Marie-Claude Bibeau , Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Karina Gould , Minister of Democratic Institutions, visited the Company’s Centre of Innovation in Burlington, Ontario were among the delegates.
The cluster, led by Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, will include an additional $10.9 million in contributions from industry, for a total investment of $22.1 million. The goal is to provide alternatives to non-renewable based materials that will help meet Canada’s commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions and shift towards a renewable-based economy.
One of the projects that will be supported from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership includes an investment of up to $2 million to EcoSynthetix to develop new green resins for adhesive binders in wood products.