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Report
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Publisher
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
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Publication Date
2007
Abstract/ Summary
This research project examined the resource and economic viability of Maine potatoes as a source for polylactic acid (PLA) to support InterfaceFABRIC’s manufacturing requirements for use in their bio-based fabrics for commercial interiors.
Repository Citation
Dickerson, Kate and Rubin, Jonathan, "Potatoes to Plastic" (2007). Economic Development. 9.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_ecodev_articles/9
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