Other (cellulosic material) |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Hardwood preferred (basis of current projects), other earlier stage projects with softwood and other lignocellulosic biomass. 100kT dry, other plant configurations possible. Sawdust and pulp chips are common basis in current designs, but technology can utilize entire logs with pre-processing. Low ash, low bark, low debris preferred. |
Facility Needs - Arbiom
| Utility and Property Requirements | Wastewater Treatment 410,000 gallons wastewater capacity needed (in spec design); some flexibility possible |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways trucking specified in current designs |
| Energy/Thermal Load | 62,000 MWH in spec design; some flexibility possible. |
| Acreage | ~15 acres, bounded plant area is 8 acres ; typical spec design includes three main buildings (A: 43,000sqft; B: 9,600sqft; C: 9,300). Roof height needed is 75-ft. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Arbiom
| Number of Jobs | ~90 jobs (65 plant operational positions + 15 office and support staff) ; Workforce needs/skill sets – General manufacturing experience (majority of positions) |
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Basic Information - Attis Industries
| Name of Company | Attis Industries |
| Headquarters | Milton, GA 30004 |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NASDAQ: ATIS |
Technology/ Product - Attis Industries
| Type of Technology | Modified Organosolv Process |
| Product Type | Lignin, Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels, Sugars, Bioplastics, Building Materials |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Bioplastics (durable and biodegradable), Adhesives, Specialty Pulp Fibers, Carbon Fiber, Renewable Fuels, Cellulosic Sugars and Green Chemicals. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Technology is scalable to as low as 200 tons per day biomass input, which allows for processing of small quantities of agricultural byproduct streams. |
History/Track Record - Attis Industries
| Year Founded | Attis Industries was founded in 2017 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Attis Industries Inc (NASDAQ: ATIS) |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Ethanol Facility in Fulton, NY |
| Planned Facilities | Goals for Fulton, NY ethanol facility to become a world-class green tech campus, which will include a biorefinery. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | January, 2019 - Attis Industries signed a $20 million asset purchase agreement with Sunoco LP to acquire and operate its corn ethanol plant and grain malting operation in Volney, NY - Biofuels Digest January, 2019 |
Wood Resource - Attis Industries
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified (can take bark) |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Other |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Sample list of feedstocks of interest to Attis: walnut shells, black liquor, yard waste, swtichgrass, woody biomass, cotton stems, bark, bagasse, rice hulls, sawdust, peach pits, bamboo, peanut shells, kudzu, wheat stalks, corn stover. Attis claims they can take any lignocellulosic feedstock. |
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Basic Information - AVA Biochem
| Name of Company | AVA Biochem |
| Headquarters | AVA Biochem AG Bahnhofstrasse 17 CH-6300 Zug Switzerland Phone +41 41 727 09 70 sales@ava-biochem.com |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - AVA Biochem
| Type of Technology | Hydrothermal Processing Technology for the conversion of glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). This is a continuous hydrothermal process (high pressure chemistry). No fermentation or catalysis is required. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) - serves as a building block for many applications in several industries like packaging, construction, textile, cosmetics, food and health. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | AVA Biochem has become the world’s first company to produce 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from biomass waste in June 2013. By putting into operation "Biochem-1", the world’s first sustainable industrial production plant for 5-HMF. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | AVA Biochem is a subsidiery of AVALON Industries AG as of December, 2016. |
History/Track Record - AVA Biochem
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Production facility: AVA Biochem BSL AG, Rothausstrasse 61, CH-4132, Muttenz, Switzerland. Biochem-1 is the world's first industrial-scale 5-HMF production plant. |
| Primary Investors | AVA Biochem is a subsidiary of AVA-CO2 Schweiz AG, Zug |
Wood Resource - AVA Biochem
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Other uses various types of waste biomass that do not compete with food production |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Industrial scale facility in first phase has capacity to produce 20 tonnes of Swiss-made 5-HMF per year. |
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Basic Information - Avantium
| Name of Company | Avantium |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | AMS: AVTX |
Technology/ Product - Avantium
| Type of Technology | YXY Technology - Plants to plastics technology converts plant-based sugars into a wide range of chemicals and plastics including PEF (polyethylene furanoate). Avantium announced a partnership in October, 2019 with R&F Chemical tocollaborate on developing a market for PEF in electronics and smart packaging in Korea. Step 1: The catalytic dehydration of the carbohydrate feedstock in an alcohol, such as methanol, to make alkoxymethyl furfural (RMF), methoxymethyl furfural (MMF) and levulinics like methyl levulinate. Step 2: The catalytic oxidation of RMF in acetic acid to make furandicarboxylicacid (FDCA). To make the biobased polymer PEF, a third catalytic step brings together FDCA and mono-ethylene glycol (MEG). DAWN Technology - concentrated acid low temperature method includes wood hydrolysis and main hydrolysis. Uses simulated moving bed where countercurrent flow of HCL and other process streams to fractionate woody biomass into mixed sugars, lignin, and a high purity glucose. Avantium aims to license its Dawn Technology to partners. RAY Technology - catalytically converts industrial sugars to plant-based MEG (mono-ethylene glycol). VOLTA Technology - electrocatalysis (combines chemical catalysts and direct use of electricity in chemical processes, to convert CO2 to chemical building blocks). SYNVINA (Joint Venture started between Avantium and BASF) - Avantium’s YXY technology is used in the Synvina JV (BASF is now out of this JV) |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Bioplastics, Sugars |
| Product(s) Manufactured | YXY Technology: cellulosic sugars to FDCA; FDCA + MEG to PEF (novel biopolymer). DAWN Technology: six carbon (C6) cellulosic sugars (glucose); Woody biomass to cellulosic sugars and lignin Mekong Technology: biobased bioplastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from mono ethylene glycol (MEG) from cellulosic sugars Volta: Conversion of CO2 to value-added platform chemicals Synvina: produces and markets FDCA from renewable resources on a pilot plant scale, and markets PEF. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Avantium is working to perfect multiple technologies that address several steps in the biobased value chain. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Avantium offers services and systems to more than 70 companies worldwide. The majority of those partnerships are protected under strict confidentiality agreements. Collaborations include: ELCoREL, ReTAPP, Scelio-4B, Biorizon (link) |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | YXY Technology, Dawn Technology™. Synvina JV for YXY technology was originally a joint venture with BASF, which Avantium regained full ownership of on January 15, 2019. |
History/Track Record - Avantium
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | R&D facilities in Amsterdam. SYNVINA - YXY Pilot plant in Geleen, the Netherlands has been operational since 2011. Pilot biorefinery for Zambezi technology (recently rebranded as DAWN) in Delfzijl, Netherlands opened July, 2018. This pilot plant has maximum capacity of processing 20 tons of dry wood chips per year. VOLTA - Lab phase |
| Planned Facilities | YXY Technology - First commercial plant planned in Antwerp. A delay to the start-up of the Synvina reference plant was announced in January 2018. In January 2020, Avantium announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Avantium Renewable Polymers, signed a letter of intent to built its flagship FDCA (chemical building block to plastics such as PEF) plant at Chemie Park in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. DAWN - Assuming successful results from the pilot biorefinery, Avantium estimates that the design of the commercial scale flagship biorefinery will commence in 2019, and the start-up of the plant in 2022 or 2023. Dawn Technology™ is on track for a commercial scale-up with partners AkzoNobel, RWE, Staatsbosbeheer and Chemport Europe. MEKONG - Avantium is gearing up for the Pilot Phase and is open to discuss various partnering opportunities. Plan to start construction of demonstration plant in 2018. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | 20 million euros into most recent plant (DAWN) set to enter operation in 2019. Investments in joint ventures and associates equal to 48.2 million euros as of December 31, 2017. |
| Primary Investors | Avantium raised 103 million euros in March 2017 IPO. |
Wood Resource - Avantium
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Chips |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | DAWN - Flagship biorefinery is anticipated to have a capacity of 130 kilotons per year of dry matter wood chips. This can further be scaled up to 350 kilotons per year. SYNVINA - commercial scale plant to have capacity up to 50 kta. |
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Financing - Avantium
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | CAPEX = 5 million according to 2017 Annual Report |
Other - Avantium
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | June, 2017 General meeting of shareholders link 2016 Press Release with Full Year Results - link Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-slide guide - link Bio-Based World News Article on Avantium Plant Opening - link Dawn Technology Press Kit - link content/uploads/2018/07/About-DAWN-Technology.pdf DAWN pilot opening press release: link Avantium IPO Press Release - link 2017 Annual Report (Financial metrics and company info): link Avantium retakes Synvina Jan 15, 2019: link DAWN Technology Video February 2019: link Avantium makes steady progress in challenging year: link Avantium to build FDCA flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, Netherlands: link Avantium R&F Chemical Collaboratioin: link |
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Basic Information - Bio-On
| Name of Company | Bio-On |
| Headquarters | Bologna, Italy |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | BIT: ON |
Technology/ Product - Bio-On
| Type of Technology | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are linear polyesters produced in nature by bacterial fermentation of sugar. Thermoplastic or elastomeric materials ca be created with melting points ranging from 40 to 180° C. MINERV-PHA is a high-performance PHAs biopolymer. MINERV "spheres" in white represent the MINERV-PHAs biopolymer obtained from sugar beets. These elements are the result of bacteria nourished by beet juices. Recovery is the next step in the process (recovery of PHAs) when PHAs are recovered and separated from the rest of the organic material of the cell. All waste materials (small amounts) are put back into the production cycle to feed new bacterial colonies along with the intermediate beet juice (exclusive Bio-On patent). |
| Product Type | Bioplastics, Biobased Chemicals, Sugars, Nanocellulose |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Bio-On issues licenses enabling the production of MinervPHA (a PHA biopolymer) in production for automotive, beverage bottles, electronics, food packaging, fibers, and pharmaceuticals. PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates) for bioplastic sector. MinervPHA Bio Cosmetics produces biodegradable, spherical ultra-fine powders for use in body and facial scrubs, cleansers, and toothpastes - natural alternative to polyethylene beads (PE). Minerv Biorecovery - recovery and bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollution (oil-bioremediation). Seawater polluted by oil is cleaned within 3 weeks. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Bio-On's target audience is to operate directly in the agro-food world, in the design and accessories sector, in the cosmetics sector, in the pharmaceutical sector, supplying all the technology necessary to produce or use PHAs with the development of the relative characterizations. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | MINERV-PHA ™ |
History/Track Record - Bio-On
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Unknown |
| Existing Facilities | Headquarters in Bologna, Italy. The inauguration of 5 new business units was scheduled for the beginning of 2018. In Castel San Pietro Terme, the innovative plant controlled by Bio-on, is set up for the production of micro cosmetics bioplastics, and the business unit for Recovery and Fermentation (RAF), and the business unit for Cosmetic Nanomedicine & Smart Materials (CNS) is also located here. The Structural Materials Development (SMD) business unit is located at the company headquarters. Finally, the Engineering (ENG) business unit is based at Bio-On in Via Santa Margherita al Colle in Bologna; New Castel San Pietro Terme plant has a capacity dedicated to the research into and production of 1,000 tons per year rapidly expandable to 2,000 tons per year. |
| Planned Facilities | Plant planned for 2019 will focus on producing bioplastic for medical and "bioremediation" applications. |
Wood Resource - Bio-On
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Wood, Agricultural waste |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Bio-on technology has been adapted to the sub-products of: sugar beets, sugar cane, biodiesel glycerol, potatoes, animal fat, fruit, vegetables, wood, wet household waste, wine production waste |
Facility Needs - Bio-On
| Acreage | New Castel San Pietro Terme plant required 30,000 square meters of land. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Bio-On
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Basic Information - BioAmber
| Name of Company | BioAmber |
| Headquarters | 1250 Rene Levesque Blvd West, Suite 4310 Montréal (Québec), Canada H3B 4W8 |
| Current Status | Bankrupt |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: BIOAQ |
Technology/ Product - BioAmber
| Type of Technology | Biotechnology: Biobased Succinic Acid (yeast technology) - Corn is farmed, then milled to separate bran, oil, protein and startch, then some of the starch is broken down into sugar (dextrose), then dextrose is diverted from HFCS to chemical production through a fermentation step, then they concentrate and purify succinic acid crystals in a purification step, to make the bio-based succinic acid. Conversion Technology: 1,4 Butanediol (catalyst technology)- Biosuccinic acid is the starting material, then a catalyst converts succinic acid to 1,4 butanediol (BDO), then distillation is used to separate and purify 1,4 BDO. Next Product Platform - technology to produce the building blocks for nylon. Process can use any sugar as a feedstock. Then, BioAmber yeast is used to convert sugar into adipic acid in a fermentation step. Then, adipic acid is purified in the same way as succinic acid in a purification step. Finally, adipic acid is produced and is 100% bio-based. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biobased Succinic acid is the core product produced by BioAmber Sarnia Inc. Succinic acid can be used to make a broad range of products including polyurethanes, paints and coatings, adhesives, sealants, artificial leathers, food and flavor additives, cosmetics and personal care products, biodegradable plastics, nylons, industrial lubricants, phthalate-free plasticizers, dyes & pigments and pharmaceutical compounds. 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) and Tetrahydrofuran (THF) - used to make engineering plastics, polyurethanes, biodegradable polyesters, spandex and other specialty chemicals. bio-based disodium succinate - ingredient of complex seasoning agents that can be used as an alternative for flavor enhancement and salt replacement. BioAmber Inc. is developing a second product platform that uses biotechnology to produce the building blocks for nylon. adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and caprolactam are the monomers used to produce both nylon 6,6 and nylon 6 . |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | BioAmber has secured exclusive rights to Cargill's breakthrough yeast for the production of its bio-succinic acid. Their commercial facility producing bio-based succinic acid, combined with exclusive rights to Cargill's yeast technology gives BioAmbera leg up in producing bio-based succinic acid because they have created high barriers to entry. Additionally, two years in commercial operation has largely eliminated technology risk. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Over 70 customers, nearly all in repeat buying mode; exporting to 17 countries |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | BioAmber Inc.'s technology platform is protected by three types of intellectual property. There are patents that we have filed and obtained, patents we have licensed from others, and trade secrets that we have not disclosed. Our intellectual property portfolio covers our yeast, the metabolic pathways we have optimized within our yeast, the way we design and operate our fermenters, the ways we purify succinic acid, and certain applications such as the use of succinic acid in personal care and succinic acid based plasticizers. |
History/Track Record - BioAmber
| Year Founded | 2008 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Montréal, Quebec head office in Canada. Minneapolis, Minnesota is R&D facility and U.S headquarters. Sarnia, Ontario commercial manufacturing facility in Canada produces biosuccinic acid at 30,000 tons per year (construction of this facility was complete in 2015). 30,000 tons per year bio-succinic acid fermentation (Approx. $60 million revenue potential before expansion) |
| Planned Facilities | BioAmber Inc. had plans to build a second world-scale plant in North America that would produce 1,4-butanediol (BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and succinic acid. The capacity was expected to be 100,000 tons of BDO/THF and 70,000 tons of succinic acid per year. This plant was expected to complete construction in late 2018. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | US $142 Million in construction of commercial Sarna, Canada plant. |
| Primary Investors | Sofinnova Partners (France), Naxos Capital Partners (Luxemburg), Mitsui & Co. (Japan), LANXESS (Germany) and the Cliffton Group (Canada) |
| Current JVs | BioAmber's Canadian subsidiary is BioAmber Sarnia Inc., name under which BioAmber and Mitsui & Co. have a joint venture. BioAmber has established a distribution agreement with Mitsui & Co. Ltd for the distribution of its biobased succinic acid in Asia. |
Wood Resource - BioAmber
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Currently, corn offers the most competitively priced sugar, but can also use sugar from cane, beets, sorghum, wheat, tapioca. BioAmber has a longer-term goal is to move to agricultural, forestry and eventually industrial waste as alternatives to traditional sugars. |
Facility Needs - BioAmber
| Energy/Thermal Load | Sarnia Bio-succinic acid plant is a carbon-neutral process, 65% energy reduction versus petroleum route. |
Community/Maine Relevance - BioAmber
| Number of Jobs | BioAmber employs 80 individuals, including 60 in production facility. |
Financing - BioAmber
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Succinic acid plant in Sarnia, Canada was built at cost $142 million. |
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Basic Information - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Name of Company | Biofine Technology, LLC |
| Headquarters | Current address: 229 Clark Rd. Brookline, MA 02445 ; Future address: Evaluating sites for permanent corporate HQ in Maine |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Type of Technology | Renewable chemical and fuel production via dilute acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Biochar |
| Product(s) Manufactured | levulinic acid (LVAC) - Used for years in food, fragrance, and specialty chemical applications, levulinic acid is a non-toxic chemical precursor for cleaner-burning fuels. Derivatives can also be used to produce a number of exciting products from polycarbonate resins to biodegradable plastics to high-volume biodegradable herbicides. Co-products from levulinic acid production include formic acid, furfural, and char. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Biofine’s patented technology enables the low-cost production of renewable platform chemicals and drop-in fuels from lignocellulose. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Maine Heating Oil Company, European Chemical Companies |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | 1) No. 8,138,371 - Protects ability to produce formic acid and levulinic acid simultaneously. A range of chemical reaction conditions that affords high conversion rates whilst avoiding degradation of formic acid. ; 2) No. 8,765,998 - Protects ability to produce formic acid and levulinic acid simultaneously. More narrowly defined conditions and reactor configuration. ; 3) No. 9,481,626 –Protects ability to produce formic acid and levulinic acid simultaneously in high yield – a range of reaction conditions in both single and multiple stage reactor configurations. ; 4) PCT/US – 2016/015605 (US and EPO) – Exclusively licensed from University of California, Davis. Novel chemistry developed to oxidize levulinic acid to 3-HPA and succinic acid in high yield. ; 5) PCT/FI2009/050311 - Exclusively licensed from Kemira Oyj. Separation and purification of co-products. 6) Multiple patents awarded and pending in US and internationally |
History/Track Record - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Year Founded | 20+ Biofine Inc. was started in 1987 as a technology holding company controlling the patents to the levulinic acid technology along with various license agreements to related derivatives. Skipping ahead, Between 2008 – 2015, Biofine Technology, LLC jointly developed its technology for commercial application in conjunction with numerous large international chemical and fuel companies. These developments have led to a number of new patents and commercial opportunity in a number of very attractive chemical and fuel markets. In 2017, Biofine unveiled a newly updated Pilot Plant at The University of Maine – FBRI in Old Town, ME. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration PLANT (1tpd) |
| Existing Facilities | Old Town, Maine demonstration plant producing at 1 ton per day. |
| Planned Facilities | Biofine is implementing a two stage scale-up strategy. The first plant will require 33,000 dry mt per year. The second plant will require 82,500 dry mt per year. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $30 to $35 million invested privately and through joint development agreements. In April 2019, Biofine received $750,000 from the Maine Technology Institute for scale-up in the state of Maine. |
| Primary Investors | Not publically available |
| Current JVs | Not publically available |
Wood Resource - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Mixed |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Chips |
| Feedstock Type | Wood The Biofine process can utilize any species of hardwood and softwood. The Biofine process does not have any limitations. Ideally, Biofine prefers 1⁄4 inch chips with as little bark as possible. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Biofine is implementing a two stage scale-up strategy. The first plant will require 33,000 dry mt per year. The second plant will require 82,500 dry mt per year. |
Facility Needs - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Utility and Property Requirements | Wastewater Treatment Wastewater output 9 - 13 MT/hr H @ 2000 ppm COD (estim.) Building/roof height = 40 ft. |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail, Deep Water Ports Rail and deep water port preferred. Highway and trucking access required. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | 1.2 MW (Stage One); 4 MW (Stage Two) |
| Acreage | 2 – 3 acres of land (Stage One); 3 – 4 acres (Stage Two) - This includes all feedstock storage, total plant footprint, power island, shipping docks, amenities, etc. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Biofine Technology, LLC
| Number of Jobs | A 100 dmt/day biorefinery creates approximately 160 total jobs (direct, indirect, and induced). The Stage Two 250 dmt/day plant will create around 175 total jobs. ; Workforce needs/skill sets – Chemical plant operations. The skill set required by the paper industry is exactly the same to operate a Biofine plant. |
Financing - Biofine Technology, LLC
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Not publically available |
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Basic Information - BioRizon
| Name of Company | BioRizon |
| Headquarters | Headquartered at the Green Chemistry Campus. Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - BioRizon
| Type of Technology | Biorizon (www.biorizon.eu) was founded as a shared research center clustering the expertise of VITO (Vlaamse instelling voor Technologisch onderzoek), TNO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek) and co-founder GCC (Green Chemistry Campus). As a shared research center, Biorizon focuses on technology development for the production of renewable bulkaromatics (BTX) and functionalized biobased aromatics for performance materials, chemicals & coatings. |
| Product Type | Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biobased bulkaromatics (BTX) and functionalized biobased aromatics for performance materials, chemicals & coatings. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Biorizon is a Shared Research Center with many member companies. Biorizon's goal is to be a leading European Center for (functionalized) biobased aromatics within 3 years and to be in the global top 3 within 5 years. This way the participating companies will get the best results possible! |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | (A few of the) Partners in the Shared Research Center: DSM, Avantium, Sappi, Cargill, Leggo, Johnson Matthey, Neste Oil, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, and many more. |
History/Track Record - BioRizon
| Year Founded | Founded in 2013 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Existing Facilities | Green Chemistry Campus - Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands ; TNO - Delft, The Netherlands ; VITO - Mol, Flanders, Belgium ; ECN - Petten, The Netherlands. Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant in Ghent, Blegium performs the entire production chain in one single plant, from biomass feedstock up to final refined products, and can perform bioprocesses at kilogram to multi-ton scale. LignoValue Pilot Plant in Flanders, Belgium launched July, 2018, to be completed by Q1 2021. LignoValue Pilot plant is a 4.3 million euro project |
| Planned Facilities | Biorizon goal for 2020 is to have a 40 ton/year pilot plant. Biorizon goal to enable commercial production of bio-aromatics by 2025 at more than 5kton/year. |
| Primary Investors | BIO-HArT project received funding from European Interreg V Flanders-The Netherlands program that stimulates innovation, sustainable energy, a healthy environment and the labor market by means of cross-border projects. LigniOx received funding from the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme |
Wood Resource - BioRizon
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | LignoValue Pilot Plant: link ALIGN Project Launched: link Lignin Oxidation Technology (May, 2017): link Biorizon - The way to Aromatics (June, 2016 publication): link Biorizon general flyer: link August, 2017 Presentation: link World Congress July, 2017 Presentation: link October, 2014 Presentation link January, 2019: link |
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Basic Information - BIOX
| Name of Company | BIOX |
| Headquarters | Hamilton Ontario, Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NYSEAMERICAN: BIOX |
Technology/ Product - BIOX
| Type of Technology | proprietary biodiesel production technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biodiesel (B100) |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | BIOX produces, markets, and distributes a range of biodiesel that is refined from different feedstocks to meet varying compliance requirements. Across North American jurisdictions, where mandates for renewable biofuels exist, be it by volume or carbon intensity score, BIOX helps customers reach the highest degree of compliance with unparalleled logistical management. |
History/Track Record - BIOX
| Year Founded | 18 - founded in 2000, incorporated in Hamilton, ON |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Sombra, Ontario - 50 million litre nameplate capacity biodiesel facility (acquired in 2016); Hamilton, Ontario Canada - 67 million litre (16 million gallons) nameplate capacity biodiesel facility (2007). ; 341 million litre nameplate capacity biodiesel facility in Hamilton, ON Canada - 1 million litre capacity pilot plant (2001) ; Houstan, Texas - 341 million litre (90 million gallons) nameplate capacity biodiesel facility (acquired in 2016 under WEBB JV) |
| Planned Facilities | Developing a 12 million gallon per year combination renewable diesel / biodiesel plant in Sombra, ON. This plant is to be co-located with the existing facility in Sombra using Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation technology. (estimaed $25 million to bring facility to production. |
| Current JVs | As of 2016, JV WEBB (World Energy BIOX Biofuels LLC) in partnership with World Energy |
Wood Resource - BIOX
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Oil Corn oil or Tallow. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The BIOX process has a higher yield of methyl esters than the GREET model reference case. The GREET model reference case is 1.04lb. Of feedstock per lb. of biodiesel produced, whereas BIOX requires 1.0 lb of feedstock per lb. biodiesel produced. |
Facility Needs - BIOX
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail BIOX primarily uses truck transport, but also uses rail transport for Tallow biodiesel. |
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Basic Information - Borregaard
| Name of Company | Borregaard |
| Headquarters | Sarpsborg, Norway ; borregaard@borregaard.com |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | FRA: BO4 |
Technology/ Product - Borregaard
| Type of Technology | LignoTech - BALI™ technology has been scaled up and demonstrated in a 1 mt/day feedstock demo plant in Sarpsborg, Norway. Biorefinery technologies include pretreatment hydrolysis fermentation, pyrolysis extraction, and gasification. |
| Product Type | Lignin, Liquid Biofuels renewable chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Specialty cellulose & cellulose fibrils, Lignin & vanillin, and bioethanol. Borregaard is organized into three business segments. 1) Performance Chemicals (47%): lignin-based products used as binding and dispersing agents. 2) Specialty Cellulose (37%): speciality cellulose mainly for use in the production of cellulose ethers, cellulose acetate and other speciality grades. Second generation bioethanol are also part of the Speciality Cellulose segment. 3) Other businesses (16%): Fine Chemicals and Cellulose Fibrils. Borregaard supplies vanillin products to flavour and fragrance companies, as well as to the food and beverage industry. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Borregaard is the only producer of wood-based vanillin in the world, and claims to operate the world's most advanced biorefinery. Additionally, Borregaard is the largest producer of ethanol from wood at 20 million liters per year. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Sappi, Burgo, Nippon Paper Group, Rayonier, Aditya Birla Group |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Exilva microfibrillar cellulose, SenseFi ® Advanced Texture Systems, BALI™ technology, Excello™ (cellulosic sugar from Norway spruce using BALI™ technology. |
History/Track Record - Borregaard
| Year Founded | 129 - founded in 1893 by Edward Partington and Karl Kellner who had collaborated on the development of a method of producing finer varieties of paper based on cellulose. Their business was the Kellner Partington Paper Pulp Company Ltd. The strategy was to build cellulose factories in areas where the raw materials were found, and then send the cellulose to England for processing into paper. Edward Partington and Karl Kellner secured important patents in cellulose production. The sale and licensing of technology was one of their priority areas. The company bought Borregaard in 1889 - which at the time was mainly a farm. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | List includes plants and offices: Sarpsborg, Norway ; Paskov, Czeck Republic ; Poznan, Poland ; St. Valentin, Austria ; Houston, TX ; Rothschild, WI ; Fernandina Beach, Florida ; Karlsruhe, Germany ; Neuss, Germany ; Shanghai, China ; Umkomaas, South Africa ; Minato-ku Tokyo ; Cheshire, England ; Mumbai, India ; Torrelavega, Spain ; Paris, France ; Barcelona, Spain ; Dubai UAE ; Singapore ; Vila Romana, Brazil Sarpsborg, Norway: Specialty cellulose manufacturing facility with capatice of 160,000 million tons. Fernandina Beach, Florida LignoTech facility - is owned by Borregaard (55%) and Rayonier Advanced Materials (45%), was a 110 million USD invesmtent. LignoTech Florida facility production capacity is 100,000 metric tons dry lignin. This capacity can later be expanded by 50,000 tons. |
| Planned Facilities | High-end bioethanol expansion started up in Q1 2018 in Sarpsborg, Sweden. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Total $$ Invested in 2017 = 968 million Norwegian Kroner. Total $$ Invested in 2018 (approx) = 990 million Norwegian Kroner. |
| Current JVs | LignoTech South Africa is a 50/50 JV between Borregaard and Sappi. |
Wood Resource - Borregaard
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Other Feedstock tested for the BALI™ technology includes poplar, sugar cane bagasse, spruce, and pine. BALI™ technology is feedstock agnostic. For performance chemicals, Borregaard thinks softwood (pine/spruce) lignin has superior modification potential. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | C6 sugars from spruce hemicellulose are fermented in a continuous process to produce 20 million liters ethanol yearly. |
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Financing - Borregaard
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Capex 225 million NOK in new production facility at Sarpsborg site alone |
Other - Borregaard
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | April, 2018 General Presentation: link The Borregaard Process: link Quarter 2 2018 results: link(language)/eng-GB 2nd Quarter 2018 Presentation: link June, 2018 LignoTech Florida Opening: link Borregaard approach to lignocellulosic sugars and bioethanol: link Biorefinery - utilization of waste streams: link LignoTech South Africa JV: link(language)/eng-GB |
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Basic Information - Braskem
| Name of Company | Braskem |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: BRKMY |
Technology/ Product - Braskem
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Sugars |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable chemicals. By 2020 Braskem and Haldor Topsoe plan to manufacture glycolaldehyde, a substance that is converted into MEG. "The goal is for the plant to be able to convert different raw materials such as sucrose, dextrose and second generation sugars into MEG." |
History/Track Record - Braskem
| Year Founded | 1979 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | February, 2019 - Braskem and Haldor Topsoe announced the commissioning of the pioneer demonstration unit in the development of monoethyleneglycol (MEG) to from sugar |
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Other - Braskem
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Braskem, Haldor Topsoe Commissioning Demonstration Unit February 2019: link |
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Basic Information - CelluForce
| Name of Company | CelluForce |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - CelluForce
| Type of Technology | The process begins with wood pulp produced from FSC certified sources as a raw material. The pulp undergoes a reaction process that removes the amorphous components, leaving high purity cellulose crystals intact. These crystals are then separated, cleaned and dried to form a powder material for shipment. CelluForce recycles the chemicals used in the production process, and converts sugars into energy, for reuse in the system. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Cellulose NanoCrystals (CNC) |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | As of 2015, CelluForce was one of only 4 commercial entities producing nanocellulose at capacities beyond pilot plant scale |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Schlumberger is a shareholder and client. Cellufoce also has over 50 industrial players currently testing their material (CNC) in various applications. Celloforce has different levels of collaboration with customers. CelluForce partnered with Fibria Cellulose in 2016, providing Fibria with exclusive right to sell and manufacture CelluForce NCC(TM) in the South American market |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | CelluForce has access to a CNC patent portfolio of over 50 patent families |
History/Track Record - CelluForce
| Year Founded | CelluForce was formed in 2010 as a 50/50 JV between FPInnovations, and Domtar. Schlumberger joined as a third investor in March, 2015. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Head office: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Production facility: Windsor, Quebec Canada - CelluForce operates the world’s largest CNC plant (built in 2011), capable of producing 300 tonnes of material per year. This production facility lives adjacent to Domtar's Windsor, Quebec pulp and paper mill. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In February, 2019, the federal and Quebec governments announced a combined $6.4-million investment to allow CelluForce Inc.'s cellulose nanocrystal facility to become the world's first full commercial demonstration-scale plant of its kind. |
| Primary Investors | Celluforce is backed by large shareholders including Domtar, FP Innovations, Schlumberger, and Fibria. CelluForce is a JV between Domtar Corporation and FPInnovations. |
| Current JVs | Consortium created: SDTC Funding. Includes Schlumberger, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, and Celluforce. |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | 2017 Bio World Congress: link Pulp and Paper Canada 2012: link 2015 State of the Industry Nanocellulose: link Celluforce and Fibria: link CelluForce Gets $6.4M Investment for Nanocrystal Production and Jobs: link$64m-investment-for-nanocrystal-production-and-jobs-1100001559 |
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Basic Information - Cellulac
| Name of Company | Cellulac |
| Headquarters | London, UK +44 (0)1223 926 660 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Cellulac
| Type of Technology | SoniqueFlo -Fluidic hydrodynamic cavitation. Steam explosion pre-treatment technology. SoniqueFlo technology is marketed as an environmentally sustainable, carbon friendly, energy saving solution. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | lactic acid, Omega 3, PHA/PHB extraction, oilseed extraction. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Cellulac has combined a biochemical and fluid dynamic engineering platform that removes 7 MW of energy out of production of Lactic Acid, PolyLactic Acid, and Ethyl Lactate. Applications include: 1) as a bio-degradable plastic ingredient, 2) food packaging industry, and 3) organic solvents ; The SoniqueFlo, does not require Sulphuric Acid and has been demonstrated to significantly reduce energy consumption. Compared to conventional steam explosion pre-treatment, the SoniqueFlo unit operates at a lower temperature (124ºC compared to 200ºC) and requires less steam pressure (6 bar compared to 20 bar). |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Cellulac entered into a 5 year agreement in 2015 with Pharmafilter, a Netherlands provider of integrated waste management infrastructure for dealing with complex hospital waste, to provide it up to 3,000 metric tonnes of biodegradeable plastic per annum to produce hospital consumables. Cellulac joined forces with Integumen for sales of Omega 3 and Bioplastics (June, 2018) Integumen proposes to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Cellulac. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | 21 families of patents and applications covering SoniqueFlo™. SoniqueFlo Brewing Products are licenced (non exclusively) for food, beverage and brewing applications. |
History/Track Record - Cellulac
| Year Founded | 9 - Cellulac was established in 2009 by Patrick Walsh, a Professor at the National University of Galway, Ireland. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Proven commercial scale solvent-free production process with sales of Omega 3 to one of the largest food ingredient companies in the world. |
| Existing Facilities | Production site opens in Ireland in 2018 - first full-year production in 2019 ; Production site in Dundalk, Ireland - producing in 7.5 ton batches. Pilot plant in Potsdam, Germany produced lactic acid. |
| Primary Investors | Cellulac has been provided with the largest EU Competitive Innovation Fund grant for late stage commercialization of technology in 2012 of €2.78m (£2.2m). Other financial supports include €168,000 (£135,180) from The Bio-Refinery Competence Centre (TBCC) in Ireland and €288,000 has been provided by FFG in Austria. |
| Current JVs | May 17th, 2013: Three Irish biomedical companies Cellulac Limited, Venn Life Sciences Holdings Plc (“Venn”) (AIM: VENN) and Bipharmed West Limited today aannounce a joint venture to pursue the development of biodegradable human implants. |
Wood Resource - Cellulac
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other CELLULOSIC MATERIAL Cellulac converts lignocellulosic materials, such as wheat straw, spent brewery grains from beer production, dried distilled grains from ethanol production into bio-chemicals like Lactic Acid, PolyLactic Acid, Ethyl Lactate and Sodium Lactate. |
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Other - Cellulac
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest CEO Interview: link 2015 Intro to SoniqueFlo Presentation: link Integumen License Agreement (2018): link Integumen Reverse takeover (2018): link Cellulac Production at German Facility: link Dare to Dream Big: link Biodegradable human implants JV: link |
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Basic Information - Claeris
| Name of Company | Claeris |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Claeris
| Type of Technology | Natural Gas-to-Base oils: |
| Product(s) Manufactured | ultra-clean lubes, chemicals, and fuels |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Strategic Partners include: Cargill, Gagen Inc. Sasol, Colgate Total, Emerging Fuels Technology, Gevo, ICM, IAG, Leaf Resources Limited |
History/Track Record - Claeris
| Year Founded | 13 Years. Founded in 2005. Co-founded by David Black and Michael Slaney. |
Wood Resource - Claeris
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Agricultural waste Biomass inputs are focused on industrial waste streams, such as; palm waste, sugar cane bagasse, and wood among others |
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Other - Claeris
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest - Leaf Resources/Claeris JV: link |
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Basic Information - Clariant
| Name of Company | Clariant |
| Headquarters | Muttenz, Switzerland |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: CLZNF |
Technology/ Product - Clariant
| Type of Technology | Sunliquid® technology simultaneously converts c5 and c6 sugars to cellulosic ethanol with process-integrated enzyme production. The Sunliquid® technology bites off a small fraction of the sugar stream it creates, and feeds those sugars to specially encoded yeast, and the enzymes are produced as an integrated part of the technology. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Clariant is focused on four business areas: care chemicals (consumer and industrial); catalysis; natural resources (oil & mining, minerals); and plastics & coatings. The Sunliquid® technology produces cellulosic ethanol. Clariant also licenses their Sunliquid technology. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | The Sunliquid® technology simultaneously converts both c5 and c6 sugars, and is a completely energy self-sufficient process. The process is flexible for different lignocellulosic feedstock, has on-site enzyme production, which lowers enzyme costs, and generates process energy from by-products. The Sunliquid process extracts lignin, dries it, and is used to provide enough heat and electricity for the entire ethanol plant. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | In September, 2018, Clariant signed the first technology license agreement with Enviral, a member of the Envien Group. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Sunliquid® |
History/Track Record - Clariant
| Year Founded | 23 - formed in 1995 as a spin-off from Sandoz. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial the sunliquid® process is now fully developed, being designed for industrial plants with a production capacity of 50,000 to 150,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol per year. |
| Existing Facilities | Clariant Biotechnology Center (CBC): Lab/Pilot plant in Munich, Germany - This plant is the main R&D center for Clariant, iands the pilot plant since 2009. The pilot plant is capable of producing up to tw tons of ehtanol per year. Pre-Commercial/Demonstration plant in Straubling. Germany - The demonstration plant has annual capacity of up to 1,000 tons of ethanol. First license commercial plant in Slovakia. Clariant Flagship commercial plant in Podari, Romania - At full capacity, the commercial plant will process about 250,000 tons of wheat and other cereal straw sourced from local farmers to produce 50,000 metric tons of cellulosic ethanol annually. The plant is scheduled to start-up in 2020. |
| Planned Facilities | The groundbreaking ceremony for Clariant's commercial-scale Sunliquid facility was heald on September 12th, 2018 in Podari near Craiova in southwestern Romania. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Clariant's Podari, Romania commercial plant is funded by European Union subsidies of almost $30 million on top of almost $50 million the firm spent developing the technology. Clariant is investing nearly $120 million to build the plant. |
| Primary Investors | Saudi Basic Industries Corp owns a 25% share of Clariant as of January 2018. |
| Current JVs | Clariant will merge its high performance materials business to form JV with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). The JV will focus on higher value specialty chemicals. In November 2018, Neste and Clariant have signed an agreement for a new partnership to join forces in developing and making renewable ethylene and propylene. January 2019 - Clariant announced a partnership with ExxonMobile and Renewable Energy Group for a joint venture that will evaluate the potential use of cellulosic sugars from souces such as agricultural waste and residues to produce biofuels. |
Wood Resource - Clariant
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Agricultural waste, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Agricultural residues - The sunliquid® process allows all lignocellulosic feedstocks to be converted – from wheat and corn stover to sugarcane bagasse or energy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | At full capacity, the commercial plant will process about 250,000 tons of wheet and other cereal straw sourced from local farmers to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol annually |
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Community/Maine Relevance - Clariant
| Number of Jobs | Pilot plant employes 110. In preparation for the opening of the Podari, Romania commercial plant, Clariant will employ 100 local Romanians to be trained at the pilot facility in Straubing. It estimates the plant will also create about 300 jobs in the supply chain. |
Financing
Other - Clariant
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant Biotechnology: link Sunliquid Factsheet: link Sunliquid Brochure: link Bloomberg News - September, 2018: link CNBC News on Clariant/SABIC JV: link Clariant Bets Big on Cellulosic Ethanol: link Neste/Clariant Partnership Biofuels Digest November, 2018: link Clariant, REG, Exxon evaluate waste-based cellulosic sugar production 012319: link Exxon Mobile and Clariant team up: link |
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Basic Information - Comet Biorefining
| Name of Company | Comet Biorefining |
| Headquarters | (Sarnia, Ontario) 1086 Modeland Rd #100, Sarnia, ON N7S 6L2, Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Comet Biorefining
| Type of Technology | Comet Biorefining's roprietary cellulosic dextrose technology. Comet's technology is focused on enzymatic hydrolysis. The technology involves a two-stage cellulosic sugar process that replaces traditional pre-treatment of biomass and reduces enzyme loading. The first stage of the process activates the cellulosic biomass followed by a conversion to glucose. The result of this process is a high purity dextrose. All of the co-products generated from the process are used either for energy production or other applications. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Cellulosic Dextrose (C6), Hemicellulose Extract (HCE) (C5), and Lignin |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Technology allows manufacturers to have a source of biomass-based ingredients that can be used directly or converted to value-added end products. Technology is cost competitive at small scale because facility designs are low-cost, modular, located in close proximity to feedstock sources, and benefit from low operating costs. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | BioAmber - BioAmber will be the offtake partner for Comet Biorefining's sugars, and use its own proprietary technology to produce biobased succinic acid and high-value derivative chemicals including 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). Comet Biorefining has signed and exclusive agreement with Fulton Engineering Specialties Inc. to provide a turn-key manufacture of Comet’s modular cellulosic sugar process systems. Fulton Engineered Specialties is a designer and fabricator of custom pressure equipment. It designs, fabricates and tests chemical process systems. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | 1 patent application: publication number WO 2016161515 A1. The patent describes a two-step method for activating cellulosic feedstock. Initially, the feedstock is put through a high-temperature process followed up by a second step at a lower temperature and alkaline conditions. Further, the method is expanded to describe the enzymatic hydrolysis process by employing a surfactant, polyaspartic acid and one or more cellulase enzymes. |
History/Track Record - Comet Biorefining
| Year Founded | 9 Years - Comet Biorefining was founded in 2009 by Andrew Richard with the aim of converting biomass waste into a usable chemical product. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Demonstration Plant in Rotondella, Italy - ENEA owns the facility, and is using Comet's technology. This Demo plant processes up to 10 MT per day of biomass (and produces 5 dry tons of sugar per day- as of 2011), and has been used to demonstrate continuous operation on wood and agricultural residues of various kinds. Headquarters in Sarnia, Ontario - The global headquarters of Comet Biorefining,Inc. is strategically located in the Blue Water Energy Park in Sarnia, Ontario which is also the future site of its commercial scale sustainable ingredient facility. Product Laboratory in London, Ontario - At the product laboratory, the team performs detailed analysis of the sustainable ingredients that are produced at the Italy Demonstration Plant, and prepares and ships product samples to all of our customers. |
| Planned Facilities | Commercial Facility in Sarnia, Ontario - Currently being developed, and will operate at a 60 million pounds per year (27ktpa). The company anticipates it will be the first commercial plant of plant-based sugar technology in the world. Will use stover and wheat straw as feedstock. This facility will cost $79.8 million. The plant will be located at the TransAlta Energy Park which was once occupied by a large Dow Chemical complex. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | 2015, an undisclosed amount provided by BioAmber and Sofinnova Partners. 2016, $29 million, Sustainable Development Technology Canada has awarded $10.9 million grant, the remaining $18.5 million investment came from the consortium members: BioAmber, Domtar, and UPM. 2017, completed an undisclosed round of equity financing from PM Equity Partnership (VC arm of Philip Morris), Sofinnova and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC). BIC has made a $0.5 million investment in this round. 2018, Ontario, Canada invested up to $8 million in 2018 through BioIndustrial Innovation Canada - a government-funded agency that works to help new sustainable technologies reach the market. 2018, Lambton County Council invested $125,000 in Comet Biorefining in early July, 2018. |
| Primary Investors | Investors: Sofinnova Partners, PM Equity Partnership, BioIndustrial Innovation Canada. Partners: Sustainable Development technology Canada, Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative |
Wood Resource - Comet Biorefining
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste Biomass including wood (species unspecified), corn stover, bagasse, and grasses |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 60 million pound per year (output) at commercial scale. |
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Financing - Comet Biorefining
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Ontario plant cost $79.8 million |
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Basic Information - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Name of Company | Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website) |
| Headquarters | Old Town, ME 04468 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Type of Technology | Confidential process |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biocoal, biochar, carbon |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | numberous contacts within Maine for raw materials |
History/Track Record - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Year Founded | Start-up |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
Wood Resource
Facility Needs - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail, Deep Water Ports rail and/or truck to deep water port |
| Energy/Thermal Load | 10-12 FTE's at pilot plant |
| Acreage | Have facility in place - no additional requirements |
Community/Maine Relevance - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Number of Jobs | Workforce needs: skilled mechanics, general labor, technical - wood technology |
Financing
Other - Continuous Carbon, LLC (no website)
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | RFI Submission |
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Basic Information - Corbion
| Name of Company | Corbion |
| Headquarters | North American Headquarters: Lenexa, KS 66215 USA. Succinity HQ in Düsseldorf, Germany. |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: CSNVF |
Technology/ Product - Corbion
| Type of Technology | Fermentation-based organic acid production |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Bioplastics sector: Total Corbion PLA, Succinity® (Biobased succinic acid), and 2, 5 Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA), and 1.4-Butanediol (BDO). With Succinity, work is ongoing to further push the development of biopolymers – in particular, for the production of polybutylene succinate (PBS) . Biochemicals Sector: lactic acid - PURASOLV®, DHA. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Corbion advertises itself as being aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically in regard to #2: Zero Hunger, and #12 Responsible Production and Consumption. Value Proposition statement: Offering conscious choices through sustainable ingredient solutions uniquely tailored to create customer value. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | BioMar provides salmon feeds containing AlgaPrime DHA at scale - feeds one of every four farm raised salmon globally.; Lerøy Seafood Group (second largest producer of Atantic Salmon) uses AlgaPrimeDHA to enhance sustainability and Omega 3 profile in salmon ; Ventisqueros (leading Chilean salmon farmer) uses AlgaPrime DHA to produce Silverside premium pacific salmon at scale. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | A few brands: Luminy®, AlgaPrimeDHA - Product of SB Renewable OIls JV, PURASOLV® - agrochemical solvents for sustainable production of crops, Succinity® - for direct replacement to petrochemically-derived succinic acid in traditional applications, PURALACT® - resin for coatings, PURAC® - antimicrobial |
History/Track Record - Corbion
| Year Founded | 99 - Corbion started out as a domestic sugar processing company in 1919 called NV Centrale Suiker Maatschappij (CSM, Central Sugar Company), based in the Netherlands. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Products marketed through a worldwide network of sales offices and distributors, and have a global supply chain with manufacturing facilities in the USA, Thailand, Brazil, Netherlands, and Spain. Innovation centers are located across the globe and headquarters are based in the Netherlands. Facilities from TerraVia acquisition: Pilot Plant in San Francisco, US; Demonstration plant in Peoria, US; industrial scale plant in SB Oils JV with Bunge in Moema, Brazil. |
| Planned Facilities | Preparing for new gypsum-free lactic acid plant. Expanding existing plants by 50kT to accommodate PLA-driven demand |
| Current JVs | Corbion PLA 50/50 JV for new production plant in Thailand - Total Corbion PLA and Corbion (Luminy® PLA); Succinity® JV between Corbion and BASF to produce Biosuccinic acid for the production of biobased plastics; SB Renewable Oils JV - Corbion acquired Bunge's 49.9% stake in SB Renewable Oils JV in June, 2018. Bonsucro and Total Corbion PLA JV. |
Wood Resource - Corbion
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Other CELLULOSIC MATERIALS TerraVia acquisition - feedstock includes sugar beet, corn sugar cane, cellulosics |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Corbion is a member of Bonsucro - one of Thailand's longest established sugar milling companies,. Corbion buys sugars from Bonsucro. The first delivery was in October, 2018 to their mill in Rayon, eastern Thailand. |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Corbion First Half 2018 Results: link SB Renewable Oils JV: link Total Corbion PLA JV: link Succinity JV: link Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Corbion: link TerraVia Acquisition: link Biofuels Digest Corbion Earnings Summary: link Biofuels Digest November, 2018 Corbion and Bonsucro: link Biofuels Digest March 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Corbion: link |
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Basic Information - Domsjö Fabriker
| Name of Company | Domsjö Fabriker |
| Headquarters | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Domsjö Fabriker
| Type of Technology | Biorefinery |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Main products are cellulose, lignin, bioethanol. Other products include carbon dioxide, biogas, bioresin, soil conditioner improvement, and other products (Green liquor is used as cleansing chemical. Knot residue, bark and sawdust is used as biofuel). The demonstration plant is supposed to produce bioDME using forest harvest residues as energy feedstock. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Improved energy efficiency at mill site has attracted external attention and intergroup recognition by owners Aditya Birla. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Domsjö Fabriker is owned by Aditya Birla - an expansive Indian business sphere with roots in the Indian textile industry. The business (Aditya Birla) includes production of viscose fibre, but also aluminium, copper, cement, chemicals, insulators, retail trade etc. Allvar uses Domsjö Fabriker's cellulose to make Allvar Underwear. Domse Latvija is Domsjö Fabriker’s subsidiary in Latvia with 14 employees. Domse Latvija procures wood, primarily from the Latvian market but also from Estonia, Belarus and Lithuania. |
History/Track Record - Domsjö Fabriker
| Year Founded | 115 years - 5,978 tons of sulphite pulp was produced at the mill in Sweden in 1903. In 2000 it was spun off from the forest company Mo och Domsjö AB (MoDo), of which it had been a part since the early 20th century, and sold to a private consortium. In April, 2011 it was announced that India's Aditya Birla Group acquired the compnay for US $340 million. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration facility in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, which uses Chemrec’s black liquor gasification technology combined with technologies used by the petrochemical industry. The plant has been funded, but there is no evidence of it operating**. The plant will have the capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes/year, or 40,000 gallons/year, of the two renewable motor fuels, which can supply over 2,000 heavy trucks, Chemrec and Domsjö Fabriker said. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In February, 2011 the European Commission granted the national government of Sweden permission under state aid rules to give Domsjö Fabriker AB $77.7 million to develop a demonstration plant for the production of biomethanol and other biofuels from pulp mill residue material. |
| Primary Investors | This is a publically traded company with 1.5 million shareholders. |
| Current JVs | Aditya Birla acquired Domsjö Fabriker for US $143 million. |
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| Number of Jobs | The company has 400 employees in Sweden and 15 in the Baltic countries. In total, they employ 120,000 people belonging to 42 different nationalities. |
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Basic Information - Dryclone
| Name of Company | Dryclone |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, NV 89115 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Dryclone
| Type of Technology | Feedstock-drying technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Dryclone® Air Drying System |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Dryclone® Air Drying System dries, homogenizes, and pulverizes hundreds of tons of raw material into a uniform level of 5-15% moisture without the use of expensive gas-powered dryers. |
History/Track Record - Dryclone
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Resource Converting, LLC (RCI) has a 20,000 square foot facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, which contains a fully functional system that can demonstrate the capabilities of any Dryclone system. |
Wood Resource - Dryclone
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Municipal solid waste MSW including food and green waste, municipal biosolids, food waste, paper sludge, animal manure, spent grain, green waste, coal ash, nut waste, agricultural waste. (any other raw material that needs to be dried, pulverized, blended, or homogenized. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Dries up to 15 tons per hour, or up to 350 tons per day. |
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DSM print
Basic Information - DSM
| Name of Company | DSM |
| Headquarters | DSM's Head Office is at Het Overloon 1, 6411 TE Heerlen, the Netherlands. |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: RDSMY |
Technology/ Product - DSM
| Type of Technology | DSM focuses in three fields: Health, nutrition, and materials. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | DSM's health solutions cover everything from advanced biomedical devices that help people live active lives for longer to health-enhancing nutritional ingredients and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Products include germentative stevia, algae-based omega-3 for aquaculture, hydrocolloids, eubiotics, clean cow, i-Health (B2C nutrients), and new bio colorants (blue/red). Their solutions for nutrition span everything from vitamins and carotenoids to taste and texture enhancers and other food processing ingredients; and from unique animal feed formulations to hair and skin care ingredients. Products include Maxilact®, Culturelle®. Their materials solutions include a number of increasingly green thermoplastics and resins for use in everything from vehicles to paints to sports equipment to fiber optic coatings including their fiber Dyneema®. Thermoplastics include Stanyl®, ForTii®, ExoPaxx®, Akulon®, Arnite®, Xytron®. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | DSM's core value is sustainability. Their brand promise is Bright Science. Brighter Living™. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | DSM's Personal Care value chain includes (but not limited to BASF, Croda, Ashland, Evonik, Dow, Shell, AkzoNobel, Clariant, Stepans, Symrise, Chinese players, Dow Corning, Solvay, Lubrizol. DSM's engineering plastics value chain includes BASF, Toray, Solvay, DuPont, Kolon Plastics, Inc., Lanxess, Evonik, Celanese, Polyplastics. This value chain continues to the automotive, electronics & electrical, consumer goods, and food packaging industries. Brand names in these industries who are off-takers of DSM products include Toyota, Bosch, BMW, HOnda, Foxconn, Philips, Siemens, Samsung, John Deere, Salomon, Yamaha, Kohler, Sealed Air, among others. DSM Resins value chain includes Arkema, allnex, BASF, Dow, SJ. The customer base includes brands: Sherwin Williams, PPG, AkzoNobel, SunChemical, Corning, Jotun. |
History/Track Record - DSM
| Year Founded | 116. DSM was established in 1902 by the Dutch government to mine coal reserves in the Southern Province of Limburg. DSM began diversification in 1919 with the opening of a coke plant. After 1945, they began accelarated diversification into bulk chemicals and petrochemicals. By 1973, DSM was a chemical company, and in the 1990's DSM became fully privatized. Since the 1990's, DSM has sold almost all of its commodity chemicals, and has become a global science-based company. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | DSM has hundreds of facilities all over the world. Facilities closest to Maine include the DSM Nutritional Products office in Lexington, MA, as well as DSM Resns & Functional Materials office in Wilmington, MA. DSM has an innovation center and a venturing center in Cambridge MA. DSM is headquartered in Herleen, the Netherlands. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Current investments as of June 30th, 2018 amount to EU 1.006 million . |
| Current JVs | Patheon JV exited (total proceeds = EU 2billion). 50/50 JV with Sinochem for DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (shows improved performance from EU57 million EBITDA in 2015 to EU82 million in the last 12 months (as of August 12, 2018). JV with AnQore & Aliancys (DSM with 35% share) to form ChemicalsInvest. Total proceeds thus far at ~EU535 million. Poet-DSM Advanced Biofuels JV June 2010 JV between DSM and Roquette Frères, named Reverdia. Reverdia makes biosuccinic acid. |
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| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | 2016 Cash CAPEX at EU475 million below EU 500-550 million per annum guidance. |
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Basic Information - DuPont
| Name of Company | DuPont |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark (Langebrogade 1 DK-1411 Copenhagen Denmark) |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NYSE: DD-B |
Technology/ Product - DuPont
| Type of Technology | Cellulosic Ethanol technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | xylitol |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Across the many food sectors where we apply our unique blend of capabilities, we focus on delivering benefits in three key areas: Affordability & Convenience, Health & Wellness, Food Protection |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | POWERFresh ; POWERSoft ; POWERFlex ; GRINDAMYL ; POWERBake ; HOWARU® (Protect, Restore, Balance) ; GRINDSTED® Fiberline ; GRINDSTED® CAKE ; FloraFIT® |
History/Track Record - DuPont
| Year Founded | 29 Years |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | VERBIO North America acquired the Iowa Cellulosic ethanol facility from DuPont in November, 2018. |
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Basic Information - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Name of Company | East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website) |
| Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio 43230 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Type of Technology | Disposable chopstick manufacturing technology: East N. Forestry Products solely owns the techonology it will be using and has all legal rights of ownership over the techonology. Using its patentable techonology and several production lines, East N. Forestry Products will have the capacity to produce 600,000 pairs of chopsticks per hour, per production line. Utilizing the latest advancements in the veneer and plywood industry, the tree stumps will be cut, automatically fed into the lathe , and the chopstick die cutter will cut them into 2 pairs per line. The conveyor belt will carry the chopsticks into a kiln for drying, after which the chopsticks are dispersed into lanes of automated, weight-controlled dispensers which empty into corrugated boxes. This system is designed to produce up to 4-6 million pairs of chopsticks, per 8-10 hour shift, per day. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Chopsticks |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | While there are numerous disposabel chopstick manufacturers in China and southeast Asia, these existing manufacturers utilize antiquated production methods that require extensive hands-on labor, severely limiting the volume of production and quality of the product. In addition, at this time, there are no companies in this country with East N. Forestry Products' technology or who are able tot meet the growing global demand for disposable chopsticks. East N. Forestry Products' production and delivery process helps produce a superior product compared to what is presently available in the market. Instead of being labor intensive, the manufacturing process is technology intensive, speeding up production exponentially and driving down costs to make the process more commercially viable than any production system in the marketplace. This new state of the art production equipment is positioned to be the most innovative and efficient in the industry. Machines are designed to create minimal waste by turning any byproduct into raw materials for use in manufacturing other products. All the products are price sensitive and require efficient manufacturing to be competitive. The key to East N. Forestry Products' success is the unique proprietary technology allowing the production large volumes at low cost, while mitigating the risks of damaged goods caused by high moisture levels typically found in competitor's products. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | East N. Forestry Products predicts their product will be shipped throughout the U.S and to global destinations. The compnay anticipates shipping over 250 containers of product to Asia each year. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | East N. Forestry Products is pursuing a patent for its proprietary manufacturing system that will drastically alter the traditional way chopsticks are made. |
History/Track Record - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Year Founded | 4 years R&D -- During the past four years, Paul Liu has been focusing on inventing and developing the prototype for the automated chopsticks production line and working with The Machine Institute to turn the prototype into a scaled-up production line. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot For the past four years Paul Liu has been focusing on inventing and developing the prototype for the automated chopsticks production line and working with The Machine Institute to turn the prototype into a scaled-up production line. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | So far, $1.25 million has been invested by Paul Liu in equity and in prototype development. East N. Forestry plans to invest $6 million in infrastructure, equipment, and working capital |
| Primary Investors | Paul Liu - $1.25 million |
| Current JVs | Operating partners: Nyle Systems, LLC, University of Maine - The Advanced Manufacturing Center, MDECD Governor's Account Executive |
Wood Resource - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Aspen lumber |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 100,000 tons of lumber per year. The technology is designed to produce up to 4-6 million pairs of chopsticks, per 8-10 hour shift, per day. In Phase 1, East N. Forestry's objective is to produce 10 million pairs of chopsticks per day once full-capacity manufacturing is achieved. Their phase 2 objective is to manufacture 20 million pairs of chopsticks per day (achievable with only four (4) production lines). |
Facility Needs - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified The waste produced by power generators, which are steam and heated water, will be repurposed for steaming lumber and drying chopsticks. ; Costs from sawmill operations and the usage of water and sewer are projected to be very low |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways East N. Forestry sees Maine as having a transporation advantage: Access to major avenues for international trade (ports and major interstate systems) as products will be shipped throughout the United States and to global destinations. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | One (1) to Two (2) megawatts of Thirty-Nine (39) megawatts of electricity generated will be used directly by East N. Forestry Products in its manufacturing processes. |
| Acreage | 40,000 sq ft. facility on 15 acres in Maine |
Community/Maine Relevance - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Number of Jobs | The company anticipates employing over 34 workers during the first 12 months of production. Phase 1 objective: 54 direct jobs created. Phase 2 objective: Create 200+ direct jobs. |
Financing - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | will invest $6 million in capital expenditures |
Other - East N. Forestry Products, LLC (no website)
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | East N. Forestry RFI submission |
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Basic Information - Enerkem
| Name of Company | Enerkem |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | withdrawn in 2012 |
Technology/ Product - Enerkem
| Type of Technology | Enerkem's technology uses a 4-step hermochemical process. The four steps are 1) feedstock preparation, 2) gasification, 3) cleaning and conditioning of syngas, 4)catalytic synthesis. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Chemicals and transportation fuels. Enerkem famously produces bio-dimethyl ether (bio-DME). |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Enerkem’s made-in-Canada, waste-to-biofuels global solutions create high-quality green jobs while reducing oil dependence and waste volumes. Additionally, Bio-DME offers a 20% higher cetane rating on average than diesel or bio-diesel fuels (cetane rating is to diesel engine what octane rating is to gasoline engine). Moreover, DME combustion does not produce sulfur oxide (SOx) or fine particles, and it contributes to lower emissions from other harmful residual pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) that are mainly produced from the combustion of fossil-based fuels. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Enerkem partners with municipalities, waste management, and petrochemical groups globally. Examples of partnerships include: Enerkem and the Canadian municipality, Varennes, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam - a consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam. |
History/Track Record - Enerkem
| Year Founded | 18 years - Enerkem Inc. was cofounded in 2000 by Esteban and Vincent Chornet. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Small commercial-scale facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The capacity of this facility is 38 million litres/10 million gallons per year. |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot Facility in Sherbrooke, Québec - Started operating in 2003 Enerkem Alberta BIofuels commercial facility (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): Type: single-line methanol-ethanol production commercial facility Status: initiated production of methanol in 2015 and ethanol in 2017. Feedstock: post-sorted MSW (after recycling and composting Products: methanol, ethanol Capacity: 38 million litres/10 million gallons per year. Enerkem Westbury innovation center (Westbury, Quebec, Canada): Type: innovation center Status: in operation since 2009 (syngas), 2010 (methanol), 20112 (ethanol) Feedstock: decommissioned telephone poles and sorted municipal solid waste. Products: syngas, methanol, ehtanol Capacity: 5 million liters per year (methanol)/ 1.3 million gallons per year. The Advanced Energy Research Facility (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): Type: affiliated innovation center Status: in operation since 2012 Feedstock: post-sorted MSP (after cycling and composting) |
| Planned Facilities | Enerkem Varennes: the first facility in Quebec that will produce cellulosic biofuels from non-recyclable residual materials. Construction for this project is scheduled to start in 2018. Enerkem in Rotterdame: in 2018, a consortium of companies comprising Air Liquide, AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals, Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has signed a project development agreement covering initial investments in an advanced waste-to-chemistry facility in Rotterdam. Enerkem and Sinobioway Group: In 2018, Enerkem signed an agreement with Sinobioway Group worth over C$125M in the form of equity investment in Enerkem Inc., future licenses, equipment manufacturing and sales, as well as for the creation of a major joint venture to accelerate Enerkem’s global expansion and create a joint venture to build over 100 Enerkem state-of-the-art facilities in China by 2035. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Chinese $504 million in private financing and government support obtained to date. Enerkem Inc. announced in April, 2019 the closing of a new round of financing totalling $76.3 million. |
| Primary Investors | Braemar Energy Ventures, Cycle Capital, Fondaction, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, Investissement Québec, National Bank of Canada, Rho Ventures, Sunkem, the Westly Group, Waste Management of Canada, Suncor Energy Inc. |
| Current JVs | Planned JV - Enerkem and Sinobioway Group: In 2018, Enerkem signed an agreement with Sinobioway Group worth over C$125M in the form of equity investment in Enerkem Inc., future licenses, equipment manufacturing and sales, as well as for the creation of a major joint venture to accelerate Enerkem’s global expansion and create a joint venture to build over 100 Enerkem state-of-the-art facilities in China by 2035. |
Wood Resource - Enerkem
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Municipal solid waste Enerkem Alberta BIofuels commercial facility: Feedstock: post-sorted MSP Capacity: 38 million litres/10 million gallons per year. Enerkem Westbury innovation center: Feedstock: decommissioned telephone poles and sorted municipal solid waste. Capacity: 5 million liters per year (methanol)/ 1.3 million gallons per year. The Advanced Energy Research Facility: Feedstock: post-sorted MSP |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Enerkem technology uses 100,000 dry metric tons of non-recyclable waste to produce 10 million gallons per year of biofuels or renewable chemicals. |
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| Number of Jobs | Enerkem currently employs about 200 employees. An independent study by Doyletech Corporation evaluated that 610 direct and indirect jobs were created during the construction of the Enerkem Alberta Biofuels facility in Edmonton, Canada, while over 150 direct and indirect permanent jobs are created during operations. |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest Sept. 2018 - Drop-in Made by Enerkem: link Press Release: Enerkem Commits to Taking Action on Ocean Plastics Waste: link Enerkem Edmonton Alberta Facility: link Enerkem Feedstock Quantity and Jobs: link Biofuels Digest April 2019: link |
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Basic Information - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Name of Company | EnerSysNet (no website) |
| Headquarters | 38 Paulgrave Avenue, Keswick, Ontario L4P0E7 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Type of Technology | Co-located or mobile energy conversion systems use novel ablative pyrolysis with inline hydrocatalytic processing. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Liquid hydrocarbons equivalent to light sweet crude that can go directly into an ethanol refinery to produce low-carbon transportation fuels or petrochemicals. The product characteristics can replace fossil heating oil – high BTU content, low to no sulfur, compatible with existing burners. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Mobile systems converting wood waste into high-value liquid hydrocarbons can collectively add millions of gallons of renewable oil, hundreds of good-paying jobs and over $1 Billion annually in new economic activity across Maine. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Liquid hydrocarbons can go directly into an ethanol refinery to produce petrochemicals or low-carbon transportation fuels for air, land, and sea. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Intellectual property is secured with patent and trade secret protections. |
History/Track Record - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Year Founded | 8 years. Technology patented in 2009. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot EnerSysNet has a three year development plan beginning with a proof of concept that will require $6.3MM and less than one year to achieve an operating pilot plant. |
| Existing Facilities | None |
| Planned Facilities | ESN has a three-year development plan beginning with a proof of concept that will require $6.3MM and less than one year to achieve an operating pilot plant. Full commercialization will require an additional $15.2MM and two years to achieve a first generation MEC system suitable for a contract manufacturer. In Year 4, using project financing, a contract manufacturer will produce four (4) stationary systems that will be deployed at a wood mill to produce renewable hydrocarbons worth over $38MM annually at 2017 oil prices. At this point, ESN is a going concern and will deploy a network of eighty (80) mobile or co-located systems by the end of five years that will generate $775MM annually at 2017 oil prices. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Undisclosed |
| Primary Investors | Undisclosed |
| Current JVs | none |
Wood Resource - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Any wood species, including bark, branches and other scrap wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Each system nominally consumes 120 dry tons per day, product is 4MM gallons of hydrocarbons/yr. |
Facility Needs - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Energy/Thermal Load | none |
| Acreage | TBD |
Community/Maine Relevance - EnerSysNet (no website)
| Number of Jobs | Addressable market could generate 1,300 new jobs (10 jobs per unit) |
Financing - EnerSysNet (no website)
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Undisclosed |
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Basic Information - Ensyn Fuels, Inc.
| Name of Company | Ensyn Fuels, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Corporate Offices and Engineering: 2 Gurdwara Road, Suite 210 Ottawa, Ontario K2E 1A2 Canada, Telephone: (613) 248-2257 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Ensyn Fuels, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Thermal conversion process that produces high yields of valuable biocrude from renewable cellulosic biomass, typically wood-derived feedstocks. Ensyn’s commercial biocrude technology, known as Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP® ), was invented Canada in 1984 and commercialized in 1989. Ensyn's RTP technology is a non-catalytic analogue to Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) technology. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biocrude oil and biobased chemicals. Ensyn's biocrude can be used in multiple applications. Ensyn's biocrude can be used as a feedstock for multiple chemical applications, as a renewable heating oil replacement (substitute for heating oil and natural gas in boilers, and as biocrude co-processing to transportation fuels (upgraded in refineries with crude oil into low-carbon gasoline and diesel. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Multiple product applications provide Ensyn with optionality and significant growth opportunity. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Memorial Hospital in New Hampshire. Youngstown Thermal, Ohio, District Heating Bates College, Maine. Additional customers in the queue. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | RTP® technology is patented. 35 patents issues, 97 pending. |
History/Track Record - Ensyn Fuels, Inc.
| Year Founded | 34 years. The first Ensyn compnay was established in 1984 by Dr Robert Graham and Barry Freel with a focus on fast thermal cracking of carbon-based feedstocks including biomass, and a target to obtain better yields of biocrude, higher quality products, lower costs |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial There are five commercial RTP® facilities in operation. One facility is in Ontario, operational with capacity of 3 million gallons per year. Capacity expansion underway in Brazil, Canada, and the U.S. |
| Existing Facilities | Wisconsin (5+1): Ensyn has five commercial facilities in operation in Wisconsin producing specialty chemicals and heating fuels. Ontario (Renfrew) facility produces at 70 tons per day nameplate, 3 million gallons per year. This facility has been in service since 2006 and is a dedicated fuel production facility. Ensyn’s Renfrew facility has been qualified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the US Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS2) program. Sales of RFO from Renfrew to US heating clients are generating D7 RINs |
| Planned Facilities | Cote-Nord, Quebec facility under construction by Ensyn, Arbec Forest Products, and Groupe Rémabec will produce 10.5 million gallons per year, and will be located at Arbec's sawmill in Port Cartier, Quebec. RTP® equipment supplied by Envergent Technologies. RTP® modules fabricated by Honeywell UOP’s petrochemical suppliers. Feedstock is forest slash at 200 tons per day. THis facility is fully financed, under construction, and commissioning has been initiated. Vienna, Georgia facility being developed by Ensyn, Renova Capital Partners, and Roseburg Forest Products produces 20 million gallons per year biocrude. Location is a mothballed mill in Dooly County, Georgia. For this facility, the stakeholders have a conditional commitment from the USDA for a $70 million loan guarantee with Citibank as the Lender of Record. Aracruz, Brazil facility being developed in partnership with Fibria Celulose S.A. will produce 22 million gallons per year of biocrude. This facility is located at Fibria's pulp mil in Aracruz, Espirito Santo. The feedstock for this facility is eucalyptus forest residues. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Cote-Nord, Quebec facility (CAPEX US $78 million, Canadian $103 million) was fully funded by financing parties: Partner equity, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Investments in Forestry Industry Transformation, and Investissement Quebec. |
| Primary Investors | Ensyn has over 100 shareholders. Leading institutional shareholders include Chevron Technology Ventures, Credit Suisse, Fibria Celulose S.A., Impax Asset Management Group, plc, InvestEco Capital Corp, and Roseburb Renewable Energy. |
| Current JVs | Current JVs: Envergent Technologies is a joint venture between Honeywell UOP and Ensyn. Envergent provides licensing, engineering services and equipment supply related to RTP biomass conversion equipment, with performance guarantees, to RFO production projects worldwide. Under this joint venture, engineering of the RTP equipment is subcontracted to Honeywell UOP. Ensyn also has a JV with Fibria to construct their initial biocrude production facility in Brazil. Ensyn has a 50/50 JV with Renova Capital Partners for the development of the Georgia Project. Strategic allicances: Ensyn has a broad technology alliance with Honeywell UOP, which facilitates engineering and supply of RTP conversion equipment to new biocrude production projects and supports the commercialization of Refinery Co-processing. Ensyn also has a longstanding strategic alliance with Red Arrow Products - a leading food flavorings and food ingredients compnay, and this relationship now includes Kerry Group, following the purchase of Red Arrow by Kerry in 2015. Alliances with leading wood products companies, including Fibria, Arbec and Roseburg, provide project sites, feedstock supply, partner equity and local knowledge. Strategic relationships with refiners and leaders in heating and cooling technology and fuels distribution provide the foundation for Ensyn's demand-pull development strategy. |
Wood Resource - Ensyn Fuels, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Oil Ensyn's RTP efficiently converts a wide range of woody biomass feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. Feestocks include hardwoods and softwoods, with or without bark, mill and forest residues, and agricultural residues, including cellulosic residues from palm oil production and sugar/energy cane operations. |
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Financing - Ensyn Fuels, Inc.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Cote-Nord, Quebec 10 million gallon per year facility (under construction) has capex of US $78 million |
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Basic Information - Fiberight
| Name of Company | Fiberight |
| Headquarters | Catonsville, MD 21228 |
| Current Status | Operational - began accepting waste at its facility in Hampden in April, 2019 |
Technology/ Product - Fiberight
| Type of Technology | MSW Processing. The process starts when rubbish bags are shredded by a machine, and the waste then goes through a series of screens to separate and channel different sizes and types. The organic waste goes into a pulper that breaks down the organic material, forming biomass and removing contaminants, then removing the remaining recyclables. The pulp is eventually converted to fuel in an anaerobic digester. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biofuel (biomethane), C5 and C6 sugars |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Our technology has been validated and supported by numerous industry leaders, and, when combined with existing permitted facilities will allow Fiberight to develop a disruptive first mover advantage in a valuable industry sector. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | At least 115 Maine towns have signed contracts with Fiberight to turn their trash into biogas. Fiberight has also partnered with New Hampshire-based Apparel Impact to collect clothes, shoes, bedding, and other fabric-based goods that would otherwise have gtone to a landfill. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Patented technology: Wet pulping system and method for producing cellulosic insulation with low ash content |
History/Track Record - Fiberight
| Year Founded | 11 years - Founded in 2007 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Demonstration facility in Virginia. Commercial biorefinery in Blairstown Iowa - supported by $28 million in Federal and State funds. Hampden, Maine 144,000 square foot facility is expected to begin processing waste (up to 180,000 tons per year when fully operational) in October. |
| Planned Facilities | Hampden, ME facility should be ready to open in early December, with the recycling portion of the facility operational in October. Fiberight is also looking into developing a regional glass processing plant on site as the cost of glass recycling increases in Maine. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | During its scale up in 2013 from the demonstration facility in Virginia, Fiberight was backed by a $25M loan guarantee from the USDA, a $2.9M grant from the Iowa Power Fund, and $20M in private investment. |
| Primary Investors | Maine Facility Investors: $45M from tax-exempt bond with the Finance Authority of Maine, and $25M in private equity financing. |
Wood Resource - Fiberight
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Municipal solid waste Waste feedstock - MSW technology recovers plastic bottles, plastic films, and metals from MSW. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Hampden, ME facility will process up to 180,000 tons of waste each year |
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Financing - Fiberight
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | The project (Hampden, ME) financing included a $45 million Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) tax-exempt bond issuance underwritten by Jefferies LLC, and $25 million in private equity. |
Other - Fiberight
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-slide Guide to Fiberight: link Biofuels Digest Fiberight Opening Delayed: link Biofuels Digest - September 2018 Fiberight Update: link Mainebiz June, 2018 article: link Fiberight Patent: link Fiberight Iowa: link Biofuels Digest - Fiberight: A deep-dive into the trash to find the cash: link US EPA Approval of Technology under RFS: link |
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Basic Information - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Name of Company | Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation |
| Headquarters | 407 Maple Avenue Oakville ON L6J 2J1 Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Type of Technology | Lipid-to-Hydrocarbon (LTH) technology produces a drop-in renewable diesel fuel. FORGE’s patented LTH technology is capable of transforming waste fats and other low value organic oils into hydrocarbons that are indistinguishable from petroleum-based hydrocarbons, without any catalyst or hydrogen. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Outputs of the LTH technology process are: drop-in renewable diesel (55%), Renewable Naptha (25%), Light Gases (5%), and CO/CO2 (15%) |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | FORGE’s technology works best with lower quality, thus cheaper feedstocks that delivers this 30% cost savings compared to Soy and Corn oil. Also, Forge’s technology can produce renewable diesel fuel with 90 per cent less greenhouse gases than conventional diesel. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Haig says there is demand for the renewable fuel from the pre-commercial/demonstration facility in the St. Clair Township in Canada. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Forge's LTH technology is patented, and available for licensing. |
History/Track Record - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Year Founded | 6 - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation was registered in 2012 as a spin-off company from the University of Alberta |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot plant in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada produced 200,000 liters per year was supported by investments from Western Economic Development Canada and Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd. |
| Planned Facilities | Forge is building a 19 Million liter per year (scaled down from the originally-planned 25Million liter per year) demonstration/pre-commercial biodiesel plant alongside where BIOX is investing C$5 million to upgrade the former Methes biofuel facility (near Sombra, Ontario). Production of Forge's fuel is expected in the second half of 2018. This pre-commercial plant for LTH Process cost $25M. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions (AI Bio) awarded $500,000 toward LTH pre-commercial plant in 2016. |
| Primary Investors | Forge Hydrocarbons works closely with the University of Alberta for R&D. In fact, the LTH technology was invented by the University of Alberta's director of the Biorefining Conversions Network, David Bressler. Forge Hydrocarbons also received a $4.2-million grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada last year to help build the demonstrations plant in Sombra, Ontario. |
| Current JVs | Forge Hydrocarbons' planned demonstration facility will sit on the BIOX site, and the two companies plan to work together on like projects. |
Wood Resource - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Oil, Agricultural waste Any lipids can be used as a feedstock. Waste fats and other low value organic oils are currently used. Forge's technology works best with low value, cheap feedstocks. |
Facility Needs - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Transportation Requirements | Rail Rail infrastructure necessary |
| Acreage | Sombra Demonstration plant expected to use 2-4 acres. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Number of Jobs | Pre-Commercail/Demonstration plant in Sombra, Ontario is expected to employ 15-25 people. |
Financing - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Pre-commercial plant for LTH Process cost $1.26M |
Other - Forge Hydrocarbons Corporation
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest - Forge Hydrocarbons sees Canadian (demo) biodiesel plant online H2 2018: link Biofuels Digest Update on Forge Demonstration Plant: link Biofuels Digest August 2017 Top 10 Bioeconomy Places to watch in Canada: link Folio Canada News Article on Construction of Demo Plant: link Canadian Biomass Article on Biodiesel plant in Sombra: link The Sarnia Observer on $25 Million Pre-commercial plant: link |
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Basic Information - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Name of Company | Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: FTPLF |
Technology/ Product - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Dissolving pulp technology |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | hemicellulose, xylitol |
History/Track Record - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Year Founded | Founded in May, 2006 in Vancouver Canada as Fortress Paper Ltd. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial, Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Close after its inception, Fortress purchased two paper assets from Mercer International, the Dresden mill, a wallpaper manufacturer in Germany and Landqart Mill, a supplier of security paper products based in Switzerland. In 2010 Fortress purchased a shuttered NBHK mill in Quebec from Fraser Papers and announced plans to enter the specialty cellulose and clean energy market with the conversion of the mill from commodity paper pulp to dissolving pulp. Fortress operates the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Thurso Quebec, which has a production capacity of 173,500 ADMT/yr of dissolving pulp |
| Planned Facilities | Once it completes its acquisition of S2G Biochemicals, Fortress Global intends to commission the construction of a demonstration plant to produce xylitol at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose ("FSC") Mill, utilizing proprietary process technologies, developed by S2G and Mondelēz International, Inc. The demonstration plant will use C5 sugars extracted from hemicellulose, which is a byproduct from the FSC Mill, to produce xylitol. The demonstration plant is expected to commence operation in 2020 and have a production capacity of up to 2,000 tonnes per year of xylitol. The FSC Mill is expected to produce sufficient C5 sugars annually to provide the feedstock for up to an additional 20,000 tonnes per year of xylitol production which Fortress intends to utilize by constructing an approximately $150 million full-scale plant following successful completion of the demonstration plant. When complete, the full-scale plant would be expected to generate up to $40 million of EBITDA annually. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Fortress Xylitol Inc., the xylitol R&D arm of Fortress Global Enterprises received (Feb. 2019) $10M in funding from Natural Resources Canada to help build a xylitol and complementary bioproducts demonstration plant. Fortress acquired S2G Biochemicals in March 2018 |
| Primary Investors | Fortress completed a $46 million initial public offering and was listed on the TSX in July 2007. |
| Current JVs | The NBHK mill in Quebec was converted in 2011 from a commodity paper pulp to dissolving pulp facility. The conversion included a 24 MWH cogeneration plant (completed in 2013)and an agreement for green energy sales to Hydro Quebec. |
Wood Resource - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Hardwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Roundwood, Chips |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | maple, aspen, poplar, birch are the primary raw material used by the Fortress Specialty Mill |
Facility Needs - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Energy/Thermal Load | The NBHK mill in Quebec has a 24 MWH cogeneration plant |
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Other - Fortress Global Enterprises, Inc.
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Fortress Xylitol receives $10M from feds for demo plant (Feb. 2019): link$10m-from-feds-for-demo-plant-1100001561 Fortress Global partners with Mondolez on bioproducts at dissolving pulp mill (Dec. 2018): link Fortress Global acquires S2G Biochemicals and new xylitol project (March, 2018): link |
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Fulcrum Bioenergy print
Basic Information - Fulcrum Bioenergy
| Name of Company | Fulcrum Bioenergy |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, CA 94588 |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | Withdrawn in 2012 |
Technology/ Product - Fulcrum Bioenergy
| Type of Technology | MSW process technology - converts MSW into low-carbon transportation fuels utilizing novel technologies in an innovative, clean and efficient thermochemical process. Their process begins with the gasification of the organic material in the MSW feedstock to a synthesis gas (syngas) which consists primarily of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This syngas is purified and processed through the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process to produce a syncrude product which is then upgraded to jet fuel or diesel. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable transportation diesel and et fuel |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Cathay Pacific, United Airlines, Andeavor, BP, World Fuel Services |
History/Track Record - Fulcrum Bioenergy
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Sierra Biofuels Plant located in Storey County, Nevada. Once completed, Sierra is expected to process approximately 175,000 tons of MSW feedstock annually, creating 10.5 million gallons per year of renewable synthetic crude oil, or “syncrude,” that will be processed by their partners into transportation fuel. The Sierra project is a $280 million capital investment, which will create 500 construction jobs, 120 permanent jobs and approximately 1,000 indirect jobs. |
| Planned Facilities | Fulcrum Bioenergy announced in December, 2018 that it has selected Gary, Indiana for the location of its Centerpoint BioFuels Plant, which will convert municipal solid waste into low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel. |
Wood Resource - Fulcrum Bioenergy
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Municipal solid waste The feedstock use in Fulcrum bioenergy's technology primarily consists of organic material recovered from the MSW. |
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Other - Fulcrum Bioenergy
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Fulcrum Targets Northwest India for the Location of its Next Waste-to-Fuel Plant: link |
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Basic Information - Full Cycle Bioplastics
| Name of Company | Full Cycle Bioplastics |
| Headquarters | Richmond, CA 94804 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Full Cycle Bioplastics
| Type of Technology | Proprietary microbial biotechnology process converts organic matter to compostable, and marine degradable polyhydroxylalkanoate (PHA) using bacteria. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Bioplastic |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Full Cycle PHA is 1:1 price-competitive with traditional, synthetic oil-based plastics. Technology can be downscaled down for use on a regional level. The PHA bioplastic produced can be sent back to Full Cycle, and upcycled at the end of its life. |
History/Track Record - Full Cycle Bioplastics
| Year Founded | 6 - Full Cycle Bioplastics was started in 2012 with assistance from Wawona Frozen Foods in Fresno, noted for its commitment to sustainability and its partnership with researchers at Fresno State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. |
Wood Resource - Full Cycle Bioplastics
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The technology is engineered to be modular and scalable, producing from 10 million gallons per year to 60 million gallons per year |
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Basic Information - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Name of Company | GC Innovation America (was Myriant) |
| Headquarters | 42 Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Type of Technology | Succinic acid production technology. GC Innocation America's proprietary technologies include bio-succinic acid, D-lactic acid, L-lactic acid, bio-muconic acid, bio-acrylic acid and others. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | GC Innovation America has developed novel bioplastics and bio materials utilizing our performance biochemicals, PBS, PLA and other specialty chemicals. Our product range includes bioplastics, bioplastic composites, polyurethane dispersions and thermoplastic urethanes. We are targeting applications such as 3D printing, food packaging, agricultural films, coatings, and molded parts. Some of the projects they are currently working on include biodegradable solutions for flower pots, sterilizable and compostable food packaging, and UV and Filament 3D printing products. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | As part of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC) family, GC Innovation America has access to a variety of commodity and specialty chemicals, both petro and bio-based, allowing them to work on a broad range of product applications to develop solutions for customers, both in the USA and other parts of the world. |
History/Track Record - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration facility in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Originally built as a bio-succinic acid production facility, the Lake Providence plant is capable of producing anaerobic and microaerophilic fermentation products with little or no modifications. These include organic acids, amino acids, oligosaccharides and nutraceuticals. Modifications may be made to the fermenters and feed systems to allow for different types of feedstocks and processes such as enzymatic or mild chemical processes including hydrolysis and acid pretreatments. |
| Existing Facilities | GC Innovation America has successfully demonstrated our proprietary technology to produce succinic acid at our Myriant Lake Providence Inc. facility at Lake Providence, Louisiana. Our development and scale-up capability is applicable across various bio feedstock platforms. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | PTT invested $60 million in Myriant in 2014, and another $6.15 Million in 2017. Myriant restructured its operations beginning of 2017 from producing biosuccinic acid towards R&D. |
| Current JVs | PTT signed a JV with Mitsui Chemicals (2018). PTT GC will supply Paraxylene (PX) for the production of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA), and TOCGC (subsidiary of PTT GC) will supply Mono Ethylene Glycol for the production of PET. Mitsui Chemicals will supply technology, technical support, marketing and sales knowledge. This joint venture is a good opportunity to increase cooperation between both companies in Asia. Beginning in 2018, Myriant had partnerships with PTT Global Chemical, Uhde ThyssenKrup, Bayegan, Sojitz, and Davy Process Technology |
Wood Resource - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) sucrose and glucose based sugars |
Facility Needs - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Utility and Property Requirements | Wastewater Treatment The demonstration facility in Louisiana has an on-site wastewater treatment facility |
| Transportation Requirements | Rail, Deep Water Ports Demonstration facility in Louisiana was strategically located near a port, barge, and in the future will have access to rail. |
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Other - GC Innovation America (was Myriant)
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Myriant becomes GC Innovation America: link |
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Gevo print
Basic Information - Gevo
| Name of Company | Gevo |
| Headquarters | 345 Inverness Drive South, Building C Suite 310, Englewood, CO 80112 |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NASDAQ: GEVO |
Technology/ Product - Gevo
| Type of Technology | isobutanol to hydrocarbons conversion technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Ethanol, Isobutanol (IBA), Isooctane, Jet Fuel, animal feed, corn oil. Additionally, as market growth accelerates for their products, Gevo plant to license their technology. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Isooctane: Specialty properties add value to specialty fuels (like racing fuels), Low carbon isooctane could substitute for gasoline and can be cost competitive, Gevo isooctane also helps customers meet need for low sulfer and low particulate fuels. Jet Fuel from Isobutanol: Potentially competitive with fossil based jet, Jet fuel from isobutanol has higher energy density, lower particulates, lower sulphur, and lower fossil carbon than petro-jet. Helps airlines and other carriers meet the industry goals of zero increased emissions from 2020 onward. Isobutanol as a Gasoline Blendstock: Isobutanol can replace ethanol resuting in higher performing gasoline blend. Isobutanol enables "ethanol free" gasoline markets at prices that end customers will pay. IBA is the only alternative available in the US as an oxygenate for gasoline. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Off-take agreement with AvFuel for capacity from demo plant and full scale plant. Off-take agreement with Haltermann Carless signed for capacity from demo plant and full scale plant. Eco-Energy markets and distributes Gevo ethanol. Isobutanol (IBA)-off-take agreement signed with Musket, who blends IBA into gasoline and distributes it. Bucc ee's is developing retail market in Houston and expanded from 2 to `200 pumps in 2017. Other customers of Gevo products include Lufthansa, Total, United Airlines, US Air Force, US Department of Navy, US Army, Virgin Australia, Cathay Pacific, Airbp, Alaska Airlines, JAL, Emirates, Korean Air, Atlas Air, Gulf Hydrocarbon, Gulf, Etihad Airways, and Fedex. |
History/Track Record - Gevo
| Year Founded | 13 Years. Founded in 2005 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Corporate Headquarters in Englewood, CO. Alcohol Production facility in Luverne, MN - produces 20MGPY Ethanol, 1.5 MGPY IBA, Operates well, and potential for low carbon credits. Potential to build out IBA to 14-18MGPY leveraging already install CAPEX. Jet and Isooctane Biorefinery in Silsbee, TX - Demo/specialty commercial facility that transforms isobutanol to jet fuel, isooctane and para-xylene (PX) 60KGPY of capacity. |
| Planned Facilities | Gevo expects to build out the Luverne facility for IBA, jet fuel, isooctane once they have 1) solid commercial off-take agreements signed, and 2) arranged project financing for the build-out. Project financing currently targeted to be 30% equity and 70% debt. Gevo expects to operate Low Carbon Ethanol as well as IBA/Hydrocarbons out of Luverne. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | As of 7/31/2018, Gevo had approximately 8.1M common shares outstanding. |
Wood Resource - Gevo
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Corn |
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Basic Information - GFBiochemicals
| Name of Company | GFBiochemicals |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - GFBiochemicals
| Type of Technology | Atlas Technology™: proprietary technology platform for levulinic acid production that will enable GF Biochemicals to manufacture a variety of drop-in and substitute chemicals as well as biofuels for new and existing markets. GFB Reactor technology/ GFB Purification technology (inorganic acid catalysis) |
| Product(s) Manufactured | levulinic acid and it's derivatives (bio-polyols, bio-plasticisers, bio-esters and bio-solvents), formic acid, char (char and formic acid are recovered). On their website, GF Biochemicals says they will expand their product portfolio to additional high-value levulinic acid derivatives. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | GFBiochemicals is bringing biobased levulinic acid to market through technology innovation. Levulinic acid is a platform chemical with significant potential to replace petroleum-based products in the chemical and biofuel sectors. GFBiochemicals has proprietary technology and a commercial-scale plant in Caserta, Italy. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Atlas Technology™ |
History/Track Record - GFBiochemicals
| Year Founded | 10 Years. Founded in 2008, GFBiochemicals uses breakthrough technology to commercialize levulinic acid – a valuable biobased building block for specialty chemicals and materials. With offices in Milan, Italy and Geleen, the Netherlands, its commercial-scale production plant is based in Caserta, Italy. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Commercial scale facility in Caserta, Italy began production in the summer of 2015, making Caserta the world’s largest commercial-scale levulinic acid plant. It will scale up to full capacity of 10,000 MT/a by 2017. |
| Existing Facilities | Commercial office in Geleen, the Netherlands (commercial office). Production sites in Caserta, Italy. The Caserta plant is used as an innovation platform for further improvements to their technology and the development of derivatives. Minnesota, USA |
| Planned Facilities | GF Biochemicals and American Process entered into a joint development agreement, proposing to build a biorefinery in the U.S, which is expected to create 50-200 thousand tonnes per annum of bio-based products, addressing markets with a potential annual value of USD 10 billion. |
| Current JVs | March 2017 - GFBiochemicals and American Process Inc entered into a joint development agreement to create the largest integrated cellulosic bio-refinery in the world. The proposed bio-refinery, located in the U.S, is expected to create 50-200 thousand tonnes per year of bio-based products, addressing markets with a potential annual value of USD 10 billion. |
Wood Resource - GFBiochemicals
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste GF Biochemicals uses 100% biomass feeedstock including grass, wheat straw, wood, cellulose |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2016 Multi-slide Guide to GF Biochemicals: link GF Biochemicals Levulinic Acid Safety Data Sheet: link GF Biochemicals 2015 Press Release: link GF Biochemicals and merican Process JV Press Release: link Alpena Biorefinery Website: link |
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Basic Information - Global Bioenergies
| Name of Company | Global Bioenergies |
| Headquarters | 5, rue Henri Desbruères 91000 Evry France |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | EPA: ALGBE |
Technology/ Product - Global Bioenergies
| Type of Technology | Conversion of renewable resources into hydrocarbons through fermentation. (Proprietary patented biomass conversion technology ) |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Isobutene (one of the most important petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics, organic glass and elastomers). Global Bioenergies also produces Isopropanol and acetone. These two biobased compounds target large markets in the cosmetics and solvent segments. They can also be converted into polypropylene, a key component in the plastics industry, |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | In October, 2019, SkyNRG officially launched its Board Now Program together with launching partners PwC and Skyscanner. "By committing themselves to Board Now, Companies reduce their own business air travel emissions and at the same time contribute to the development of a new production facility for sustainable aviation fuel." - Meghan Sapp, Biofuels Digest |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Commercial Development: First commercial agreements with Aspen and Butagaz. Collaboration with L'oréal. Global Bioenergies is also working with SkyNRG to bring their isobutane-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to market. Upstream partners: Cristal union (France 2nd sugar producer), Clariant (developer of Sunliquid technology) Downstream Partners: L'oréa (world's #1 cosmetics company)l, Audi (leading German car manufacturer), Butagaz (leading French brand distributing gas in bottles), Ineos (Leading IBN oligomers and petrochemicals producer). Global BIoenergies has a multi-year agreement with Audi, and in March, 2018 produced and shipped the first renewable gasoline components to Audi. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Global bioenergies' main assets are protected by exclusive rights on 32 patent families. |
History/Track Record - Global Bioenergies
| Year Founded | 10 years. Global Bioenergies was founded in 2008 jointly by Marc Delcourt, a biotechnologies entrepreneur, and Philippe Marlière, the program’s creator. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration Leuna, Germany demonstration facility has a nameplate capacity of 100 tons/year, the Demo plant will allow the conversion of various resources (industrial-grade sugar from beets and cane, glucose syrup from cereals, second generation sugars extracted from wheat straw, bagasse, wood chips…), into high-purity isobutene. |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot plant located at Pomacle-Bazancourt, near Reims in France. Demonstration plant scale was subcontracted to Bioprocess Pilot Facility (BPF) located in Delft in the Netherlands. |
| Planned Facilities | First commercial agreements with Aspen and Butagaz. The launch and start of commercial operation through IBN-one JV is planned for 2021, and the plant will produce 50,000 tonnes of isobutane. Global Bioenergies is working to become an industrial group with four subsidiaries: 1) ales-bulc Wholly-owned Global Bioenergies GmbH is a German-registered company based in Leipzig. Its initial role is to build, then operate the industrial-scale demonstrator at the Leuna refinery. Its focus will then shift to specialized engineering services in gas fermentation. 2) Wholly-owned, Syngip is a 3rd generation industrial biotech start-up created in 2014 in the Netherlands. It has developed a process to convert gaseous carbon sources such as CO2, CO, and industrial emissions such as syngas, into various valuable chemical compounds. Its major targets are light olefins, major petrochemical molecules, which include isobutene. 3) IBN-One S.A., initially established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Bioenergies S.A., was converted in May 2015 (via an increase in its capital) into a 50/50 joint venture with Cristal Union. The company has obtained a license from Global Bioenergies to operate the isobutene process at a plant producing 50,000 tonnes. 4) IBN-Two GmbH was established in Munich (Germany). It has been set up as a vehicle for bringing together German industry players to raise financing for, build and operate the first bio-sourced isobutene production facility in Germany. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Leuna, Germany demonstration facility was financed in part by the German federal ministry for research (BMBF) through a grant of €5.7m, and also through a €4.4m loan obtained from a consortium of French banks (Société Générale, BNP-Paribas, CM-CIC and BPI). |
| Primary Investors | ADEME supports the Global Bioenergies and cristal Union JV |
| Current JVs | 50/50 Joint-Venture between Global Bioenergies and Cristal Union, name IBN-one. This JV is supported by the ADEME Investissements d'Avenir Program |
Wood Resource - Global Bioenergies
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Today, Global Bioenergies uses food crops (beet, cane, corn, wheet). In the short term, they plan to use 2nd generation feedstocks (wood chips, wheat straw, corn stover…). In the longer term, Global Bioenergies plans to use steel mill syngas and concentrated CO2. Five European subsidies granted to Global Bioenergies in 2017 and 2018, totalling more than €12 million are all aimed at adapting the process to the use of new substrates (mainly wheat straw and wood chips). Also, Global Bioenergies' isobutane-based SAF sent to SkyNRG was produced from forestry and agricultural wastes. |
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| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | CAPEX: EU 115 Million to be funded by Cristal Union (25-33%), Public & Private infrastructure funds (25-50%), banking debt (~25%), and Global Bioenergies (1-2%) |
Other - Global Bioenergies
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Global Bioenergies: link Biofuels Digest April 2018 on Global Bioenergies and SkyNRG collaboration: link Press Release: Global Bioenergies and SkyNRG announce their collaboration: link Biofuels Digest: Global Bioenergies and Audi: link Press Release: GLOBAL BIOENERGIES announces a successful private placement for around €6.2 million: link Press Release: First product bottling at the Leuna Demo plant: link Press Release: Global Bioenergies successfully moves its C3 process to demo scale: link Global Bioenergies: An industrial group in construction: link Half-year 2018 financial results: link SkyNRG launches Board Now Program to contribute towards aviation biofuel production - Biofuels Digest October 2019: link |
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Basic Information - Glucan Biorenewables, LLC
| Name of Company | Glucan Biorenewables, LLC |
| Headquarters | Madison, WI 53719 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Glucan Biorenewables, LLC
| Type of Technology | Organic Liquid Phase Catalysis ; Glucan Biorenewables' solvent-based platform can deconstruct wood biomass into fibers and chemical components to produce chemicals, biomaterials, and fuels. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | The technology can use raw biomass or specific pulp mill by-product streams such as pre-hydrolysate liquor as feedstock. Products, depending on the feedstock, include furfural (from hardwood biomass), unique high quality lignin, high purity cellulose for dissolving pulp, nanocellulose, or fuels (via enzymatic hydrolysis to glucose and microbial conversion to ethanol), and specialty HMF derivative molecules, such as Furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), and other downstream derivatives. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | There are three specific value propositions associated with GlucanBio’s technology. 1) When processing raw biomass, they have the capability to produce high value products from each of the biomass components (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin). They have demonstrated at lab-scale the ability to co-produce dissolving pulp, furfural, and high purity lignin from hardwood biomass. 2) Glucan Biorenewables claims their solvent technology for the production of furfural will be a game changer in terms of the production cost. In comparison to the current commercially practiced technology, Glucan Biorenewables says their technology achieves higher yields using less energy and less acid. GlucanBio believes their low-cost furfural production will be disruptive to the global furfural market. 3) Soon to be published work from the Oak Ridge National Lab will show that GlucanBio’s lignin has unique properties for the production of carbon specialty products that is achieved by cross-linking the lignin with elastomers. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Pennakem (Memphis, TN) continues to be interested in a domestic furfural off-take agreement. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Glucan Bio has 5 Patents (3 Exclusive/2 Non-Exclusive) licensed from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) that protect their position and block potential competitors. |
History/Track Record - Glucan Biorenewables, LLC
| Year Founded | 6 YEARS. Glucan Biorenewables has been in business for 6 years. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot They are in the pre-pilot phase and are in the process of building a bench-scale pre-hydrolysate liquor to furfural pilot with the University of Maine that will be located in the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI). |
| Existing Facilities | Glucan Bio has a fully outfitted lab located in Madison, WI. |
| Planned Facilities | They are in the pre-pilot phase and are in the process of building a bench-scale pre-hydrolysate liquor to furfural pilot with the University of Maine that will be located in the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI). |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | This information is not publicly available. |
| Primary Investors | Our investors are composed of a number of private individuals. |
| Current JVs | No current JVs |
Wood Resource - Glucan Biorenewables, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Hardwood is preferred because of the additional furfural production and revenue although softwood can be made to work as well. They have used de-barked commercial sized wood chips from pulp mills for bench-scale testing. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | They do not yet have this information due to the pre-pilot nature of the technology |
Facility Needs - Glucan Biorenewables, LLC
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified They do not yet have facility needs defined due to the pre-pilot development status of the technology. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | They do not yet have facility needs defined due to the pre-pilot development status of the technology. |
| Acreage | They do not yet have facility needs defined due to the pre-pilot development status of the technology. |
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Basic Information - GO Lab
| Name of Company | GO Lab |
| Headquarters | 137 High Street Belfast, Maine 04915 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - GO Lab
| Type of Technology | Wood fiber-based construction insulation |
| Product Type | Building Materials |
| Product(s) Manufactured | exterior insulation board and interior batt and loose-fill insulation all made from >93-96% softwood fiber |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | a recyclable, renewable, nontoxic insulation that offers equal or better performance than existing commercial products at equivalent or lower price |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | none |
History/Track Record - GO Lab
| Year Founded | start-up; ~ 3 years (>1 year as GO Lab Inc. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot GOLab is partnering with Robbins Lumber in Searsmont Maine for a co-location site. |
| Existing Facilities | Berga, Germany (owned/operated by partner: Homotherm/Homanit) |
| Planned Facilities | GOLab plans to co-locate at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine. GO Lab has negotiated energy, raw material, technology, logistics, and lease agreements with Robbins Lumber and Homotherm//Homanit, that will accelerate domestic production, significantly lower production costs, and afford access to existing distribution channels throughout the Northeast. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | >$200,000 |
| Primary Investors | Dr. Joshua Henry and Matthew O’Malia |
| Current JVs | Robbins Lumber (searsmont, Maine) and Homotherm (Berga, Germany) |
Wood Resource - GO Lab
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood softwood - pine, spruce, fir, potentially hemlock ; 1" saw mill residual chips preferred |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 160,000 green tons |
Facility Needs - GO Lab
| Utility and Property Requirements | Wastewater Treatment wastewater treatment needs: minimal, most water is used in a single woodchip to fiber refining step (no added chemicals) and in steam actication in binding agents ; Building roof height: 60 ft |
| Transportation Requirements | Rail, Highways trucking/shipping required, rail connecting facility to raw material supplies |
| Energy/Thermal Load | 4.1 MW electricity, 14.1 MW steam (max process pressure required: 60 psi |
| Acreage | 2.5 acres needed for proposed facility |
Community/Maine Relevance - GO Lab
| Number of Jobs | FTE's: 60 ; Workforce needs/skillsets: sales, marketing, technical, familiarity with common wood processing equipment a plus. Education level required: high school to masters |
Financing - GO Lab
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | ~42 million in annual operating costs, $30-40 million to develop manufacturing facility |
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Basic Information - Good Fuels
| Name of Company | Good Fuels |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands, offices in Rotterdam, Netherlands, UK, Norway, Singapore, and USA |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Good Fuels
| Type of Technology | Good Fuels works with companies across the biofuels supply chain to accelerate the future supply of sustainable fuels by working closely with industry and research partners in product development. They are a knowledge centre bridging the gap between transport markets and technology developers, so innovations find an easier and quicker way to the end-market |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
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Basic Information - Green Biologics
| Name of Company | Green Biologics |
| Headquarters | Milton Park, Oxford England |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Green Biologics
| Type of Technology | Green Biologics' technology platform is founded on advanced Clostridium microbial fermentation. This platform converts a wide range of sustainable feedstocks into high value green chemicals including n-butanol, acetone and - through chemical synthesis. 100% renewable n-butanol and acetone technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | n-butanol and acetone. The renewable chemicals produced by Green Biologics are designed to be used in a wide range of industrial and consumer applications including home fuels, cosmetics and personal care, household and industrial cleaners, flavors and fragrances, paints, coatings, adhesives and inks, and other industrials and specialty applications. Consumer products include Greenflame, a charcoal lighter fluid, and a bio-acetone based nail polish remover. Greenflame™ - first formulated consumer product launched using Green Biologics' renewable chemicals. Greenflame is on sale in more than 1,000 U.S supermarkets. The naile polish remover is targeted for sale in more than 4,000 U.S locations. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Building value with specialty chemicals… Products derived from our specialty renewable chemicals address a growing consumer appetite for sustainability, without sacrificing quality or performance. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Green Biologics has agreed to supply their Greenflame charcoal lighter fluid exclusively to Kingsford Charcoal. Greenflame (charcoal lighter fluid) sold at Kroger, Lowe's, Walmart, HEB, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Costco, Home Depot. Green Biologics has established market relationships with HOC Industries (consumer fuels), DSM (paints and coatings), Croda (household products), Nexeo Solutions (retail acetone), customer confidential (cosmetics), Acme Hardesty (cosmetics), Caldic (EU personal care), Jungbunzlauer (plastics), customer confidential (wood finishes), and customer confidential (food additives). |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | As of 2017, Green Biologics has 11 patented families, granted patents, and 22 pending applications |
History/Track Record - Green Biologics
| Year Founded | 15 years. Green Biologics Ltd (GBL) was founded in Oxford, England in 2003 to develop and commercialise advanced microbial technology for the production of renewable chemicals and biofuels. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial plant in Little Falls, MN was purchased in 2014 and repurposed to produce n-butanol and acetone using Green Biologics' proprietary advanced fermentation technology. This plant began production in 2017. |
| Existing Facilities | Green Biologics Headquarters located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire UK. Little Falls, MN - GBL extended its operational presence and commercial focus to the US in 2012 and acquired a 21 million gallon per year ethanol plant (known as Central Minnesota Renewables) in Little Falls, MN., in 2014. The site has been repurposed to produce n-butanol and acetone using Green Biologics’ proprietary advanced fermentation technology and started production in 2017. Richmond, VA: Home to Green Biologics' business development and marketing center. Also home to consumer technical support and an applications and product development laboratory. |
Wood Resource - Green Biologics
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Sugar from cane, molasses and beets. Starch from corn. Cellulosic biomass from corn residues, sugar cane bagasse, forest materials and grasses. |
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Basic Information - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Name of Company | Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex) |
| Headquarters | Gutenburg, Germany |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Type of Technology | Innovatibe spruce chip technology meant to bolster the sustainable construction field. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | building insulation - fiberboard and like materials ; Spruce chip-based board, batts and blown-in insulation |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Gutex insulation board is the highest quality product of its kind, produced with a dry method that is comparably low energy with no waste water. This insulation is recyclable and compostable and easy for installers to use with no hazards or need for protective gear. Gutex’s primary competitor is cheap, petroleum based foam insulation, which is messy and an environmental casualty throughout its disastrously long life cycle. This cheap product dominates the construction industry’s significant demand. Woodtecs/Gutex intends to disrupt the habitual use of this harmful product with a locally produced, user friendly and house healthy product |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Thermoflex® and Gutex series (25 products and systems) |
History/Track Record - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Year Founded | 85 years. Gutex is a family-owned, closely held business based in the Black Forest in Germany. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial plant in Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany. |
| Existing Facilities | Gutex wood fiberboard plant in Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany. |
| Planned Facilities | Gutex/Woodtecs would like to build or co-locate at a facility in Maine. |
Wood Resource - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood clean, barkless spruce chips |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Clean, barkless spruce chips - 25,000 tons annually |
Facility Needs - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Transportation Requirements | Highways Must be within 100 miles of (clean, barkless) spruce chip source proximity to highway or potential rail is imperative as an estimated 90% of product will be sold out of state. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | simplest combination is behind-the-grid hydro power and natural gas for heat: a total of (12 MW Electric and 9MW gas/yr estimated |
| Acreage | minimum 10 acres for factory, offices and warehousing |
Community/Maine Relevance - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| Number of Jobs | anticipated 50+ FTEs, on-site training would be provided. |
Financing - Gutex (Woodtecs-Gutex)
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Facilities costs: |
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Basic Information - Hero BX
| Name of Company | Hero BX |
| Headquarters | Erie, PA 16511 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Hero BX
| Type of Technology | proprietary transesterification (biodiesel production) technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | BQ-9000 accredited biodiesel, biodiesel/heating oil rack blends from B2 through B80 |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | One of the largest producers of biodeisel in the Northeastern US. The Hero BX biodiesel technology reduces catalys consumption, contributing to a reduction of monoglycerides. The result is significant cost savings, streamlined operations, and improved overall output of biodiesel. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Heating oil retailers are a primary customer. The HERO BX Branded Bioheat® Program offers heating oil retailers the opportunity to carry the HERO BX brand and supporting technical and marketing benefits in exchange for Bioheat® supply. The first dealer signed to the program was Dover, New Hampshire, headquartered D. F. Richard Energy and to jumpstart the program, HERO BX leased a 5,000 barrel storage facility in North Hampton, New Hampshire. |
History/Track Record - Hero BX
| Year Founded | 13 Years. CEO Samuel P. “Pat” Black, III founded Lake Erie Biofuels dba HERO BX in 2005. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Erie, PA: flagship plant. Annual production capacity of 50 million gallons. Storage tank capacity = 2.75 million gallons feedstock and 3.25 million gallons biodiesel. This facility has a 13 acre footprint. North Hampton, NH: This facility is for blending and distribution. Storage capacity = 40,000 gallons of biodiesel and fuel oil blending capability. Offering B2 through B100 Bioheat producs. Bottom and top truck loading capacity. Accessable 24/7 Moundville, AL: Nameplate annual production capacity = 15M gallons. Storage tank capacity = 325,000 gallons feedstock and 875,000 gallons biodiesel. This facility has a 55 acre footprint. Washington, IA: Iowa Renewable Energy (IRE) facility in Washington, Iowa. Hero BX purchased the assets of the Clinton, IA biodiesel facility from Tenaska Commodities, LLC in early 2018. HERO BX expects the upgrades to be completed by mid-Q4 2018 and production to begin. |
| Planned Facilities | $1M invested by Hero BX in a 1,500 square foot chemistry lab in the Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Center in Knowledge Park. This investment will create reseach opportunities for students and faculty in the school of science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Clinton, Iowa: On September 21, 2018, Hero BX purchased the assets of the former Clinton County Biodiesel facility in Clinton, Iowa. The Clinton plant is particularly strategically located in east central Iowa, on the Illinois border, and within driving distance to the Chicago markets. HERO BX expects the upgrades to be completed by mid-Q4 2018 and production to begin. Hero BX will add a new acid esterification process, new reactors to increase efficiency, and cooling towers and boilers, which will allow the facility to reach the desired production capacity. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $1M invested by Hero BX in Penn State Erie chemistry lab. |
| Current JVs | Strategic partnership with Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, based in Washington, Iowa to manufacture and market biodiesel from IRE's Iowa facility. |
Wood Resource - Hero BX
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Oil Poultry grease and used cooking oil. |
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Basic Information - Homanit
| Name of Company | Homanit |
| Headquarters | Bahnhofstrasse 30, D-37412 Herzberg am Harz, Germany |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Homanit
| Type of Technology | The modern continuous press system has been in operation since 2008 at the facility in Karlino, Poland. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | High Density Fiberboard (HDF), Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), coreboard for flooring, door skin, finishes |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Environmentally friendly wood product manufacturer for the furniture, door, and automotive industry. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Furniture, door, and automotive industry |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | HDF / MDF HOMADUR® Raw HDF HOMADUR® Laminated HDF HOMADUR® CoreboardHDF / MDF HOMADUR® Door Skin HDF HOMADUR® Lacquered HDF / MDF HOMADUR® Finishes HOMALIGHT® D |
History/Track Record - Homanit
| Year Founded | 23 years. Homanit was established as a panel manufacturer in 1995. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | KROSNO ODRZAŃSKIE, Poland Since the acquisition of the Krosno plant in summer 2012, they have been continuously investing in finishing systems and in a new raw board production plant, which started operation at the beginning of 2015. KARLINO, Poland Production Facility This production plant has been part of the company since 2005. HDF/MDF HOMADUR® Raw boards with thicknesses of 1.5 to 10.0 mm are produced in Karlino. At a site that is rich in tradition, cutting-edge technology is now in operation: The modern continuous press system has been in operation since 2008. The Polish plant has an output capacity of 28 million m2. LOSHEIM, Saarland, Germany Production Facility They have been producing HDF/MDF HOMADUR® boards with thicknesses of 2.0 mm to 8.0 mm at this location since 1995. |
Wood Resource - Homanit
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Basic Information - Kalion, Inc.
| Name of Company | Kalion, Inc. |
| Headquarters | 92 Elm St. Milton, MA 02186 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Kalion, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Biomass fermentation technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | High-purity glucaric and glucuronic acid for the industrial, materials, and pharmaceutical markets |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Glucaric acid was identified as a "Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass". Multi-billion dollar markets for lucaric acid are limited by cost. Kalion technology allos for an order of magnitude improvement in cost to only $1/lb. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Kalion has a patented microbial pathway to produce pharma and nutraceutical ingredients. |
History/Track Record - Kalion, Inc.
| Year Founded | 8 years. Founded in 2010 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | The Department of Energy (DOE) invested $200,000 in Kalion, Inc to reach full manufacturing -scale production of glucaric acid and glucuronic acid by creating a manufacturing-ready production straing and then scaling up that strain to generate an appropriate process. |
Wood Resource - Kalion, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) corn |
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Basic Information - Katerra
| Name of Company | Katerra |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA 94025 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Katerra
| Type of Technology | Katerra is a technology company which has vertically integrated building development, design, and construction |
| Product Type | Building Materials |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Better, faster, and cheaper buildings |
History/Track Record - Katerra
| Year Founded | Founded in 2015 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Spokane Valley, Washington (Mass Timber Facility); Phoenix, Arizona; Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India; Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Lucknow facility is an onsite, movable, completely automated precast concrete factory. This concept allows Katerra to set-up factories next to large job sites to deliver large-scale building products. |
| Planned Facilities | Planned facility for Tracey, California - This next generation plant will be an advanced manufacturing facility with significantly more automation |
| Current JVs | Partnership with Michael Green Architecture, a leader in Mass Timber |
Wood Resource - Katerra
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Basic Information - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Name of Company | LanzaTech, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Skokie, Illinois 60077 ; Corporate Headquarters and R&D in Chicago, USA |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Gas fermentation technology, ethanol derived via LanzaTech’s gas fermentation technology can be converted to drop-in jet fuel using technology developed in collaboration with the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) |
| Product(s) Manufactured | The company provides novel and economic routes to ethanol, jet fuel and high volume chemicals from gas streams including industrial off-gases from steel and alloy mills; petroleum refineries, petrochemical complexes and gas processing facilities; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste, organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas. This unique process provides a sustainable pathway to produce platform chemicals (including 1,3 butadiene (BD), isopropanol, acetone, butanol, isoprene, and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)) that serve as building blocks to products that have become indispensable in our lives such as rubber, plastics, synthetic fibers and fuels. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | The company’s technology solutions mitigate carbon emissions from industry without adversely impacting food or land security. LanzaTech’s products from residual biomass reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 80% when compared to equivalent products derived from fossil fuels. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Aemetis Acquired License from LanzaTech in 2016 |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | As a technology company, developing intellectual property is a key piece of LanzaTech’s business model. LanzaTech currently has ~400 granted patents globally and ~400 patents pending covering all aspects of their technology, from the microbe to the process. |
History/Track Record - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Year Founded | 13 Years. LanzaTech was founded in early 2005 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial Now being commercialized. LanzaTech has multiple demo plants at various scales, which together have completed 70,000 operating hours. They have successfully completed a 120-day demonstration run meeting the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture loan guarantee. |
| Existing Facilities | LanzaTech’s 1st commercial project was successfully started up May 3rd, 2018 at Shougang’s steel mill in China. LanzaTech expects the plant to be operating at full design capacity later in 2018. LanzaTech currently has four other commercial projects in various stages of engineering and construction, and is developing a robust and diverse pipeline of commercial projects that extends well beyond the company’s background in steel feedgas and ethanol product applications. These applications include the use of petroleum refinery waste off-gas, municipal solid wastes, biomass wastes, and various metal alloy off-gas; and the production of isopropanol, butadiene and numerous other high-value chemicals. Operating at an MSW collection facility in Japan, LanzaTech’s pilot facility successfully validated the use of alternative waste-gas streams and illustrated the flexible nature of the technology, with over 20,000 hours of operating time to date. |
| Planned Facilities | LanzaTech's ethanol technologyhas been given the go ahead for construction of a 60 million liter per year facility co-located in South Africa at the Samancor ferrochrome smelter will begin next year. This is a $77 million plant financed by a grant from the U.S Trand and Development Agency. to develop a feasibility study. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | The South Africa commercial facility is a $77 million plant and is a result of a grant from the U.S Trade and Development Agency to develop the feasibility study. Successful pilot tests at the facility have already been undertaken following the importation of a pilot fermentation unit. |
| Current JVs | Integrated Technology Platforms with the help of U.S Department of Energy, Aemetis, InEnTec |
Wood Resource - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other One of the advantages of the LanzaTech process is the ability to process gases from a variety of sources into different fuel and chemical products. When the input is syngas from gasification of biomass feedstocks, the minimum viable commercial scale is ~300 bone dry metric tonnes per day of biomass/woody resources. The LanzaTech process is agnostic to the gasification technology used to produce syngas, and has successfully demonstrated the ability to process syngas from multiple gasifiers into ethanol. Multiple feedstocks tested: - Orchard waste, Pine wood, Corn Stover, Bagasse |
Facility Needs - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Utility and Property Requirements | Wastewater Treatment A waste water treatment unit is needed to treat the facility effluent, which consists largely of easily-treated short-chain organics. Waste water treatment units are designed to meet local discharge specs. |
| Acreage | A typical facility needs ~2-3 acres of land, depending on layout and ability to integrate with existing infrastructure. |
Community/Maine Relevance - LanzaTech, Inc.
| Number of Jobs | ncluding direct, indirect, and induced jobs, a typical facility is expected to support over 800 jobs during construction and up to 1,000 jobs during operation2, depending on the input. Workforce Skill requirements: LanzaTech’s gas fermentation process has been demonstrated at several pilot and demonstration plants globally. To date these facilities have been operated for 70,000 hours by operations personnel, some of whom were skilled but had minimal prior experience in fermentation, chemicals production, or refining. These operations demonstrated that the gas fermentation process can be staffed by operators with standard manufacturing skills without significant investment in new skills development. Technical specialists typically need at least a B.S. or M.S. degree in chemical engineering, with some experience in process industries. Other areas of technical expertise that are important to support operations include analytics and fermentation processes, which may be obtained through work experience or formal education. |
Financing - LanzaTech, Inc.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Company Profile: Funding: 4 rounds of $250 Million |
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Basic Information - Lenzing
| Name of Company | Lenzing |
| Headquarters | Werkstraße 2 4860 Lenzing Austria |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | VIE: LNZ |
Technology/ Product - Lenzing
| Type of Technology | Fiber technology produces fabrics made from wood |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Fabric fibers. Brands include TENCEL™, VEOCEL™, LENZING™, ECOVERO™ |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Lenzing has a Global Supplier Code of Conduct, which requires all suppliers to comply with certain standards regarding health, safety, respect for human rights, environmental protection, ethical principles and management practice. Lenzing products are exceptionally soft, strong, have high color retention, and enhanced breathability. Also, the Refibra technology upcycles |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Mavi, Levis, Country Road, 3x1 (NYC), Reformation, DL 1961, Athleta, Loffler, Hanky Panky, Hoot, Malouf, Mara Hoffman, Allbirds, |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Lenzing holds 1,274 patent applications and patents for a total of 215 patent groups in 49 countries |
History/Track Record - Lenzing
| Year Founded | 80 Years. Their first fiber plant was built in 1938, but shut down shortly after because of World War 2. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Lenzing has 16 locations globally (link) |
| Planned Facilities | In September, 2018, Lenzing temporarily mothballed a Lyocell expansion project planned for Mobile, Alabama. |
| Current JVs | Future joint venture planned with Duratex to build a 450,000 ton dissolving wood pulp plant in Brazil. Lenzing will hold 51% in this JV. |
Wood Resource - Lenzing
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Wood pulp. Lenzing prioritizes sustainably-harvested wood. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Lenzing plant in Austria in 2017 had capacity of 300,000 tons ofdissolving wood pulp.2017 capacity of the Paskov/Czech Republic plant was 270,000 tons. |
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Financing - Lenzing
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | The CAPEX of the Lenzing Group more than doubled in 2017 to EUR 238.8M from EUR 107.2M in light of capacity expansions. |
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Basic Information - Licella
| Name of Company | Licella |
| Headquarters | North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Licella
| Type of Technology | Hydrothermal Upgrading technology: CAT-HTR. The Cat-HTR™ upgrading platform will economically convert wood residues (waste streams) from the kraft pulping processes, into renewable biocrude, to produce advanced biofuels and biochemicals. The CAT-HTR process can also upcycle plastics and convert them to fuel enhancers and chemicals. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Licella™’s Cat-HTR™ process produces a renewable biocrude oil, which can be refined using conventional refinery infrastructure to second-generation biofuels and valuable renewable chemicals. Renewable chemicals include Resins - for use in adhesives and tacifiers, and aromatic chemicals. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Their biocrude is manufactured at a comparable price to conventional crude, but with >80% carbon intensity reduction. The CAT-HTR technology can process a variety of feedstocks, and is a net producer of water. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Cnafor, Licella';s JV partner, has customers including The Home Depot, UPM, Univeral Forest Products, Lowe's, 1 Builders First Source, Kimberly-Clark, and 84 Lumber. As of February, 2019, "Licella has given the exclusive Australian license for the Cat-HTR and End-of-Life Plastic to its subsidiary iQ Renew, which has in turn merged with Australian recycler Stop Waste, a cash flow positive business, in which Licella Holdings is now a shareholder". |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | CAT-HTR is patented |
History/Track Record - Licella
| Year Founded | 11 years. Licella was founded in 2007 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Licella's cat-HTR platform is Commercially ready. They are working with partners to build the world’s first commercial-scale hydrothermal upgrading plants. |
| Existing Facilities | Licella’s large pilot facility is located at Somersby, on the New South Wales Central Coast. The 2st generation small pilot plant constructed in 2009 had capacity of 100 slurry tons per year. The 2nd Generation large pilot plant in 2011 had capacity of 1,000 slurry tons per year. The current, 3rd generation large pilot plant, built in 2012 had capacity of 10,000 slurry tons per year. |
| Planned Facilities | Licella's JV with Armstrong Chemicals to build the world's first commercial scale hydrothermal upgrading plant for End-of-Life Plastics (ELP) to chemicals will come on line in 2019 in Wilton, UK, and will have a capacity of 20,000 tons of feedstock per year. The 4th Generation Cat-HTR commerical facility to be constructed in 2019 will have capacity 125,000 slurry tons per year |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | AU $75 Million invested already in the Cat-HTR platform |
| Primary Investors | The Australian government is supporting the commercialization of the Cat-HTR End-of-Life plastics project in Australia with an AU$1M accelerating commercialization grant to help fund an end to end cat-HTR demonstration plant in NSW for End-of-Life plastics. iQ Renew has the exclusive Australian rights to the Cat-HTR™ for End-of-Life Plastic (ELP) |
| Current JVs | Licella™ has formed a global joint venture with Canfor Pulp, targeting the huge but stressed pulp and paper market. Canfor Pulp is a Canadian (TSX) listed leading global supplier of pulp and paper products. Licella formed a global joint venture with Armstrong Chemicals to build the world's first commercial scale hydrothermal upgrading plant for End-of-Life Plastics (ELP) to chemicals. This facility will come on line in 2019. |
Wood Resource - Licella
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen, 3rd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other Pulp mill residues, waste oil residues, agricultural residues (non-edible), sugar cane trash, algae, end-of-life plastics, and purpose grown energy crops. *** No need to dry biomass feedstock prior to processing - CAT-HTR utilizes the hydrogen in the water of the feedstock. |
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Basic Information - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Name of Company | LignaTerra Global LLC |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, NC 28226 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Type of Technology | Cross Laminated Timber Technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | CLT, building materials |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | LignaTerra and its partners research, manufacture, and improve CLT for implementation in structures. CLT is fast to erect, environmentally sustainable, performs well well and represents an important outlet for the forest industry. |
History/Track Record - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Year Founded | 2 Years |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Charlotte, NC |
| Planned Facilities | LignaCLT Maine, LLC will open their new facility at the Millinocket mill site owned by Our Katahdin. LignaTerra is the parent company of LignaCLT Maine, LLC. This site should be operational in February 2019. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $30 millikon invested in Maine facility. |
Wood Resource - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Maine wood |
Facility Needs - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Acreage | The Our Katahdin mill site (where LignaCLT Maine, LLC will locate, is located in the town of Millnocket, Maine, is a 1,400 acre multi-use, sustainable industrial park on the front line of a 4 million-acre forest with 100 percent renewable and affordable power, ample water, and easy access by land, rail and air. |
Community/Maine Relevance - LignaTerra Global LLC
| Number of Jobs | LignaCLT Maine, LLC is bringing 100 jobs to the Katahdin region |
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Basic Information - Lignin Enterprises
| Name of Company | Lignin Enterprises |
| Headquarters | Clemson, South Carolina 29631 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Lignin Enterprises
| Type of Technology | SLRP Lignin Recovery Technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | The product they are selling – Lignin A – has a better “odor profile” and lower inorganic salt content than its kraft lignin competitors, and has low inorganic ash content. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Lignin Enterprises uses a low-cost SLRP lignin-recovery technology. They have “one-stop shop” capability for making, selling and developing lignin-based products and processes. They are a small and nimble company with an “open innovation” perspective, and currently have several projects ongoing interactively with universities and national labs. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Key partners are pulp and paper companies considering our SLRP technology worldwide, and multiple companies either currently buying or considering our lignin products in their applications. |
History/Track Record - Lignin Enterprises
| Year Founded | 9 years - Lignin Enterprises received an SBIR grant from DOE to gegin bench -scale batch experiments on the carbonation system at Clemson |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration scale SLRP plant produces 1-3 TPD product. Future milestone for Lingin Enterprises: The first (and 2nd, 3rd, 4th …) demonstration-scale SLRPs that will accomplish three objectives for their companies: a) provide tonne-size quantities of their lignin for application development; b) demonstrating the impact of interactive streams on the host mill’s operations; and c) training operators for the commercial SLRP. |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot scale SLRP plant located at Clemson University . Hinton AB Canada pulp mill uses the LignoForce® process. |
| Planned Facilities | Demonstration-Scale SLRP which bridges our pilot-scale SLRP located at Clemson. Lignin Enterprises would like future commercial-scale SLRPs to produce 40,000 TPY of product. |
| Current JVs | Lignin Enterprises signed an agreement in 2015 with West Fraser (Quesnel, BC, Canada) to market its lignin made in Hinton, AB using the LignoForce process. |
Wood Resource - Lignin Enterprises
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other A viariety of black liquor feeds tested. |
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Financing - Lignin Enterprises
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | The Lignin Enterprises SLRP technology claims to have significant advantages versus its competition: 50% lower CAPEX, 30-40% lower OPEX and extremely efficient vent-sulfur-gas capture and recovery. The product they are selling – Lignin A – has a better “odor profile” and lower inorganic salt content than its kraft lignin competitors |
Other - Lignin Enterprises
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 5-Minute Guide to Lignin Enterprises: link |
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Basic Information - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Name of Company | Lignol Innovations Inc. |
| Headquarters | Corporate HQ in Berwyn, PA, Global HQ in Canada. |
| Current Status | Inoperative |
Technology/ Product - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Type of Technology | Integrated biorefinery process which consists of a modified organosolv pretreatment process for preparing cellulose for bioconversion, a proprietary bioconversion process, which is based on enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation techniques for producing ethanol, and a number of recovery processes to recycle solvent and to produce valuable co-products. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | cellulosic ethanol, fufural, high purity lignin. A co-product of the process is HPTM Lignin - a form of lignin which has many potential applications where it will displace conventional petrochemicals in the chemical, forest products and materials industries. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Suncor is the in-house customer for all of the ethanol produced at the Commerce City demonstration scale facility. |
History/Track Record - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration plant (in development) will use Lognol's proprietary integrated biorefinery process which has been extensively pilot-proven on a wide variety of biomass feedstocks. Project Terminated |
| Existing Facilities | Demonstration scale facility as of 2011, was planned to be located in Ferndale, Washington, will process 100tpd of woody biomass, initially local hardwood which is plentiful within a 50 mile radius of the plant, and in future test campaigns, softwood and agricultural residues will be processed. This project was terminated in November, 2010 due to lack of commercial interest and concerna about NEPA permitting related to wetlands in close proximity. The demonstration scale facility in Commerce City, CO (as of 2011) will be located adjacent to Suncor's Commerce City petroleum refinery, and will process 100tpd hardwoods and softwoods. The plant has capability to process agricultural residues and other feedstocks. The anticipated completion of this project was 2012. This project never made it to fruition, and concluded on April 29, 2011 due to the economic downturn in 2008, and the collapse of energy prices. |
Wood Resource - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Hardwoods - Alder, Aspen, Poplar, and Cottonwood, and Softwoods depending on the facility. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 100 BD Tonnes fer day |
Facility Needs - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail, Deep Water Ports For the demonstration scale facility in Ferndale, Washington - local residues, will be chipped offsite and transported to the site by truck—the site is exceptionally well placed near highways, railways and a deepwater port. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| Number of Jobs | For the demonstration facility in Ferndale, WA, the company anticipated job creation of: 200 jobs during plant build out, 39 people for pant and business operations. |
Financing - Lignol Innovations Inc.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | In 2008, Lignol Innovations Inc was awarded up to $30 million in funding from the US Department of Energy to build a commercial demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant in Colorado. This is according to Lignol Energy Corporation Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, parent of Lignol Innovations. Lignol was informed on June 20th 2011 of a “No-Go” decision made by the DOE as it pertains to the Biorefinery Demonstration Project entering into Budget Period 2. Lignol started to close out Budget Period 1B with a target closeout date of August 29 2011. |
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Basic Information - Lignotech Florida
| Name of Company | Lignotech Florida |
| Headquarters | American HQ in Rothschild, WI 54474 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Lignotech Florida
| Type of Technology | Lignin Technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | high performance lignin products. Borregaard produces lignin products, speciality cellulose, vanillin and bioethanol for a variety of applications in sectors such as agriculture and fisheries, construction, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, foodstuffs, batteries and biofuels. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Borregaard LignoTech develops wood based renewable products for new applications and through that, they contribute to present alternatives for oil based synthetic products in a wide variety of industries. |
History/Track Record - Lignotech Florida
| Year Founded | <1 year. The Lignotech Florda facility opened in June, 2018. Borregaard LingoTech has been established for over 70 years. Their research began in 1927, and in the late 1980’s, we recognized the need to create a global lignin company to supplement the numerous smaller regional companies then in existence. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | LignoTech Florida's new lignin plant in Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA, was officially opened on June 26, 2018. This facility has a production capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes lignin measured as dry substance. In a planned second phase, the capacity can later be expanded by 50,000 tonnes. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $110 million USD invested in LignoTech Florida facility. |
| Primary Investors | Borregaard, Rayonier Advanced Materials |
| Current JVs | LignoTech Florida is owned by Borregaard (55%) and Rayonier Advanced Materials (45%). |
Wood Resource - Lignotech Florida
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Community/Maine Relevance - Lignotech Florida
| Number of Jobs | The facility at Fernandina Beach in Florida employs 51 persons. |
Financing - Lignotech Florida
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | The lignin facility in Floida was a 110 million USD investment. |
Other - Lignotech Florida
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 article: link |
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Basic Information - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Name of Company | Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc. |
| Headquarters | 84 Knox Street, Thomaston, Maine, 04861 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Type of Technology | CNC machining, Prototyping, 3D printing, Design, Equipment Manufacturing. Current technology ranges from a Hypertherm XPR300 plasma cutter to 3D printers and a Haas GR712 CNC machine. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Yachts, marine and non-marine hardware, industrial equipment and components, alternative and renewable energy equipment, architectural and residential amenities and features |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Proven track record of producing prototypes and short-run manufacturing of industrial and high-tech equipment and devices. Uniquely situated to develop new technologies to deploy within Maine’s forest industry. Their craftsmen are experienced putting their equipment to use on all materials, including metals, plastics, plywood, hardwood, carbon-fiber and other advanced composites. They are able to custom-make metal fabrication projects throughout New England and beyond. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Yacht owners, designers, other Maine boatbuilders, defense contractors, industrial companies, homeowners |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | none |
History/Track Record - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Year Founded | 40 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Thomaston, ME (11 acres) and Camden, ME (9 acres) |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $500,000 per year in capital expenses over each of past three years |
| Primary Investors | none |
Wood Resource - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Feedstock Type | Other All, depending on application |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | n/a |
Facility Needs - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified Standard commercial |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail, Deep Water Ports |
| Energy/Thermal Load | n/a |
| Acreage | none (existing facilities are sufficient) |
Community/Maine Relevance - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Number of Jobs | 130 jobs ; Workforce needs/skill sets: Skilled laborers, combining technological skills/awareness with hands-on craftsmanship and knowledge of design |
Financing - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Net capital investment in excess of $5 million |
Other - Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Inc.
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Fabrication: www.lymanmorsefabrication.com Technologies: www.lymanmorsetechnologies.com |
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Basic Information - Maine Biomass Exports Inc.
| Name of Company | Maine Biomass Exports Inc. |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Maine 04915 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Maine Biomass Exports Inc.
| Type of Technology | phytosanitization and heat treatment technology for shipment of wood chips and logs to the EU. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | phytosanitized - heat treated wood chips and logs for shipment to EU |
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Wood Resource - Maine Biomass Exports Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Spruce, Pine, Fir, Hemlock mixed hardwoods |
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Other - Maine Biomass Exports Inc.
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Press Herald Article September, 2017: link |
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Basic Information - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Name of Company | Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards |
| Headquarters | Falmouth, ME 04105 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Product(s) Manufactured | Coasters and bio-boards |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Currently, 9 out of every 10 beverage coaster in the U.S. come from raw materials in Germany. Maine has the natural resources, infrastructure, and world-class research facilities to make them in-state. That's their goal. They want to create bio-based products locally that are healthy for the environment and connect consumers to their favorite brands. They use softwood pulp native to Maine, combined with spent grain from local breweries, to form a multilayered web. It is highly absorbent with a smooth surface, ideal for offset lithographic printing. Customers will appreciate knowing where the products are made and the resources used to create them. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Allagash |
History/Track Record - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Primary Investors | $25,000 seed grant from MTI to develop beer coaster prototypes (fall 2017) |
Wood Resource - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood softwood pulps - primarily pine and spruce |
Facility Needs - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Energy/Thermal Load | We require a die cutting machine that can cut through a very thick substrate. Pulpboard (beer coasters) can be up to 30mm thick. Example: link |
Community/Maine Relevance - Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards
| Number of Jobs | # Jobs: 1-3 ; Work force needs: experiences in light manufacturing, machine operation, print industry. |
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Basic Information - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Name of Company | Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.) |
| Headquarters | 51 Ingersoll Drive Portland, Maine 04103 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Type of Technology | They produce a variety of products from biomass (used cooking oil) which they collect from restaurants and other cooking oil users within six states. As a biorefinery, they focus our technology and research toward biofuels, cleaners, solvents and lubricants. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Wicked Strong Products (link below), Katahdin Bar & Chain (lubricant), Biodiesel, Bioheat, tiki torch oil (link below). MSB believes that they have a product under our Wicked Strong line that has multiple uses within the forestry industry. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | MSB is not like other recycling facilities; Maine Standard Biofuels is a full-service biorefinery, collection, refining and reselling all from our Portland, Maine facility. They embrace the power of localism and sustainability to drive their business toward a greener Maine. Their products are high performing, biodegradable, non-toxic and non-hazardous. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | They service over 500 residential homes with their Bioheat and also service several school/businesses including Bates College. Their Wicked Strong cleaning line is retailed at Maine Hardware (Ace Hardware cooperative) and are distributed to commercial kitchens around the state of Maine by Dennis Paper, Portland Paper Products, Maine Janitorial and others. Their asphalt cleaner and release agents are being sold to Shaw Brothers, Pike Industries and many other Maine paving companies. Their customer base is diverse and uses their products for a variety of reasons. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | No current patents. They hold certifications from Maine DOT for their Wicked Strong Line. |
History/Track Record - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Year Founded | 12 Years - Maine Standard Biofuels was founded in 2006. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial Maine Standard Biofuels is a small commercial facility. Their Wicked Strong Products are currently proving themselves in the market and are still in a start-up phase. They are continuously looking for new products to develop, and are committed to an ever-evolving product line. |
| Existing Facilities | Their offices and biorefinery are located in Portland, Maine. They also hold a fabrication and mechanic shop in Scarborough, Maine. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $1,500,000.00 |
| Primary Investors | This is not publicly available information. |
| Current JVs | No JVs, however, they have a very close and evolving partnership with GlobeEco Maine (DuraFresh) and their wood fiber cloth line. |
Wood Resource - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Feedstock Type | Oil They do not require the use of wood resources. They collect and use used cooking oils in their process. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | They collect several hundred thousand gallons of used cooking oil per year. |
Facility Needs - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified The majority of their wastewater (from their process) finds its way to the anaerobic digestor in Exeter, Maine. The rest is handled by the city of Portland. They do not have additional wastewater treatment needs. |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways They currently run a fleet of about 15 (bio)diesel powered vehicles. They also have several sales and service vehicles. They do not currently have additional transportation needs. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | They do not yet have facility needs defined due to the pre-pilot development status of the technology. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Number of Jobs | They currently employ 13 people, and may have additional openings. |
Financing - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Capital: $1.2M (Year) Operational: $.5M(Year) |
Other - Maine Standard Biofuels, DBA (Maine Bio-Fuels, Inc.)
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | About Wicked Strong Products: www.wickedstrongproducts.com Product - Javi Oil: www.javioil.com |
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Basic Information - MetGen Oy
| Name of Company | MetGen Oy |
| Headquarters | Kaarina, Finland |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - MetGen Oy
| Type of Technology | MetGen is an industrial enzyme solution provider, moving forward in an industrial demonstration of its four novel biorefinery solutions: tailored hydrolysis solution, enzymatic lignin depolymerization, lignocellulose glucose isomerization, and glucose conversion to glucosone. The demonstration takes place as a part of partially publically funded EU Flagship project SWEETWOODS> |
| Product Type | Other, Consumer Products renewable chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | MetGen's enzymes - MetZyme are industrial, highly active natrual catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions. They can survive in harsh industrial environments which enables novel applications and combination with other enzymes. They are also working on lignin-based barrier coatings for coffee cups, and frozen and fast food packaging. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | MetGen claims that for pulp, paper and packaging, Metzyme Solutions can help an individual mill save millions of dollars per year in energy savings. Additional benefits of MetZyme solutions include reduced chemical usage and improved fiber quality. |
History/Track Record - MetGen Oy
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
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Basic Information - Metsä Spring
| Name of Company | Metsä Spring |
| Headquarters | Metsä Spring is an innovation arm of Metsä Group. |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Metsä Spring
| Type of Technology | As an innovation group, Metsä Spring invests in different technologies, with a focus on companies in the proof-of-concept stage. Most recently, Metsä Spring has invested in a technology which converts paper-grade pulp into textile fibers. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | textile fibers |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Together with partner organisations, Metsä Spring aims to invest in new endeavours with the target to identify and develop new business opportunities in sustainable forest-based bio- economy and circular economy. |
History/Track Record - Metsä Spring
| Year Founded | <1 year. The Metsä Spring arm of Metsä Group has been around for less than 1 year. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Planned Facilities | The construction of a demonstration scale plant to convert paper-grade pulp into textile fibers in Äänekoski, Finland began in October 2018, and production is expected in late 2019. This plant will have an annual capacity of about 500TPY |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | EU 40 Million |
| Primary Investors | Business Finland, a Finnish governmental funding agency, participates in the financing of the demo project with an R&D loan |
| Current JVs | Joint venture between Metsä Spring and Itochu Corporation to build a demonstration scale plant in Äänekoski, Finland. |
Wood Resource - Metsä Spring
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Basic Information - Natural Fiber Welding
| Name of Company | Natural Fiber Welding |
| Headquarters | Peoria, IL 61614 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Natural Fiber Welding
| Type of Technology | Natural Fiber WeldingTM is a platform manufacturing and bio-technology that creates 100% natural fiber- based composites. The Company is demonstrating and scaling sustainable processes that 'reformat' natural materials and enable performance textiles sustainably produced from abundant plant fibers. Patented technologies transform and shape abundant natural fibers into high-performance materials without petroleum-based glues or resins. Natural 'waste' fibers (i.e., fibrous food waste) can be high performance if/when converted into the appropriate shapes/geometries ('formats'). In addition, the technology platform enables new functional materials that span safe halogen-free flame retardancy to magnetism. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | The platform technology can be used to manufacture numerous natural materials. Examples include textiles, paper and packaging materials, structural composites, leather-like and vinyl-like materials. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Natural Fiber Welding has a multi-patented technology that creates new materials from natural fibers in a way that is scalable and sustainable. These new materials are calable in volume. These are natural materials reformatted and do not contain petroleum, glues or resins. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | All Company development partners (customers) are confidential. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | The company has one issued patent: US Patent 10,011,931, and over 15 patents pending, including international applications. NFW has licensed patents from the U.S. Air Force. |
History/Track Record - Natural Fiber Welding
| Year Founded | 3 years |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot scale demonstration and manufacturing |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot facility is located in Peoria, IL at 6533 N Galena Rd, Peoria, IL 61614 |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Not public |
| Primary Investors | Not public |
| Current JVs | Not public |
Wood Resource - Natural Fiber Welding
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen, 3rd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other The technology works with virtually all lignocellulosic and/or cellulosic and/or protein-based natural fibers |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Dependent on product and application. Biomass/Feedstock Specifications: The technology works on natural fibers and is not limited by the quality of the feedstock. |
Facility Needs - Natural Fiber Welding
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified The technology system is circular and closed-loop such that wastewater treatment is generally not necessary. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | Dependent on several factors but is not excessive. |
| Acreage | Space required for production is dependent upon product and applications, however, it is not expected to be prohibitive in any given industry sector to which the technology is applied. |
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Basic Information - NatureWorks, LLC
| Name of Company | NatureWorks, LLC |
| Headquarters | Minnetonka, MN 55345 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - NatureWorks, LLC
| Type of Technology | Fermentation of methane to lactic acid technology. |
| Product(s) Manufactured | NatureWorks' fermentation process transforms methane into lactic acid, the building block to their Ingeo polymer. PLA resins. Ingeo polymers can be used in products from coffee capsules to electronics to diapers and wipes. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | NatureWorks is a commercialized company which offers sa broad portfolio of renewably sourced polymers and chemicals to the packaging, polymers, fibers, and chemicals markets. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Manufacturers of CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers) products, as well as manufacturers of toners, and surfactants. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | NatureWorks has many patents. One of their patents, Plaxica's Optipure® chemical processing technology for the production of D-lactic acid, was acquired in June, 2017. |
History/Track Record - NatureWorks, LLC
| Year Founded | 30 Years. NatureWorks began in 1989 as a Cargill research project. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial The NatureWorks manufacturing facility is located in Blair, Nebraska, USA, and has name plate capacity of 330 million pounds (150,000 metric tons) pf Ingeo biopolymer. This facility came online in 2002. |
| Existing Facilities | The NatureWorks manufacturing facility is located in Blair, Nebraska, USA, and has name plate capacity of 330 million pounds (150,000 metric tons) pf Ingeo biopolymer. This facility came online in 2002. In 2003, NatureWorks build the world's largest lactic acid manufacturing facility to feed their polymer plant. Then in 2009, they opened their Ingeo Applications Development Facility in Savage, MN. In 2016, they opened a new fermentation laboratory to develop commercial scale methane-to-lactic acid fermentation technology. Other locations include NatureWorks Asia Pacific in Chatuchak, Bangkok Thailand, NatureWorks BV in the Netherlands, and NatureWorks Japan, Ltd in Tokyo, Japan. |
| Planned Facilities | NatureWorks hopes to develop a 25,000 square-foot pilot plant in Minnesota by 2018 and hire 15 employees. NatureWorks is looking into the possible construction of a $50 million demonstration project. Biofuels Digest said in 2016, that within the next decade, it is conceivable that NatureWorks will bring online the first global-scale methane to lactic acid fermentation facility. |
| Primary Investors | Nature Works is jointly owned by Thailand's largest chemical producer, PTT Global Chemical, and Cargill. |
| Current JVs | NatureWorks is the result of a joint venture of Cargill and Teijin. NatureWorks and BioAmber formed a joint venture, AmberWorks, in 2012, however BioAmber has since filed for bankruptcy (in May, 2018). |
Wood Resource - NatureWorks, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Corn |
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Basic Information - NC Hunt Lumber
| Name of Company | NC Hunt Lumber |
| Headquarters | Jefferson, ME 04348 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - NC Hunt Lumber
| Type of Technology | NC Hunt plans to purchase and install up-to-date and highly precise HMC Corp MM-10 mill carriage equipment |
| Product(s) Manufactured | specialty low-grade landscaping timber. Technology updates will allow production of high-end precision post-and-beam product |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Family owned, local business |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Gillies & Prittie, Sherwood Lumber, kullik & Rullman, Capital Forest, Universal Forest, Eastern Forest |
History/Track Record - NC Hunt Lumber
| Year Founded | Lumber Mill wholesale business in operation since 1992 (26 years) |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial NC Hunt has grown to be the largest specialty low grade landscaping timber manufacturer in the Northeast with 5,500,000 board feet sold annually. |
| Existing Facilities | Sawmill operations: Jefferson, ME; Store: Jefferson, ME; Store: Damariscotta, ME |
| Primary Investors | NC Hunt Lumber secured $200,000 from Bath Savings Bank |
Wood Resource - NC Hunt Lumber
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Pine, Hemlock… |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | With new technology, NC Hung Lumber estimates sawmill production will increase 20% from 7,500,000 to 9,000,000 bf within a year of installation and revenues will benefit from higher profit margin of new premium products and will increase from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 or 30%+. |
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| Number of Jobs | New technology investment will create 4 direct jobs, andmany more indirect logging jobs within a 50-mile radius |
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Basic Information - Neste
| Name of Company | Neste |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | NTOIY (OTCMKTS) |
Technology/ Product - Neste
| Type of Technology | Biorefinery technology and engineering services. The NEXBTL technology produces hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable diesel and biopropane |
| Byproducts for Co-location | byproduct of NEXBTL technology can be utilized to make renewable gasoline and biopropane |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | over 60 years of international experience in industrial process development and plant investment projects in oil refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and bio refining processes. In terms of the NEXBTL technology, Neste claims the biodiesel product is unlike conventional biodiesel, in that the quality of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ remains excellent even when the raw materials change. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | In May, 2019, Air BP offered to supply Neste aviation biofuel to Swedish and French airports |
History/Track Record - Neste
| Year Founded | Founded in 2005 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Neste produces renewable disel in the Porvoo, Rotterdam and Singapore refineries. Together these refineries produce 2.6 million TPY diesel |
| Current JVs | Strategic cooperation between Neste and VTT fosters the joint use and development fo research infrastructures. |
Wood Resource - Neste
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Oil |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Waste vegetable oil used to produce renewable diesel. |
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Basic Information - NextChar
| Name of Company | NextChar |
| Headquarters | Amherst, MA 01002 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - NextChar
| Type of Technology | Proprietary pyrolysis technology designed to produce biochar and heat-energy |
| Product Type | Biochar |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Biochar |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Next Char claims its biochar increases water/ nutrient retention, improves soil fertility, protects against drought, and protects against heavy metals and toxins in soil. For each ton of biochar produced and used in a soils application, 3 tons of CO2 are permanently sequestered. |
History/Track Record - NextChar
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Commercial facility in Amsherst, Massachusetts |
Wood Resource - NextChar
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
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Basic Information - Nippon Paper Group
| Name of Company | Nippon Paper Group |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan 101-0062 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Nippon Paper Group
| Type of Technology | Pulp and paper technology |
| Product Type | Consumer Products, Nanocellulose, Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Paper products, paperboard, lignoboard, corrugated medium, diapers, kitchen papers, kraft pulp, dissolving pulp, lignin, Ribonucleic acid/Yeast products, Functional coating resins, functional films, cellulose nanofiber, laminated lumber, insulation, building materials, concrete admixture, non-woven fabrics |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Nippon paper is an established paper company, with a diverse product portfolio. |
History/Track Record - Nippon Paper Group
| Year Founded | Founded August 1, 1949 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Nippon Paper Group has fully and particially owned facilities around the world. |
| Existing Facilities | Nippon Paper Group has many facilities around the world, including 25 facilities in Europe, 26 in Asia, 24 in Australia, and 23 in North America. These include facilities in the pulp and paper business paper-related business, and wood products and construction related business |
| Planned Facilities | Nippon is expanind by creating a number of businesses that include development of biomass electric power generation and biofuels, as well as commercialization of cellulose nanofibrals (nanocellulose). |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | As of December 31, 2018, Nippon Paper Group has 184,666 (millions of Yen) in total assets and other assets |
| Current JVs | JV with Kyodo Printing Company for producing and selling packaging such as wrap cartons and tissue boxes on the site of Kyodo Printing Moriya Plant in Moriya-shi, Ibaraki. |
Wood Resource - Nippon Paper Group
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Basic Information - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Name of Company | Non-Animal Food Company (NoA) |
| Headquarters | Durham, NC 27709 |
| Current Status | Seeking investment |
Technology/ Product - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Type of Technology | wood processing/recycling, sterilization, fermentation |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Substrate for fungi production, fungi, and spent substrate will be used as fertilizer or for animal feeding |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | New, highly nutritious range of fungi to be used as animal protein replacement, adapted for restaurants and foodservice customers |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Interest expressed by some restaurant chains, bakeries and university cafeterias |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Patents and IP protection will be submitted soon |
History/Track Record - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Year Founded | less than 1 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot technology has been tested in a pilot plant, final product has been tested with consumers |
Wood Resource - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Initially no particular wood specie is required. At a later stage different wood varieties may be preferred if they deliver better taste to the fungi. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 260 tons year 1, up to 5,200 tons in 3-5 years. Dry. • Biomass/Feedstock Specifications (chip size, quality, etc.): We’ll use sawdust and woodchips mostly recycled from furniture and other wood industries. |
Facility Needs - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified No sophisticated water treatment plant required. |
| Energy/Thermal Load | TBD, not particularly high |
| Acreage | TBD, not large, maybe around 30 acres. |
Community/Maine Relevance - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| Number of Jobs | 6 on year 1, 30-50 on year 3-5 ; Workforce needs/skill sets: low tech plant operators and managers |
Financing - Non-Animal Food Company (NoA)
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | NoA requires $3M to launch the product to a local market and to fund the pilot plant, initial production, management team, marketing and launch, IP, and miscellaneous |
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Basic Information - Nordic Aquafarms, Inc
| Name of Company | Nordic Aquafarms, Inc |
| Headquarters | US HQ in Belfast, ME |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Nordic Aquafarms, Inc
| Type of Technology | Land-based seafood production technologies |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Salmon |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | The Nordic Aquafarms philosophy is based on zero waste from production and a minimal environmental footprint. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | International sushi and sashimi markets |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Patented design innovations for land-based aquaculture farming |
History/Track Record - Nordic Aquafarms, Inc
| Year Founded | Established in 2014 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | U.S office in Belfast opened in November, 2018 |
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Basic Information - Novamont
| Name of Company | Novamont |
| Headquarters | Novara NO, Italy |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Novamont
| Type of Technology | biorefinery technology |
| Product Type | Bioplastics, Biobased Chemicals, Consumer Products |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biodegradable and biocompostable bioplastics (Mater-Bi), biolubricants and greases (Matrol-Bi), biobased chemicals (Celus-Bi), biobased tetrahydrofuran (bio-THF) - a chemical intermediate for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | The Novamont model includes reconversion of industrial sites that are decommissioned or are no longer competitive, to create innovative biorefineries integrated in the local areas, transforming local problems into development opportunities. N ovamont promotes a circular economy, and looks to create bridges and interconnections between sectors. |
History/Track Record - Novamont
| Year Founded | Founded in 1989 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | In 2016 in Bottrighe (Adria), North East Italy, at the Mater-Biotech plant, Novamont licensed Genomatica's technology to produce 30,000 tons of BDO per year from renewable sugars. Novamont has locations around the world including a sales network in France, Germany, North America, and agents and distributors globally: link |
Wood Resource - Novamont
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.), Oil, Other cellulose |
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Basic Information - Novozymes
| Name of Company | Novozymes |
| Headquarters | Denmark |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: NVZMY |
Technology/ Product - Novozymes
| Type of Technology | New Innova Lift is a yeast technology for the starch-based ethanol industry. |
| Product Type | Other enzymes |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Enzymes for the food and beverage and household care industries, 2G ethanol, consumer products |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Carbios and Carbiolice signed a co-development agreement with Novozymes to produce a proprietary enzyme developed by Carbios on an industrial scale. Novozymes produces enzymes for Syngenta, UPL, and Univer Solutions, and purchases renewable sugars from Bayer. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Novozymes has more than 6,500 active and pending patents. |
History/Track Record - Novozymes
| Year Founded | Novozymes roots stretch back to the foundation of Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium in 1925, but their story really began in 2000 when "Novo was split into three independent companies: Novo!/S, Novo Nordisk A/S, and Novozymes A/S. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Enzyme fermentation facility in China |
| Planned Facilities | Planned facility in Patalganga near Mumbai began the first phase of development from 2016-2018, and will produce pectinase enzymes and other enzyme types in Indai to cater to local market needs. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In 2018, Novozymes invested DKK 13,953 million |
| Current JVs | DSM and Novozymes launched Balancius - which enables farmers to use less feed to raise an animal. Novozymes has a core partnership with Bayer |
Wood Resource - Novozymes
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes: link Novozymes Oct 9, 2018 Press Release for Innova Lift: link Attis to buy NY Ethanol Plant, collaborate with Novozymes: link Novozymes 2018 Accounts and Performance Report: link Carbios and Novozymes Agreement February, 2019: link Biofuels Digest Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes BioAg: link Biofuels Digest May 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Novozymes: link |
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Basic Information - Nyle Systems LLC
| Name of Company | Nyle Systems LLC |
| Headquarters | Brewer, Maine 04412 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Nyle Systems LLC
| Type of Technology | Lumber drying systems, food drying systems, and water heating systems |
| Product Type | Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | manufacturer of high quality drying, dehumidification, and water heating products |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Nyle dry kilns operate up to 15-20 years, and are built to last, and are energy efficient. |
History/Track Record - Nyle Systems LLC
| Year Founded | Founded in 1977 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Headquarters and design and manufacturing facility in Brewer Maine, with administrative offices in Westport, Connecticut |
Wood Resource - Nyle Systems LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Mixed |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Bangor Daily news on Nyle Systems: link |
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Basic Information - Oji Holdings Corporation
| Name of Company | Oji Holdings Corporation |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan 101-0062 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Oji Holdings Corporation
| Type of Technology | Pulp and paper technology |
| Product Type | Consumer Products, Nanocellulose, Building Materials, Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | boxboard, packaging papers, containerboard, bag processing, corrugated contianers, household paper products, specialty papers, adhesive products, thermal paper, pulp, lumber, biomass power, newsprint, printing and publishing paper, information paper |
History/Track Record - Oji Holdings Corporation
| Year Founded | Founded in 1873, "the history of Oji Group goes hand in hand with the history of Japan's modern papermaking industry". |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Oji Holdings has many facilities all over the world: link |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Oji's Summary of Consolidated Financial and Business Results for the Year Ended March 2019（Japanese GAAP ) state total investments and other assets for the year ending March 2019 equal to 276,558 Million Yen. |
| Current JVs | JV between Oji Holdings and PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk ("ICBP") announced in 2014. |
Wood Resource - Oji Holdings Corporation
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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Basic Information - Origin Materials
| Name of Company | Origin Materials |
| Headquarters | West Sacramento, CA 95605 |
| Current Status | Engaging off-take partners and commercial development partners |
Technology/ Product - Origin Materials
| Type of Technology | Furan Chemistry - technology |
| Product Type | Bioplastics |
| Product(s) Manufactured | renewable PET from para-xylene. Principle products are chloromethyl furfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC), but Origin also produces furfural and levulinic acid. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Origin claims they have a world class team that can develop and commercialize new technology. Origin also says theyhave flexibility to respond to different market conditions and reduce risk. |
History/Track Record - Origin Materials
| Year Founded | Founded in 2009 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot scale -- early development |
| Existing Facilities | Pilot facility in Sacramento, CA has operated since 2014 producing kilogram samples. |
| Planned Facilities | A pioneer plant is planned for Sarnia, Ontario to start up in 2019 and produce 10,000 TPY CMF. Origin plans to construct a full commercial scale facility beginning in 2023 that will produce 100,000 TPY CMF |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Origin has raised approximately $80 million in several rounds of financing |
| Primary Investors | Lambton County Council approved investment of $250,000 in Origin Materials July 2018. |
| Current JVs | Origin, Danone, Nestle Waters, and PepsieCo formed the NaturALL Bottle Alliance in 2017. This research consortium was formed to accelerate the development of innovative packaging solutions made with 100% sustainable and renewable resources |
Wood Resource - Origin Materials
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Other |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Origin can take pulp sludge, whole cane, cotton trash, bagasse, OCC, and rice hulls |
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Basic Information - Our Katahdin
| Name of Company | Our Katahdin |
| Headquarters | 245 Aroostook Ave. Millinocket, ME 04462 |
Technology/ Product - Our Katahdin
| Type of Technology | Cross-Laminated Timber manufacturing, |
| Product(s) Manufactured | CLT and Glulam PRODUCTION |
History/Track Record - Our Katahdin
| Existing Facilities | Our Katahdin has desire to locate a CLT manufacturing facility on our mill site, specifically in the PM11 building. We are undertaking the necessary engineering for the infrastructure build-out and the building improvements. |
Wood Resource - Our Katahdin
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood 25-50 mmbf of spruce/fir sawn and dried lumber |
Facility Needs - Our Katahdin
| Transportation Requirements | Rail |
| Energy/Thermal Load | 100,000 - 150,000 sf manufacturing facility |
Community/Maine Relevance - Our Katahdin
| Number of Jobs | 35-75 jobs |
Financing - Our Katahdin
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | $30 mm CAPEX |
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Basic Information - PaperFoam b.v.
| Name of Company | PaperFoam b.v. |
| Headquarters | Barneveld, the Netherlands, NL3771ND |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - PaperFoam b.v.
| Type of Technology | Injection molding of fiber/starch mixes |
| Product Type | Composites |
| Product(s) Manufactured | PaperFoam: Biobased packaging material |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | PaperFoam is a light weight packaging material that is paper recyclable as well as home compostable; a PaperFoam packaging has the lowest carbon footprint that can be achieved: up to 90% lower than comparable packaging parts from paper pulp or plastics |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Plantronics, Burts Bees, Philips, COX, Cochlear, Petzl, Speck, Happy Egg |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Several, available on request |
History/Track Record - PaperFoam b.v.
| Year Founded | Founded in 1998 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Barneveld, The Netherlands ; Leland, North Carolina USA ; Shanghai, China,; Penang, Malaysia |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | >20 million USD |
| Primary Investors | Private investors + employees |
| Current JVs | not public |
Wood Resource - PaperFoam b.v.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Paperfoam primarily uses potato waste for their product, but paper fiber is also added to their slurry |
Facility Needs - PaperFoam b.v.
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified No special needs; internal treatment |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail |
| Energy/Thermal Load | for a factory about 630 kVA is needed for electricity. Emission via warm air: available for heating houses etc. |
| Acreage | 30,000 sq. ft at minimum, Building roof height: 6-8 meter |
Community/Maine Relevance - PaperFoam b.v.
| Number of Jobs | 30-50 for a small factory |
Financing - PaperFoam b.v.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | N/A |
Other - PaperFoam b.v.
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Video on Paperfoam technology: link |
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Basic Information - Pennsaco
| Name of Company | Pennsaco |
| Headquarters | W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PENNSYLVANIA 19428 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Pennsaco
| Type of Technology | vertical bed continuous flow pyrolysis technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Our primary products are activated carbon, biochar, renewable energy, bio-oil, hydrogen, advanced biofuels, bioplastics and biochemicals. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Pennsaco's proprietary methods bypass the syngas step and produce high volulme streams of pure carbon monoxide and hydrogen |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | PENNSACO advanced the technology and developed patents for hydrocarbon production. A bench scale unit used for experimentation and testing is located at Florida State University. |
History/Track Record - Pennsaco
| Year Founded | The PENNSACO technology was invented in the late 1960s by American Can Corporation and successfully deployed in the US and Europe at commercial scale for different applications. The Board of American Can Company, owner of the rights to pyrolysis technology, then known as Tech Air, decided to pivot from manufacturing to financial services. Though over $200 million had been invested in advancements, the technology was not actively deployed and the license reverted to the inventor, our CTO Dr. Mack Bowen. In 2014 ARB invested in the technology and formed PENNSACO. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | W. Conshohocken, PA, 19428 A bench scale unit used for experimentation and testing of hydrocarbon production is located at Florida State University. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | The Board of American Can Company, owner of the rights to pyrolysis technology, then known as Tech Air, decided to pivot from manufacturing to financial services. Though over $200 million had been invested in advancements, the technology was not actively deployed and the license reverted to the inventor, our CTO Dr. Mack Bowen. In 2014 ARB invested in the technology and formed PENNSACO. |
| Primary Investors | ARBC, Inc. invested in technology in 2014 to form PENNSACO |
Wood Resource - Pennsaco
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Wood typical feedstock being be a blend of hard wood and solid wood in a mix of sawdust, planer shavings and pulp chips (3/4” minus). We can scale larger. |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Ideal facility size processes 96 TPD dry biomass |
Facility Needs - Pennsaco
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified No significant wastewater management requirements |
| Transportation Requirements | Highways |
| Energy/Thermal Load | PENNSACO’s thermal efficiency captures up to 95% of the feedstock BTU value, generating electricity for sale or for use on site in advanced fuels, chemicals, and carbon production. Our facilities are negative net load. |
| Acreage | PENNSACO can site on minimal acreage |
Community/Maine Relevance - Pennsaco
| Number of Jobs | A standard size PENNSACO facility will employ twenty full time employees and sixteen supplemental employees. Six full time roles will require management, accounting, oversight, sales skills and education. Two full time roles will require engineering and maintenance expertise and education. Twelve full time operator roles will require high school education. In addition to onsite full time jobs, hundreds of jobs will be created by the value chain of PENNSACO’s goods, services and service providers. |
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Basic Information - Perfect Day
| Name of Company | Perfect Day |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA 94111 |
| Current Status | Currently scaling up industrial straings, conducting process testing, doing pilot plant runs, and conducting product testing. |
Technology/ Product - Perfect Day
| Type of Technology | Biomanufacturing fermentation technology to make a sustainable replacement for dairy protein |
| Product Type | Animal Feed, Food |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Animal-free dairy proteins. Perfect day makes casein, the protein that holds milk together in a stable emusion. When casin reacts with enzymes or citric acid, cheese curds are formed. Casein is what plant-based dairy is missing, and what is manufactured at Perfect Day. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Perfect day makes casein and dairy protein without cows, which means fewer carbon emissions, less energy consumption, less land use, and less water consumption. In addition, Perfect Day claims they can make mil with higher yield and improved characteristics |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Patent for the use of animal-free dairy proteins in food applications |
History/Track Record - Perfect Day
| Year Founded | Founded in 2014 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | As of Febraury, 2018, Perfect Day had raised $24.7 million in funding |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2019 Mutli-slide guide to Perfect Day: link |
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Phyto-Charter Inc. print
Basic Information - Phyto-Charter Inc.
| Name of Company | Phyto-Charter Inc. |
| Headquarters | Eastport Maine USA 04631 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Phyto-Charter Inc.
| Type of Technology | Shipboard Heat Treating System: The Shipboard Heat Treating System operates as the vessel is being loaded, and treats the wood chip cargo in the same sequence of stowing and trimming. The system in the operational mode creates a near airtight chamber and recirculates the moisture laden air in a closed loop. The fully saturated air provides an efficient medium of heat transfer through the core of the woodchips. |
| Product Type | Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | treated wood chips for export to European markets |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Phyto-Charter is Patent Pending PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US14/57299 Title INFUSED SATURATED AIR SHIPBOARD HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM EPPG File No. 31893.2.P01PCT01of its third generation Infused Saturated Air Shipboard Phytosanitary Control System for Wood Chips. |
History/Track Record - Phyto-Charter Inc.
| Year Founded | Founded in 2008 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Projects in Asia, Australia, and North America |
| Current JVs | Phyto-Charter developed the Shipboard Heat Treating System under a commission with the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (University of Maine, Orono) together with its retained engineers at Nyle Systems of Brewer, Maine (www.nyle.com) and design builder Player Design, of Presque Isle, Maine. |
Wood Resource - Phyto-Charter Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified Technology takes wood with bark on |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Mixed conifer bolewood. Bolewood production is processed from the delimbed, bark-on, whole tree stem. |
Facility Needs - Phyto-Charter Inc.
| Transportation Requirements | Deep Water Ports |
| Energy/Thermal Load | The heating apparatus may be operated in tandem and are comprised of two units per hold. Each furnace module consists of a 7,200,000 BTUH input gas furnace. All gas connections will be brought to a single point at the edge of the module for easy connection. Each heating apparatus is fitted with a 50,000 CFM blower capable of overcoming 50-60” static pressure in each module. The blower will be direct driven by a 600 HP blower. The blower motor speed will be controlled by a variable frequency drive. Each unit appends two air plenums: one each for supply and for return to balance the air flow through the furnaces and the duct connections. |
| Acreage | technology is made for incorporation in ship vessels |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Presentation by Player Design, Inc on Phyto Charter: link |
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Basic Information - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Name of Company | PJ Woodlands, LLC |
| Headquarters | 901 Rio Grande Blvd., NW, Suite G-150 Albuquerque, NM 87104-2055 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Type of Technology | PJ Woodlands’ current efforts are focused on producing Althin™, a clean, dry, woody fiber which is a raw material used to manufacture Altree™, a wood-plastic composite sheeting. |
| Product Type | Composites |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Altree™: sheeting substrate to be used as a replacement for aluminum roadway guide signs and as a building material. Althin™; a clean, dry, wood fiber made from wood chips and woody biomass. Althin™ vertically integrates the sourcing of the wood fiber used to manufacture Altree™. Althin™ sources the wood chips and/or biomass from local harvesters, mill operators or thinning contractors. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | PJ Woodlands claims there is no comparable product available for purchase in the marketplace, and that the Altree product is significantly cheaper and safer than aluminum. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Two utility patents exist for the manufacturing equipment and process of Altree™; Letters Patent No. 7,914,275, Apparatus for Making High Density Wood and Plastic Composites issued March 29, 2011 and Letters Patent No. 9,573,310, Method for Making a Durable Wood-Plastic Panel Upon Which Plastic Films May Be Readily and Securely Adhered issued on February 21, 2017. The manufacturer of the extrusion equipment used to produce Altree™ has committed the rights to the Altree™ extrusion manufacturing equipment to PJ Woodlands. |
History/Track Record - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Year Founded | Founded in 2015 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial In process of scaling up across U.S |
| Existing Facilities | The pilot plant was used for R&D and to create sufficient material for deployment testing by the USFS, 3M, Forest Products Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. Millions of dollars of purchase orders went unfilled in years past prior to PJ Woodlands acquiring the IP. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | PJ Woodlands structured, and is finalizing, an equity and debt raise. PJ Woodlands has been offered up to $25,000,000 in industrial development bonds from a state agency and $15,000,000, or more, from two different counties and a municipality in a competing state. |
| Primary Investors | Primary investors in PJ Woodlands are strategic industry partners that will utilize and distribute Altree™ and Native American Tribes seeking to develop green, manufacturing jobs for their members. |
| Current JVs | Project Altree™ was designed and created in conjunction with the USFS and the USFS Forest Products Laboratory |
Wood Resource - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood (technology can accommodate hardwood with slight modifications to the system process) |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Chips (similar to what would be produced by a Vermeer chipper with a 10# mesh screen). Less than 10% bark content |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Wood chips should ideally be less than ½” in size, with less than 10% bark and needles and a moisture content of 20% or less. Althin™ is capable of processing 26,280 tons of woody biomass annually, the equivalent of approximately 1,095 truck loads (24 tons each). PJ Woodlands is finalizing its plans to install a single Altree™ extrusion line capable of producing 1,340 pounds of Altree™ per hour and adding subsequent lines thereafter. Each Altree™ line will produce approximately $19,000,000 in annual sales at wholesale prices. Additional lines are easily added to any existing Altree™ manufacturing facility. The extrusion equipment is custom engineered for Altree™ and PJ Woodlands has the exclusive worldwide rights to this equipment. |
Facility Needs - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Transportation Requirements | Highways |
| Energy/Thermal Load | . The electric load requirements are 650 amps per Altree™ extruder and 100 amps for the Althin™ 3TPH fiber production equipment. |
| Acreage | A building to house the Altree™ manufacturing line should encompass at least 20,000 sq. ft. The building must be at least 175 feet in length This facility requires a minimum of three (3) to five (5) acres to accommodate scaling to six (6) Altree™ lines in the future, primarily to accommodate truck traffic, the building site, parking and storage of raw materials. |
Community/Maine Relevance - PJ Woodlands, LLC
| Number of Jobs | The Altree™ manufacturing plant will initially create 24 direct jobs including management positions and will increase to 39 direct jobs within five years with two Altree™ lines in production. The Althin™ manufacturing plant will initially create seven (7) direct jobs by year two and increase to 11 direct jobs within three years. All of the aforementioned jobs will be full-time jobs with benefits. Indirect forestry jobs are difficult to predict as many variables exist. We estimate that at least 30 to 50 indirect jobs will be created or retained by local harvesters. In addition, indirect service providers and/or contractors will be necessary. |
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Basic Information - Prisma Renewable Composites
| Name of Company | Prisma Renewable Composites |
| Headquarters | Knoxville, TN 37923 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Prisma Renewable Composites
| Type of Technology | Lignin biomass conversion technology - includes Organosolv for lignin fractionation (EvolUTIA). |
| Product Type | Bioplastics |
| Product(s) Manufactured | bioplastics for the automotive industry which combine lignin and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (“ABS”) plastics - BioLAN™ |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Prisma materials can be processed with off-the-shelf industrial equipment including; injection molding, thermoforming, and 3-D Printing. Material is cheaper to compound and presents material parity and improvements. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | In July, 2018, Domtar announced it required a majority interest in Prisma Renewable Composites to help commercialize the process of using lignin to manufacture engineered plastic compounds. In May, 2019, Yanfeng and Prisma announced their partnership. This partnership includes plans to introduce Prisma’s BioLANTM material to YFAI’s broad customer base for use in various automotive interior applications. |
History/Track Record - Prisma Renewable Composites
| Year Founded | Founded in 2015, Prisma Renewable Composites is a Knoxville-based spin-off of TennEra LLC. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Current JVs | Yanfeng Automotive Interiors(YFAI) and Prisma announced in May, 2019 that YFAI will be the exclusive user of Prisma's lignin-based material in the development of automotive interiors. |
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Proton Power, Inc. print
Basic Information - Proton Power, Inc.
| Name of Company | Proton Power, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Lenoir City, TN, 37771 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Proton Power, Inc.
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels, Biochar |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Technology produces distributed or central-station electrical power generation, or production of synthetic diesel fuel. Co-products are biochar and water. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Proton Power claims the CHyP system will help you control energy costs and make expenses predictable - while demonstrating to your customers that you are leading by example in the drive for sustainability, and that the CHyP system provides an economical and environmnetally-friendly solution to companies that have disposal issues with large quantities of process waste products. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Patented CHyP technology |
History/Track Record - Proton Power, Inc.
| Year Founded | Founded in 2005 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Corporate Office, Analytical Laboratory, Manufacturing Plant, and Assembly Plant in Lenoir City, TN 37771 |
| Planned Facilities | West Virginia drop-in diesel project to use gasification system to produce 6.5 million gallons of diesel per year, and 7,200 tons of biochar per year. |
Wood Resource - Proton Power, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Municipal solid waste, Other energy crops |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | If Proton Power can get feedstock lower than $40 per ton, they can be lower than gas ats the lowest cost producer of electricity, says CEO Sam Weaver. Feedstock can have 45% moisture content depending upon the applications. |
Facility Needs - Proton Power, Inc.
| Energy/Thermal Load | CHyP system can provide all ways energy is used: heat, electricity, and liquid fuel |
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Basic Information - Renmatix
| Name of Company | Renmatix |
| Headquarters | King of Prussia, PA 19406 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Renmatix
| Type of Technology | Plantrose process uses Supercritical Hydrolysis - a water-based technology platform developed to convert nonfood, unused, and under-used plant materials into biobased ingredients and sustainable products including building blocks for creating bioproducts, biochemicals and biofuels. |
| Product Type | Nanocellulose renewable chemicals (Crysto™ Cellulose properties lie at the intersectin of the micro- and nano- scale ranges) |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Food (Nouravant™), Beauty products (Celltice™), Industrial products (Crysto™ Cellulose) for use in oil & gas, coatings, composites, and industrial fluids, and the Plantrose™ technology enables production of industrial sugars from non-edible, woody biomass. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | "Renmatix’s supercritical hydrolysis technology deconstructs non-food biomass an order of magnitude faster than other processes and enhances its cost advantage by using no significant consumables." |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Renmatix has a portfolio of hot compressed fluid patents, applications and trade secrets focused around the Plantrose process. They are expanding their IP portfolio to protect their advanced products, ingredients, and materials and their applications. |
History/Track Record - Renmatix
| Year Founded | Founded in 2007 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Feedstock processing facility (FPF) in Rome, NY focused on the first step in conversion of biomass to cellulosic sugar. This facility opened in April, 2015. Integrated Plantrose Complex (IPC) located near Atlanta, GA. Corporate offices and tech center in montreal, Quebec. Opperations in GA currently capable of converting three dry tons of cellulosic biomass to Plantro® sugar per day, and a world-class technical center in Pennsylvania. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In 2012, BASF invested $30 million in Renmatix. In 2016, Renmatix announced a $14 million investment led by Bill Gates for the Plantrose technolgoy to convert biomass to cellulosic sugars. |
| Primary Investors | Bill Gates, BASF |
| Current JVs | BASF and Renmatix signed a non-exclusive joint development agreement for the production of industrial sugars from lignocellulosic biomass |
Wood Resource - Renmatix
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Other agricultural waste (corn stover and cane bagasse), other (energy grasses) |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Red maple used for Celltice™. |
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| Energy/Thermal Load | excess heat could be used for up or downstream partners |
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Basic Information - Reverdia
| Name of Company | Reverdia |
| Headquarters | Reverdia (corporate office) ; Urmonderbaan 22 6167 RD Geleen the Netherlands ; Phone: +31 6 1164 4905 |
| Current Status | Dissolved effective April 1, 2019. The rights and obligations related to Reverdia’s Biosuccinium plant in Cassano, Italy were transferred to Roquette. The Biosuccinium brand will continue to grow under Roquette's leadership |
Technology/ Product - Reverdia
| Type of Technology | Biosuccinium® Technology - succinic acid process technology |
| Product(s) Manufactured | bio-based succinic acid |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Biosuccinium® is a leading bio-based chemical building block which offers the chemical industry a real alternative to various oil-based di-acids. Based on a patented fermentation technology with a best-in-class environmental footprint, Reverdia’s bio-succinic acid has a broad range of applications, from packaging to footwear as well as cosmetics. Reverdia targets long-term client partnerships to develop the biomaterials market. It is a lead partner in value chain innovation projects, backed by its experienced parent companies. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Vlaude (makes range of sustainable and bio-based trekking shoes using Reverdia's TPU) |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Biosuccinium® Technology ; Reverdia’s bio-succinic acid is produced via a patented fermentation process from sustainable biomass. |
History/Track Record - Reverdia
| Year Founded | Reverdia is a JV between DSM and Roquette Frères, which began in early 2008. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Commercial facility in Cassano Spinola, Italy for the production of biosuccinium sustainable succinic acid -commenced operation in December 2012. |
| Current JVs | Reverdia is the joint venture of two global leaders in innovation: DSM and Roquette Frères (parent companies) |
Wood Resource - Reverdia
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) Corn |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The commercial facility in Cassano Spinola, Italy is a 10,000 tonnes/year facility which uses low-pH yeast technology to enable the production of Biosuccinium® |
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Basic Information - S2G Biochem
| Name of Company | S2G Biochem |
| Current Status | S2G Biochem was acquired by Fortress Global Enterprises in March, 2018 |
Technology/ Product - S2G Biochem
| Product(s) Manufactured | xylitol |
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Basic Information - SEKAB E-Technology
| Name of Company | SEKAB E-Technology |
| Headquarters | Domsjö, Sweden |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - SEKAB E-Technology
| Type of Technology | Bioethanol processing technology. Sekab's E-Technology AB fractionates biomass into lignin and cellulosic sugars that can be furether processed to bioethanol. Sekab also has technology to process ethanol into chemicals and biofuels. The CelluAPP suire of technologies includes CelluCond, CelluCase, CelluSugar, CelluTreat, CelluFuel. |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels, Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Base chemicals: acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, acetic acid; bioethanol:wash water, cooling agents, technical ethanol; biofuel: EDD95 for heavy transportation, additive for local production of ED 95, Ethanol for low blending, custom made fueling solutions; biobased chemicals: BIO-acetaldehyde (ISCC+ and Kosher certified, BIO-acetic acid, BIO-ethylacetate |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | RETAPP uses Sekab's CelluAPP technology combined with MetGen'sMetzyme solutions and Avantium's YXY technology to rethink plastic packaging. |
History/Track Record - SEKAB E-Technology
| Year Founded | Founded in 1985 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration Sekab is demonstrating the Celluapp technology |
| Existing Facilities | Sekab technology used in biorefinery in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
| Planned Facilities | Sekab E-Technology will provide the technology for "the Nordfuel biorefinery planned to open in Northern Finland in 2021… Nordfuel will be a full-scale biorefinery, producing bioethanol and biogas for the transport sector, lignin to fuel the power plant in Haapavesi, as well as manure." - Jim Lane, Biofuels Digest. Led by Global Bioenergies, the Rewofuel EU consortium's objective is to complete industrial demonstration of the conversion of softwood residues into high performance gasoline and jetfuel. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | EU 19.7m invested in Rewofuel project, 70% financed by the EU via the H2020 program. |
Wood Resource - SEKAB E-Technology
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Residuals |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Sekab cellulose potential includes wood chips, switchgrass, wheat straw, poplar, corn stover, paper, corn, and sugar cane bagass |
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| Number of Jobs | Biorefinery in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden employs 80. |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest April, 2019: link |
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Basic Information - SkyNRG
| Name of Company | SkyNRG |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - SkyNRG
| Type of Technology | So far all SAF delivreed by SkyNRG has been produced using the Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) technology. SkyNRG's planned facility in Delfzijl will use Haldor Topsoe's technology to produce sustainable aviation fuels. SkyNRG says there are six different technology platforms certified to produce SAF for commercial aviation: Fischer-Tropsch (FT), HEFA, Synthesized Io-paraffins (SIP), Alcohol to Jet (AtJ), and Co-processing. |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Sustainable aviation fuels - jetfuel |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | SAF claims the fuel they deliver reduces "CO2emissions by up to 85%, particular matter (PM) by up to 90% and reduce Sulphur (SOx) emissions by 100%, compared to fossil jet fuel, our SAF can increase energy security and bring economic development (job creation, industry development, land use and research & development)". - SkyNRG website. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Shell Aviation and SkyNRG in May 2018 announced a strategic long-term collaboration to promote and develolp the use of sustainable fuel in aviation supply chains. SkyNRG has supplied over 30 airlines on all continents. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has committed to buy 75,000 TPY SAF from SkyNRG's planned biorefinery facility in Delfjil, the Netherlands for 10 years |
History/Track Record - SkyNRG
| Year Founded | Founded in 2010 by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Spring Associates to develop the market for sustainalbe aviation fuels (SAF). |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Completed feedstock technology projects: Project Solaris- South Africa; Renewable Jet Fuel Supply Chain and Flight Operations - South Africa, Civil Aviation alternate Fuel Contrail and emissions Research (CAAFCER) - Canada |
| Planned Facilities | Planned biorefinery facility to be located in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. This facility will be the first in the world dedicated to producing renewable jet fuel and first in Europe to produce certified SAF. SAF from the biorefinery in Delfzijl will directly supply aircrafts at the nearby airport. This is the first facility in a series ofplanned SkyNRG refineries placed centrally at aviation hubs all over the world. |
Wood Resource - SkyNRG
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Oil |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | To date, SkyNRG has supplied SAF produced from used cooking oil, but claim they are not limited to a single feedstock or technology |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to SkyNRG: link SkyNRG/Shell Aviation Media Release May, 2018: link Biofuels Digest SkyNRG uses Haldor Topsoe's technology for facility in Delfzijl: link KLM, SkyNRG and SHV Energy greenlight stand-alone sustainable aviation fuels project: link |
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Basic Information - SmartLam, LLC
| Name of Company | SmartLam, LLC |
| Headquarters | Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - SmartLam, LLC
| Type of Technology | Cross Laminated Timber Technology using digital CNC machining. |
| Product Type | Building Materials |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) produced at 28,000 cubic meters annually |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Smartlam is the first U.S commercial CLT facility. They are certified by ANSI/APA and meet the requiremetns to achieve PRG/320. SmartLam also claims to be a zero-waste plant, using every ounce of wood fiber either for product or for biomass energy. |
History/Track Record - SmartLam, LLC
| Year Founded | Founded January, 2012 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Current production facility located in Columbia Falls, Montana |
| Planned Facilities | SmartLam had plans to build a facility in Maine |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | SmartLam received MTAF funding from MTI in 2018 f $3 million |
Wood Resource - SmartLam, LLC
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Roundwood |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
Facility Needs - SmartLam, LLC
| Acreage | The current facility in Montana is 40,000 square feet |
Community/Maine Relevance - SmartLam, LLC
| Number of Jobs | Maine facility is expected to create 100 direct jobs and 200 direct jobs. |
Financing - SmartLam, LLC
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Maine project is a $23.5 million CLT manufacturing facility |
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Basic Information - Springworks Farm Maine, Inc.
| Name of Company | Springworks Farm Maine, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Maine 04250 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Springworks Farm Maine, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Aquaponics and horticulture |
| Product Type | Food |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Food |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Springworks is a business started by an undergraduate at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The 2,000 gallon greenhouse system produces greens for the Kenkel family and enough to supply a local restaurant |
History/Track Record - Springworks Farm Maine, Inc.
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | "Flagship farm in Lisbon, ME surrounds a 6,000 square foot aquaponic greenhouse with a retail farm stand, and plans for forest gardening, cooperative plots for local farmers, an eco-trail and more." - The Springworks Story - Springworks website. |
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| Acreage | 6000 square foot aquaponic greenhouse in Lisbon, ME |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Sun Journal on Springworks Farm plans for expansion December, 2017: link |
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St. Croix Tissue, Inc. print
Basic Information - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| Name of Company | St. Croix Tissue, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Baileyville, Maine 04694 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Tissue Paper Manufacturing |
| Product Type | Consumer Products |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Paper napkins, paper towels, bathroom and facial tisssues at over 120,000 TPY of tissue |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | St. Croix claims there is steady rising demand for toilet and tissue paper which they can take advantage of, as well as competitive transportation costs on the East Coast |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | St. Croix Tissue products are sold retail under the the FIORA® and Willow® brands. St. Croix receives pulp from its sister company, Woodland Pulp, LLC |
History/Track Record - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| Year Founded | Founded in 1904 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Existing facility in Baileyville, ME uses two tissue machines with capacity to produce over 120,000 tons of tissue per year. |
Wood Resource - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | St. Croix uses pulp from Woodland pulp to manufacture their product |
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Community/Maine Relevance - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| Number of Jobs | The Baileyille mill created 80 new jobs at the mill and an estimated 200 to 300 indirect jobs. |
Financing - St. Croix Tissue, Inc.
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | $120 million for existing facility in Baileville |
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Basic Information - Stora Enso
| Name of Company | Stora Enso |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: SEOAY |
Technology/ Product - Stora Enso
| Type of Technology | Technology for a variety of advanced materials using non-food, wood feedstocks |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels, Bioplastics, Nanocellulose, Lignin, Building Materials, Composites, Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable materials including biocomposites, bio-based chemicals, biobased materials, wood products, intelligent packaging, lignin, paperboard materials, packaging solutions, paper, market pulp, pellets, specialty papers |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Stora Ensobelieves that everything that can be made with petroleum can be made from wood. Stora Enso has been able to transorm into a renewable materials growth company and respond well to global trends to play a rol in the transition toward a bioeconomy |
History/Track Record - Stora Enso
| Year Founded | Stora Enso was formed in 1998, when the Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora ABmerged with the Finnish forestry products company Enso Oyj. |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial Skoghall Mill in Sweden |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Stora Enso will invest $24.8 million at Skoghall Mill in Sweden in an expansion of the existing water treatment plant which is used in the production of cartons where small particles of wood fiber remain. By expanding the plant, the separation of sludge is improved, which in turn improves the quality of the water that is returned to the near-by Lake Vänern. The sludge can also be used as biofuel. In March, 2019, Stora Enso announced an investment of Euro 5Million to manufacture formed fiber products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. |
| Current JVs | In 2019, Stora Enso will begin a work project - a 3-year contract with NewForests and their industrialization partner, Timberlink, to develop new value adding and innovation based on their existing mills and forest plantations in Australia and NZ. Stora Enso, H&M group, Inter IKEA Group and Lars Stigsson entered into a joint venture in 2014 called TreeToTextile AB to develop new textile fibers in a sustainable way at attractive cost levels. |
Wood Resource - Stora Enso
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Bio-based World News: link Biofuels Digest December 2018: link Biofuels Digest Stora Enso 2018 Investment in Skoghall Mill: link Biofuels Digest Stora Enso Jan 2019: link Biofuels Digest March 2019: link Biofuels Digest March, 2019 Stora Enso invests EU 5 million: link |
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Basic Information - Succinity GmbH
| Name of Company | Succinity GmbH |
| Headquarters | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Current Status | Unknown - It is unknown whether or not Succinity is still producing bio-succinic acid at its facility in Montmelo, Spain. There have been no updated news from the company for the past 2 years. |
Technology/ Product - Succinity GmbH
| Type of Technology | Fermentation of renewable substratesa nd biomass including glycerol and sugars, and downstream purification to produce biobased succinic acid |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biobased succinic acid and Polybutylene Succinate (PBS) - a crystalline polyester which is produced from Succinic Acid and 1.4-Butanediol (BDO) |
History/Track Record - Succinity GmbH
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Production facility in Montmélo, Spain. In March, 2015, succinity announced a successful plant start-up of the first commercial facility in Montmeló, Spain to produce 10,000 TPY biobased succinic acid |
| Current JVs | Succinity GmbH is the joint venture between Corbion Purac and BASF for the production and commercialization of biobased succinic acid |
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Other - Succinity GmbH
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Green Chemicals Blog February, 2019: link |
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Basic Information - Sweetwater Energy, Inc.
| Name of Company | Sweetwater Energy, Inc. |
| Headquarters | Rochester, NY |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Sweetwater Energy, Inc.
| Type of Technology | Biomass pretreatment |
| Product Type | Sugars, Lignin, Nanocellulose |
| Product(s) Manufactured | cellulosic sugars, lignin, industrial alcohols |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Sweetwater can separate cellulose and lignin more cleanly than other technologies. This results in a lower cost for these products that what's currently available. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Sweetwater's Sunburst technology is the focal point of the "Sweetwoods" consortium (euro) 43 million project. THe consortium will develop advanced materials with Recticel, MetGen, and armacell. They will develop biochemicals with GF Biochemicals, and MetGen. The consortium will also develop biocomposites with MetGen and Tecnar, and fuels with Global Bioenergies. |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Sweetwater owns the patented and patent-pending technology to produce sugars and clean lignin from different types of biomass |
History/Track Record - Sweetwater Energy, Inc.
| Year Founded | Founded in 2006 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration building first commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Rochester, NY |
| Planned Facilities | "Sweetwater Energy and Europe's largest wood pellet producer, the tallinn, Estonia-based AS Graanul Invest, have begun construction of a commercial-scale integrated biorefinery that will produce clean cellulosic sugars and highly pure lignin from 50,000 tons of local hardwood each year." |
| Current JVs | Sweetwoods Consortium brings together 9 EU bio-innovation oriented stakeholders to establish a wood fractionation flagship plant to create industrial value-chains using sustainable hardwood as a resource. Consortium led by OUGraanul Biotech, and brings together MetGen Oy, Global Bioenergies, Tecnaro GmbH, Armacell via Ultima GmbH, Recticel N.V., Srl, Vertech Group and Spinverse Oy |
Wood Resource - Sweetwater Energy, Inc.
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Hardwood softwoods possible in the future |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Roundwood |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 75-300 dry metric tons per day of wood. Currently aimed at using whole logs that we will chip ourselves |
Facility Needs - Sweetwater Energy, Inc.
| Transportation Requirements | Highways, Rail |
| Acreage | 5 acres, including feedstock storage |
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Basic Information - T&D Wood Energy
| Name of Company | T&D Wood Energy |
| Headquarters | Sanford, ME, 04073 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - T&D Wood Energy
| Type of Technology | Wood pellet manufacturing technology. T&D is looking to improve efficienty of pellet manufacturing and logistics to end customers, which would include a supply chain optimization platform for feedstock and finished product deliveries, which would be scalable for the entire forest products industry. |
| Product Type | Solid Wood Fuel |
| Product(s) Manufactured | wood pellets |
History/Track Record - T&D Wood Energy
| Year Founded | Established in 2018 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Small Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Sanford, ME |
| Primary Investors | Sanford Mill financed with the help of the Small Business Administration amd SIS Bank. T&D Wood Energy also received $200,000 of funding through the U.S Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program to purchase, construct and install solar panels or mechanisms to convert wood into pellets -- MaineBiz |
Wood Resource - T&D Wood Energy
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood (Pine, Hmlock, Spruce, Fir) |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Green |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The proposed implementation of a modular, efficient manufacturing process will be scaled to match an existing facility production capacity, or an existing harvesting base and sustainable harvest level in a very condensed area, to optimize total delivered raw material costs. Each modular section would be anticipated to require at least 50,000 tons of green raw material. |
Facility Needs - T&D Wood Energy
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified No specific requirements other than availability of feedstock, although existing infrastructure (20’ or higher industrial buildings, 3-phase electricity upwards of 2,000A service, thermal energy in form of hot air, water or steam, wood yard receiving and processing capability) should be utilized as available |
Community/Maine Relevance - T&D Wood Energy
| Number of Jobs | Proposed implementation would create at least 10 jobs, in a highly automated, clean and efficient manufacturing environment. Entry level and existing skillsets can be trained and utilized in the facility. Hands on, maintenance and troubleshooting minded, interested in sustainability and forestry are a plus. |
Financing - T&D Wood Energy
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Cost of Sanford Mill Project = $5.7 million |
Other - T&D Wood Energy
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Wood Bioenergy blog 2017: link |
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Basic Information - Tafisa
| Name of Company | Tafisa |
| Headquarters | Lac-Mégantic, Quebec |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Tafisa
| Type of Technology | Rewood technology to upcycle post-consumer wood materials |
| Product Type | Building Materials, Composites |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Decorative panels (TFL), High-Pressure Laminates (HPL), Particleboards |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Tafisa claims to be the largest, most modern particleboard production facility in North America |
History/Track Record - Tafisa
| Year Founded | Founded in 1992 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Lac-Mégantic, Quebec facility has capacity to recycle 244,000 tons of material per year |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | Tafisa has invested $400 million since 1992 |
Wood Resource - Tafisa
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Residuals |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Rewood Technology has capacity to recycle 244,000 tons per year of recycled post-consumer wood fibers and recovered post-industrial wood residues. |
Facility Needs - Tafisa
| Acreage | Current plant measures 700,000 square feet |
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Basic Information - ThermoChem Recovery International
| Name of Company | ThermoChem Recovery International |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, MD 21227 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - ThermoChem Recovery International
| Type of Technology | Steam Reforming Gasification Process - Fischer Tropsch |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels, Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, biobased chemicals, green power, and other renewable energy |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | TRI supplies biorefinery equipment to Fulcrum BioEnergy. In 2017, Velocys signed an MOU with TRI. Under this agreement, TRI is the preferred supplier of gasification systems for the Velocys BTL plants. |
History/Track Record - ThermoChem Recovery International
| Year Founded | Founded in 1996 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | TRI has operated the process demonstration unit over 10,000 + hours to convert wood waste/forest residuals and MSW into clean syngas and into Fischer-Tropsch liquids, ASTM spec diesel and jet fuel. |
| Planned Facilities | TRI received a notice to proceed with Project Sierra in 2017 to supply Fulcrum BioEnergy TRI technology and equipment to cleanly convert garbage to renewable jet fuels for global airlines. This project will be located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park in Nevada. |
| Current JVs | In January, 2019, TRI announced they signed an MOU with New Energy Risk to help accelerate project development, iuncrease profitability, and provide certainty of execustion. NER will provide insurace options to owners of the TRI technology. |
Wood Resource - ThermoChem Recovery International
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Residuals |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Municipal solid waste, Other energy crops, animal waste |
Facility Needs - ThermoChem Recovery International
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified |
| Transportation Requirements | Unspecified |
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Basic Information - Trifilon
| Name of Company | Trifilon |
| Headquarters | Sweden |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Trifilon
| Type of Technology | Injection molding |
| Product Type | Composites |
| Product(s) Manufactured | BioLite granulates for use in standard injection molding machines |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Trifilon claims their materials are lighter than conventional polymers, a plus from a design and energy savings perspective. Additionally products with our injection and compression molding material can be stiffer and more durable because of the hemp fibers. |
History/Track Record - Trifilon
| Year Founded | Founded in 2012 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Planned Facilities | In March, 2019, Trifilon announced it will soon begin commercial operation of a new plant in Nyköping to produce BioLite – a mix of polypropylene and hemp fibers in different weight proportions |
Wood Resource - Trifilon
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Other hemp |
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Other - Trifilon
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Trifilon announces it will soon begin commercial operation: link |
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Basic Information - UPM Biofore
| Name of Company | UPM Biofore |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland. |
| Current Status | Operational |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: UPMKY |
Technology/ Product - UPM Biofore
| Type of Technology | Forest industry technologies that cover six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatic, UPM Paper Asia, UPM Paper ENA, and UPM Plywood |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels, Nanocellulose, Composites, Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biofuels (UPM BioVerno Diesel), biocomposites, biochemicals (glycols, lignin, MEG, MPG), biomedicals |
| Byproducts for Co-location | UPM's byproducts are used in |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | UPM has mature forest industry technologies, and has the capacity to innovate and commercialize new biobased technologies and products using internal waste streams. |
History/Track Record - UPM Biofore
| Year Founded | Founded in May, 1996 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Completed Projects: Raflatac - Poland, Kymi pulp mill - Finland, Kaukas pulp mill - Finland, Projects in Construction Stage: Raflatac specialty label expansion - Finaldn, Chudovo plywood mill expansion - Russia, Jämsänkoski release liner expansion - Finalnd, Nordland PM2 Conversion to release liner - Germany, Changshu release liner expansion - China |
| Planned Facilities | As of September, 2018, UPM is exploring a possible 2Mt pulp mill in Uruguay - this is in the second preparation phase, meaning UPM is conducting permitting for the mill, rail and port, as well as rail tendering. Also as of September, 2018, UPM is undergoing basic engineering work regarding a potential 150kt biochemicals refinery, and is exploring next steps in biofuels, and conducting an environmental impact study for a potential 500kt biorefinery in Finalnd. |
| Current JVs | UPM has partnered with Carbodeon to develop cellulose and nanodiamond reinforced raw materials for 3D printing |
Wood Resource - UPM Biofore
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Mixed |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Eucalyptus, birch , and softowood pulp grades for a variety of end-uses |
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Financing - UPM Biofore
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | UPM estimates Capex of new facilities in 2018 to be approximately 350M Euros |
Other - UPM Biofore
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to UPM: link UPM Public Trading Information: link BIofuels Digest UPM Financial Report 2018: link Press Release - UPM Biofore developing cellulose and nanodiamond for 3D printing: link UPM Barrier Papers offer alternative to plastic: link |
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Basic Information - Valmet
| Name of Company | Valmet |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland |
| Current Status | Opperational |
| Public Trading Information | VOYJF (OTCMKTS) |
Technology/ Product - Valmet
| Type of Technology | Valmet provides technologies, services and automation for the pulp, board and paper, tissue, energy, and other industries. |
| Product Type | Other |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Valmet's portfolio of complete pulp mills includes solutions for chemical pulping, dissolving pulping, mechanical pulping. Valmet solutions for pulp mill processes include solutions for wood handling, cooking and fiber line solutions, pulp drying solutions, chemical recovery solutions, air emission control solutions, and more. Valmet automation services for pulp mills include analyses and measurement solutions, Advanced Process Control Solutions, mill information management solutions, process controls, quality management solutions, Advanced Process Controls, Boiler diagnostics systems, and automation services. Other services for pulp mills include wood handling services, cooking and fiberline services, chemical recovery services, white liquor plant services, pulp drying services, mechanical pulping services, and learning services. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | "Valmet offers intelligent automation solutions and services for the pulping industry, with solid experience and references" |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | In October, 2019, PRAJ industries contracted Valmet to deliver a biomass pretreatment system for their 2nd generation (rice straw) biorefinery project under execution in India. The delivery of the pretreatment system is planned for 2020. |
History/Track Record
Wood Resource - Valmet
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen Rice straw, wood |
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Basic Information - Velocys
| Name of Company | Velocys |
| Headquarters | 2603 Augusta Drive Suite 1175 Houston, Texas 77075 |
| Current Status | Operational. The Velocys Oklahoma plant suspended operations in September, 2018 following a leak at the plant. |
| Public Trading Information | OTCMKTS: OXFCF Velocys is also publicly traded on the AIM index in London (LSE:VLS) |
Technology/ Product - Velocys
| Type of Technology | Fischer-Tropsch (FT) is the main chemical process. Velocys biorefineries convert residues from forestry operations into renewable transportation fuels. The Velocys process makes diesel and jet fuel through gasification and catalytic synthesis. |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Renewable diesel and naphtha |
| Byproducts for Co-location | The Velocys preference is to co-locate with a facility that can provide chipped material to the biorefinery sourced from RFS compliant timberland. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Unlike some other renewable fuels, FT-derived fuels are fully compatible with current engines and fueling infrastructure, and they can be blended at high percentages with conventional fuels. Velocys claims their fuels significantly decrease greenhouse gas and other emissions, relative to fossil fuels. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Velocys is a member of the Envia JV, is supplying its technology and equipment to the Red Rock Biorefinery and is developing two other biorefinery projects. The off-take customers vary by project. • Envia landfill gas project near Oklahoma City: NGL Energy Partners and other confidential customers. (Envia suspended operations) • Red Rock Biorefinery in Lakewood, OR: FedEx and Southwest Airlines. As of May, 2019, FedEx will purchase half of the 15 million GPY aviation biofuel produced at Red Rocks Biofuels. • Bayou Fuels Biorefinery in Natchez, MS: Confidential • UK Waste to Fuel Project: British Airways and Shell |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Velocys maintains a large intellectual property portfolio in the field of smaller scale microchannel FT technology. They have been granted 124 US patents to date and have a further 36 applications in various phases of examination for the field of advanced biorefineries. In addition to patents of its own origin, Velocys has access to a further suite of reactor, catalyst, and process patents under license from Battelle Memorial Institute through a series of agreements that remain in force. Within the granted patent portfolio, Velocys owns several key patents that apply to most commercial approaches to a Fischer-Tropsch-based fuels- producing operation. As Velocys has advanced its biorefineries in the US and UK, the team has developed further innovations which have been cataloged and is now in the process of being prepared for filing as further patent applications. |
History/Track Record - Velocys
| Year Founded | Founded in 2001 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Velocys Oklahoma City plant is a product of the Envia and Velocys JV. They also participate in the development of three new biorefinery projects. Key details of these project are: Red Rock Biofuels In May 2018, Velocys received a “notice to proceed” to commence manufacturing of the Fischer-Tropsch reactors and catalyst for the Red Rock Biofuels LLC (“RRB”) biorefinery that will be located in Lakeview, Oregon, USA. RRB has commenced construction of the biorefinery, which will produce 15 million gallons per year of low-carbon, renewable fuels. Velocys’ role will be as a licensor for its technology to the project. RRB’s Lakeview project is expected to deliver around $15 million revenues to Velocys during the construction and early operation stages of the plant, and an additional $30 million or more over the life of the biorefinery. Over $6 million has already been invoiced and received from RRB. Enough jet fuel will be produced by the plant to fuel 1,800 round trips per year from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco. RRB has in place contracts from several airlines to purchase 100 percent of the jet fuel produced each year. RRB’s success is a significant milestone for the sector, one that further demonstrates the market’s appetite for renewable transportation fuels. The building of this plant is a validation of the commercial viability and bankability of Velocys’ technology. The licensing of Velocys’ technology to RRB is complementary to the company’s strategy to develop its own biorefineries. |
| Planned Facilities | Bayou Fuels Project Velocys’ first US biorefinery using woody biomass as feedstock will be located in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Velocys has been offered an attractive package of economic development incentives to locate the plant at this advantaged site. The biorefinery will produce approximately 25 million GPY of renewable fuels from approximately 1,000 dry tons per day of woody biomass feedstock. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) invited Velocys to submit a Phase II Application to obtain a loan guarantee for a commercial-scale renewable fuels plant. The loan guarantee could apply to up to $200 million of debt as part of the total installed cost of the project. The USDA loan guarantee would significantly reduce the technology risk for the debt providers. Velocys has engaged a global leading project finance bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), as the lender of record and as its financial advisor. Velocys is proceeding through the final phase of the loan guarantee process. Work is underway on Velocys’ integrated technology demonstration with its gasification partner TRI. The company and its engineering partner are continuing to work through the process of cost and value engineering to optimize plant capital cost, operating costs, carbon intensity and the total returns from the project. UK waste to jet fuel project In June 2018, Velocys announced that £4.9m of funding has been secured to deliver the next development phase of the waste-to-sustainable jet fuel project that the company is developing in the UK. As part of the funding package, a grant of £434k has been secured from the Department for Transport under the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition. The award of this grant, together with ongoing policy support provided by the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, will help this innovative waste-to-fuels project bring jobs and clean growth to the UK. The project is being developed with the financial and technical support of Shell and British Airways. In July, 2019, Velocys announced that it raised $10 million for their Mississippi Biorefinery project. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | confidential |
| Primary Investors | Velocys is publicly traded on the AIM index in London (LSE:VLS). The following investors held 3% or more of the issued share capital of Velocys on 8 May 2018: - The Ervington Investments Limited = 25.02% ; -Lansdowne Partners = 22.98% ; Janus Henderson Investors = 11.87% ; CQS Asset Management Limited = 9.08% ; Invesco Asset Management = 7.14% ; Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Mgt = 4.15% |
| Current JVs | Velocys is a member of one JV, Envia. Velocys and Waste Management are members of this joint venture which was set up to produce renewable fuels and chemicals from landfill gas and natural gas. The plant is located adjacent to Waste Management’s East Oak landfill site. Finished products (renewable waxes, diesel and naphtha) have been produced and sold to product offtakers. In October 2017, the plant reached an operational capacity approaching 3 million gallons/year. The performance data that are available from the commercial scale ENVIA plant (for example, methane selectivity, carbon monoxide conversion, activity index and liquid production) meet the performance expectations set using models based on laboratory and pilot studies. Targets for the conversion of syngas to FT products and the yield of liquid products were achieved within 12 hours of the first start-up of the FT modules. The RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) produced at the plant have been verified by an independent third-party auditor, under the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The verification of RINs at ENVIA itself represents a significant commercial validation of Velocys’ technology. The Velocys technology being used at ENVIA will be deployed in our future biorefineries. |
Wood Resource - Velocys
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Mixed |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Chips Velocys' preference is for chipped feedstock with average 1 cubic inch by volume. Either the facility providing the chips will dry it to ~10% moisture or the biofrefinery will perform that process. |
| Feedstock Type | Wood |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | 350,000 – 700,000 dry short tons/year depending upon capacity. |
Facility Needs - Velocys
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified The biorefinery would include its own waste water treatment facility |
| Transportation Requirements | Rail The proposed biorefinery must have access to rail for transporting 25 – 50 MM gallons/year of renewable fuel, and to a natural gas transmission pipeline since natural gas is a required source of thermal energy. Ideally, the biorefinery would be located at a site with an existing biomass boiler which could supply renewable power and high temperature steam |
| Energy/Thermal Load | Primary energy sources will be natural gas and renewable power. Depending the plant capacity and configuration, the energy requirements can vary significantly. Preliminary estimates are….. Natural Gas: 3-6 MMSCFD ; Renewable Power: 10-30 MW ; Steam: 200K-500K lb/hr of high pressure steam |
| Acreage | 75 – 100+ acres |
Community/Maine Relevance - Velocys
| Number of Jobs | 75+ highly skilled/compensated positions in the biorefinery. Several hundred FTEs required in the woody biomass supply chain to provide the required 1,000 – 2,000 dry tons/day of feedstock Workforce needs/skill sets: Biorefinery positions will include management, professional/engineering and skilled operator roles that require skill sets comparable to running paper mills or other large, continuously operated facilities. Biomass harvesting positions will be the same as for paper mills and other biomass conversion facilities |
Financing - Velocys
| CAPEX/OPEX of existing facility(ies) | Confidential |
| RIN Requirements | Fuels made from eligible feedstocks and synthesized using the FT process are eligible for the highest level of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits in the US under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Wood must be qualified under the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Velocys says it is not clear if sufficient forestry resources that meet this criterion exist in Maine to support a biorefinery. For example, roundwood must be sourced from non-federal lands from plantations established prior to December 19, 2007 and actively managed. As most of the timberland in Maine is natural stands, this is a limiting factor. In contrast, slash can be sourced from naturally regenerating stands. |
Other - Velocys
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Velocys: link Velocys Biorefinery Site Confirmed: link Biofuels Digest on Velocys at Red Rock Biofuels: link Velocys Presentation from ABLC 2018: link Velocys on developing funding for UK Waste-to-Jetfuel Project: link Biofuels Digest on Envia Suspended Operations: link Biofuels Digest July, 2019:link |
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Basic Information - Virent
| Name of Company | Virent |
| Headquarters | 3571 Anderson Street Madison, WI 53704 |
| Current Status | Tesoro acquired Virent to support the scale up and commercialization of Virent's BioForming technology. Virent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesoro and remains in Madison, WI |
| Public Trading Information | VRNT (NASDAQ) |
Technology/ Product - Virent
| Type of Technology | BioForming® technology features catalytic chemistry, which converts plant-based sugars into a full range of hydrocarbon products identical to those made from petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals for plastics and fibers. |
| Product Type | Biobased Chemicals, Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, chemicals (paraxylene, mixed xylenes, toluene, benzene, aromatic-100). The process produces the foundational chemicals that are the building blocks of polyesters, polyurethanes, polycarbonates, synthetic rubbers, polystyrene, nylon and more. |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Virent is replacing crude oil. Our company creates the chemicals and fuels the world demands from a wide range of naturally occurring, renewable resources. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | relationships in place with Andeavor, Royal Dutch Shell, Cargill, Honda and The Coca-Cola Company |
| Patents or Licenses or Verification | Virent has over 265 domestic and foreign issued and pending applications in its portfolio representing more than 33 technology families. |
History/Track Record - Virent
| Year Founded | Founded in 2002 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration Currently transitioning to commercial scale. |
| Existing Facilities | Virent's demonstration plant in Madison, Wisconsin has demonstrated the production of bio-based aromatic chemicals, including paraxylene, mixed xylenes, toluene, benzene and aromtic-100. |
| Current JVs | Virent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesoro. The strategic relationship between the two companies was initiated in 2016. In March, 2019, BP partnered with Virent to further advance commercialization of the Bioforming process. |
Wood Resource - Virent
| Feedstock Type | Other |
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Basic Information - White Dog Labs
| Name of Company | White Dog Labs |
| Headquarters | New Castle, Deleware |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - White Dog Labs
| Type of Technology | Technologies to produce renewable chemicals and fuels. MixoFerm Gas enhanced technology utilizes reducing gases and carbohydrates to produce gas enhaced ethanol and sugar derived ethanol |
| Product Type | Animal Feed, Food, Liquid Biofuels, Biobased Chemicals Animal feed additives, Food additives |
| Product(s) Manufactured | ProTyton -single cell protein for salmon feed ingredient, BioTyton probiotic. White Dog labs also produces liquid biofuel intermediates including sio-butanol and n-butanol |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | MixoFerm technology combines carbohydrate and sugar fermentation in a single step process enabling diverse substrate combinations and maximizing bio-carbon conversion. WDL claims the technology reduces carbon and land intensity of carbohydrate feedstocks. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | WDL signed an agreement with an ethanol producer for their nutrition and food product segment, and signed an agreement with an oil company for their biochemical and fuel product sector. |
History/Track Record - White Dog Labs
| Year Founded | Established in 2012 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot Facilities in New Castle, DE are capable of scaling batch and continuous fermentation process to 1,000 – 18,000L scale. |
| Existing Facilities | Headquarters and research and development facilities in New Castle, DE. Israel facility in Rehovot, Israel. These facilities include a micro&molecular bio lab, fermentation lab, 18,000L fermentation scale-up facility, and a downstream processing pilot plant |
| Primary Investors | Musea Ventures investes in White Dog Labs. WDL is also supported by the US Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, and the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation. |
Wood Resource - White Dog Labs
| Generation of Feedstock used | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen |
| Feedstock Type | Starch crops (sugar cane, corn, beet, etc.) corn |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | The MixoFerm technology uses 1st and 2nd gen sugars, glycerin, and acid whey, as well as landfill gas, biomass syngas, and gasified coal to produce gas enhanced ehtanol and sugar derived ethanol |
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| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2018 multi-slide guide to White Dog Labs: link |
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Basic Information - Whole Oceans, LLC
| Name of Company | Whole Oceans, LLC |
| Headquarters | Portland, Maine 04112 |
| Current Status | Under Construction |
Technology/ Product - Whole Oceans, LLC
| Type of Technology | Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) |
| Product Type | Food |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Salmon |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | RAS technology means minimal to zero hormones and antibiotics, decreased mortality of fish, water savings, and low impact on environmental resources |
History/Track Record - Whole Oceans, LLC
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Bucksport, ME |
| Planned Facilities | Whole Oceans Bucksport, Maine facility currently under construction |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | $75 million for Phase 1 of Bucksport facility, and $250 million in overall investment over multiple years. |
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| Number of Jobs | Phase 1 of the Bucksport project will create 50 jobs, |
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Basic Information - Woodland Biofuels
| Name of Company | Woodland Biofuels |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Woodland Biofuels
| Type of Technology | Biorefinery technology - gasification of biomass, catalytic chemical reactions, and distillation of ethanol |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | ethanol |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Woodland Biofuels claims up to a 92% reduction in GHG emissions when compared to gasoline. |
History/Track Record - Woodland Biofuels
| Year Founded | Founded in 2000 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Demonstration |
| Existing Facilities | Demonstration plant in Sarnia, Ontario operation confrimed target operating metrics, including low cost production, tested various forms of feedstock, and optimized plant performance for the purpose of commercial plant operations. |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In 2013, Ontario invested $800,000 in Woodland Biofuels |
Wood Resource - Woodland Biofuels
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Unspecified |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Unspecified |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste, Municipal solid waste, Other |
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Other - Woodland Biofuels
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest 2013 - Ontario invests in Woodland Biofuels: link |
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Basic Information - Woodly Oy
| Name of Company | Woodly Oy |
| Headquarters | Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - Woodly Oy
| Product Type | Nanocellulose |
| Product(s) Manufactured | wood-based transparent packaging material |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Woodly is able to make a wood-based transparent packaging material in an industry where achieving transparency has proven very difficult. According to a Pöyry (consulting company) lifecycle analysis, Woodly products are carbon-neutral. |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | Woodly is currently developing their products with their industrial partners (unknown). |
History/Track Record - Woodly Oy
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Start-up/Pilot Woodly Oy is a developer, as opposed to a manufacturer |
Wood Resource - Woodly Oy
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen Woodly uses |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Feedstock Type | Wood Woodly products are made from FSC-certified forests biomass |
Facility Needs - Woodly Oy
| Utility and Property Requirements | Unspecified |
| Transportation Requirements | Unspecified |
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Financing - Woodly Oy
| RIN Requirements | None |
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Basic Information - World Energy
| Name of Company | World Energy |
| Headquarters | Boston, MA 02110 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - World Energy
| Type of Technology | Biorefinery technology |
| Product Type | Liquid Biofuels |
| Product(s) Manufactured | biodeisel, glycerin crude, RINs, renewable jet fuel, renewable military fuel, naptha |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | World Energy's several large scale facilities guarantee reliability for their customers. Multiple facilities mean they can deliver a range of biomass based diesel fuels and blends to meet customer specifications |
| Existing Customers and Off-Takes | In April, 2019, United Airlines agreed to purchase up to 10 million gallons of aviation fuel from World Energy |
History/Track Record - World Energy
| Year Founded | Founded in 2016 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Existing facilities in Rome, GA; Harrisburg, PA; Nathez, MS; Houston, TX; Hamilton, ON; Paramount, CA; and Hampton County, SC. CA facility has capacity for 300 million GPY |
| Total $$ Invested in Company to Date | In April, 2014, press reported World Energy's investment of $5.4 million in recuperating their South Carolina biodiesel plant. |
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| RIN Requirements | Current production utilizes RINs |
Other - World Energy
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest May, 2019: United Airlines agrees to purchase fuel from World Energy: link |
Listings as of: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:33:26 -0400
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