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American Process, Inc. print
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 |
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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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Anellotech print
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 - 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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GO Lab print
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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Katerra print
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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Oji Holdings Corporation print
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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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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PJ Woodlands, LLC print
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 - 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 $$ Invested in Company to Date | EU 19.7m invested in Rewofuel project, 70% financed by the EU via the H2020 program. |
Wood Resource - SEKAB E-Technology
| Generation of Feedstock used | 2nd Gen |
| Type of Wood Feedstock | Softwood |
| Wood Feedstock Specifications | Residuals |
| Feedstock Type | Wood, Agricultural waste |
| Feedstock Notes and Quantity | Sekab cellulose potential includes wood chips, switchgrass, wheat straw, poplar, corn stover, paper, corn, and sugar cane bagass |
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Community/Maine Relevance - SEKAB E-Technology
| Number of Jobs | Biorefinery in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden employs 80. |
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Other - SEKAB E-Technology
| Links to Public Presentations and Other Resources | Biofuels Digest April, 2019: link |
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SmartLam, LLC print
Basic Information - SmartLam, LLC
| Name of Company | SmartLam, LLC |
| Headquarters | Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 |
| Current Status | Operational |
Technology/ Product - SmartLam, LLC
| Type of Technology | Cross Laminated Timber Technology using digital CNC machining. |
| Product Type | Building Materials |
| Product(s) Manufactured | Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) produced at 28,000 cubic meters annually |
| Value Proposition/Market Disruption | Smartlam is the first U.S commercial CLT facility. They are certified by ANSI/APA and meet the requiremetns to achieve PRG/320. SmartLam also claims to be a zero-waste plant, using every ounce of wood fiber either for product or for biomass energy. |
History/Track Record - SmartLam, LLC
| Year Founded | Founded January, 2012 |
| Level of Technology Deployment Reached | Commercial |
| Existing Facilities | Current production facility located in Columbia Falls, Montana |
| Planned Facilities | SmartLam had plans to build a facility in Maine |
| Total $$ 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 - 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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Other - Stora Enso
| 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 - 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 - 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 |
Community/Maine Relevance
Financing - Woodly Oy
| RIN Requirements | None |
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