SBIR/STTR Research Award
Market Development for Wood Substitute Composites Made from Agriculture Biomasses and Recycled Plastics
Award amount
$79,362Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Heartland BioComposites, LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Rural America offers people some of the highest qualities of living, but companies are usually unwilling to locate in small towns that lack in population and pre-existing infrastructure. The problem that Heartland BioComposites will address is the needed market development for an identified rural community and surrounding area, Torrington, WY. This research project will examine the feasibility of Heartland BioComposites ability to create a new, high-value niche market in the Torrington area by applying its advanced processing technologies to generate income and employment opportunities for the residents of Goshen and surrounding rural Counties.
Technology keywords
Not reported