New York awards $2 million to Kodak’s Eastman Business Park plant

In New York, the state government has awarded $2 million to Kodak’s Eastman Business Park Bioscience Manufacturing Center to construct a new facility to convert sugars into biochemicals, bioplastics, and biofuels. The facility, a 60,000 square foot plant, has already cost the state $3 million, bringing its commitment up to $5 million.

The EBP Bioscience Manufacturing Center will consist of fermentation tanks, sterilization tanks, pumps, separation equipment, seed tanks, product storage and air compressors, allowing for upstream sugar suppliers to convert their non-food plant materials into high value products such as biochemical and biodegradable plastics.

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