New act for forest products: Manufacturers find new uses for Maine’s vast forest resource
March 6th, 2023
Type 3 Molded Fiber in Maine
“Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Portland will manufacture Type 3 molded fiber using pulp made from locally sourced, sustainable harvested trees.”
“It’s creating in-house R&D and prototyping capabilities, and working with partners to develop new applications and products using virgin pulp from Maine trees.
The molded fiber “is literally pulp plus water,” sometimes adding non-harmful chemicals for performance. Molding starts with fiber slurry, followed by thermoforming with heat and pressure to form end materials to replace rigid single use plastic.”