4 July 202229 June 2022 House passes biofuel infrastructure, E15 bill The legislation also extends the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol, including E15, creating a permanent legislative fix for year-round E15 sales in 2023 and beyond
13 December 20218 December 2021 Support the COMPOST Act The COMPOST Act would create new grant and loan guarantee programs from the US Department of Agriculture for composting infrastructure projects
20 February 202017 February 2020 China’s Plan To Beat The U.S. In The Trillion-Dollar Global Bioeconomy New national report warns that many factors are threatening the U.S.’s lead in the bioeconomy
14 July 201613 July 2016 BIO Applauds House Passage of the Fostering Innovation Act Fostering Innovation Act to extend the JOBS Act’s SOX 404(b) exemption for an additional five years
8 June 20167 June 2016 The Advanced Bioeconomy 2016: State of the Industry What’s likely to cost less than 5 cents a pound in the near and mid-term?
11 June 201510 June 2015 TerraVerdae introduces biodegradable microspheres for cosmetics and personal care products New PHA-based ingredient for cosmetic facial scrubs to address concerns of freshwater pollution from synthetic, non-degradable plastic microbeads
26 August 201425 August 2014 FTI to urge govt to back soft loans to support bioplastics NatureWorks PLA investment in Thailand to require subsidies?
22 May 201421 May 2014 House Appropriations Committee slashes mandatory Farm Bill spending The Agriculture Energy Coalition (AgEC) vowed to fight the changes to the farm bill’s popular energy programs
10 February 20147 February 2014 Industrial Hemp Research to be a Reality Growing industrial help for research purposes will be legal in some states of the United States soon
6 February 20145 February 2014 Senate approves Farm Bill conference report On Feb. 4, the U.S. Senate approved the conference report for the 2014 Farm Bill by a vote of 67 to 32
11 December 2009 US subsidies for black liquor use distort international competition Pulp and paper companies benefits from an fuel tax credit scheme
