29 September 202523 September 2025 NCGA Honors Three Winners Driving Innovation in Consider Corn Challenge V Three winners were chosen, each with a unique way to improve a product or process using corn to produce biobased materials
23 May 202520 May 2025 Ethanol industry calls for carbon capture support following economic study E15 could also boost needed demand for corn industry
26 August 202420 August 2024 The world’s first scalable biodegradable SAP? – Green Chemicals Blog Researchers have begun to focus on various natural and biodegradable SAPs that achieve superabsorbent properties
25 May 201823 May 2018 NCGA sees great potential in bio-based chemicals from corn Nathan Danielson telling about technology and company demands for “sustainable” products including bio-based chemicals, made from corn
21 March 201819 March 2018 NCGA highlights corn-based chemicals R&Ds Six new technologies towards green chemistry have been awarded at the first “Consider Corn Challenge“
Consider Corn Challenge shines a light on corn’s growing potential in bio-economy Scientists and start-up companies answered the global call to bring forth their best ideas focused on the conversion of corn into bio-renewable chemicals
23 January 201820 January 2018 EERE Success Story: Archer Daniels Midland Partners with PNNL to Become a Leading Producer of Biobased Propylene Glycol Manufacturing plant in Decatur, Illinois, employs 140 people and can produce 100,000 metric tons of PG from renewable sources per year
17 January 201713 January 2017 Why Farmers Grow GMOs Survey found that farmers believe biotechnology helps them raise crops more efficiently and to lessen their environmental footprint
10 June 20158 June 2015 EPA announces RFS: No one is pleased API: "Only solution for Congress is to repeal or significant reform the RFS.”
5 February 20154 February 2015 Corn growers say now is worst time to alter Renewable Fuel Standard NCGA Director Beth Elliott pointed out the many benefits of ethanol
10 July 20149 July 2014 New Supply Chain Sustainability Program for U.S. Crops Field to Market metrics and benchmarks developed through a multi-stakeholder process to become an important platform
19 January 2011 Biobased Products Coalition Praises Introduction of ‘USDA Certified Biobased Product’ Voluntary Label Initiative to focus and coordinate industry efforts to improve federal biobased program
