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Committee hears plan to build CelluComp plant in Renville to make PFAS-free packaging; $10 million grant sought
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Representative Van Binsbergen introduced House File 16 21 to the House Ag Finance and Policy Committee and called the bill to be held over for further consideration.
Representative Van Binsbergen introduced House File 16 21 to the House Ag Finance and Policy Committee and called the bill to be held over for further consideration.
CelluComp CEO Christian Kemp Griffin and president Chris Pultz told the committee the company has developed a microfibrillated cellulose product called Curran that can be used as an additive and in coatings to create fiber-based packaging with barrier properties that the company says can replace PFAS and plastics. "Our mission is to, create material change for good," Griffin said during his presentation. He described Curran as derived from the nano fibers inside plant cell walls, with root…
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