Tag: Tennessee

ORNL and University of Maine researchers design 3D recyclable natural-material floor panel to replace steel

ORNL and University of Maine researchers design 3D recyclable natural-material floor panel to replace steel

June 25, 2024 |

In Tennessee, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a single-piece, recyclable natural-material floor panel tested to be strong enough to replace construction materials like steel. The project is part of the Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Renewable Technologies, or SM2ART, program. The SM2ART […]

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Trillium chooses INEOS site for biobased acrylonitrile demo plant

Trillium chooses INEOS site for biobased acrylonitrile demo plant

June 10, 2024 |

In Tennessee, Trillium Renewable Chemicals has chosen the INEOS Green Lake site, located in Port Lavaca, Texas, for its first demonstration-scale plant to produce biobased acrylonitrile. The process, which uses glycerol as feedstock, has already been tested at pilot scale. Acrylonitrile is a key raw material in numerous industries, including toys, auto parts, aerospace components, […]

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Genera breaks ground on $350M Sustainable Biomaterials Campus expansion

Genera breaks ground on $350M Sustainable Biomaterials Campus expansion

January 18, 2024 |

In Tennessee, sustainable molded fiber and biomaterials company Genera recently announced it has broken ground on the nearly $350 million expansion of its Sustainable Biomaterials Campus, enabling increased manufacturing, production and distribution operations. The expansion adds more than 150,000 square feet to Genera’s existing facility and will house more than 60 robotic thermoforming machines, a […]

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Genera breaks ground on $350-million biobased packaging plant

Genera breaks ground on $350-million biobased packaging plant

December 11, 2023 |

In Tennessee, a producer of compostable packaging solutions has broken ground on a $350-million expansion of its Vonore Sustainable Biomaterials Campus. Genera’s products are made from locally grown regenerative grasses. The expansion adds more than 150,000 square feet to Genera’s existing facility and will house more than 60 robotic thermoforming machines, a fleet of autonomously […]

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