• August 19, 2010
  
  
  Red ribbon day for DPI
  ALPENA in Alpena County - Governor Jennifer Granholm cuts a dedication ribbon at the future site of the Alpena Prototype Biorefinery during the dedication ceremony at Decorative Panels International, Inc. Thursday. read more

• August, 2010
  
  
  Minster Wagner Rossi visit
  Brazilia - API and CONTEM group visiting with Minster Wagner Rossi in Brazilia. Dr Theodora Retsina discussing with Minister Wagner Rossi Agricultural Minister of Brazil, the application of API’s technologies to bagasse. photos

• June, 2010
  
  
  Senator Stabenow visit
  American Process visit with Senator Stabenow to discuss the Alpena Prototype Biorefinery. photo

• February 23, 2010
  
  
  Biorefinery Demonstration Plant Begins Operations.
  THOMASTON in UPSON County - Diamond Alternative Energy (owner) and American Process Energy Recovery (operator) began operation at the biorefinery demonstration plant, located out Highway 36 in the old Crown building. read more

• December 21, 2009
  
  
  Biorefinery Demonstration Plant Planned for Upson County.
  ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Thomaston in Upson County will be home to a new biorefinery demonstration plant, the result of a partnership between Diamond Alternative Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, and American Process, Inc. (API).
  
  The opening of the new facility, expected around the first quarter of 2010... read more

• December 6, 2009
  
  
  Alpena Prototype Biorefinery Awarded DOE Grant.
  American Process has been awarded an $18M DOE grant for the development of the Alpena Prototype Biorefinery (APB) to be built at the Decorative Panels International mill in Alpena, Michigan. The project has also received a $4M state grant from the Michigan Center of Energy Excellence.
  
  The purpose of the APB project is prove in a pilot-scale the conversion of a waste stream to cellulosic ethanol.
  
  The APB project, to be completed by the end of 2011, will produce 894K gal/yr of cellulosic ethanol, will result in retaining 200 jobs, and adding 10 permanent jobs. read more

• October 14-16, 2009
  
  
  2009 TAPPI International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference.
  Memphis, TN USA
  
  Theodora Retsina will chair the 2009 TAPPI International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference.

• March 11, 2009
  
  
  American Process has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Sniace Group in Spain to study the viability of producing second generation ethanol (cellulosic ethanol) in the cellulose pulp mill plant that Sniace owns and operates at Torrelavega, Spain. The final aim of this collaborative agreement is the construction of an industrial plant to produce second generation ethanol.

• December 16, 2008
  
  
  TAPPI Biorefinery Committee Meeting
  Atlanta, GA
  
  Theodora Retsina chaired the Biorefinery Committee Meeting to discuss 2009 plans and technical conference.

• December 2-3, 2008
  
  
  2ND Annual Biorefining for the Pulp and Paper Industry 2008
  
  Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
  Helsinki, Finland
  
  The Helsinki-hosted event will feature a session led by TAPPI Biorefinery Chair Theodora Retsina. The session will cover developments in North America.
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• August 27-29, 2008
  
  
  2008 International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference
  
  Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
  Portland, Oregon
  

• August 27, 2008
  
  
  1:30 – 3:00 PM
  EPE/IBBC Bridge Session 1
  Theodora Retsina, API, and Tom Amidon, SUNY, are Conference Co-Chairs.
  

• August 28, 2008
  
  
  8:30 – 10:00 AM
  Session 5: Biorefining Drivers, Challenges, Opportunities
  "Overview of Biorefining Technologies and Challenges"
  Speaker: Vesa Pylkannen
  

• August 28, 2008
  
  
  3:30 – 5:30 PM
  Session 9: Biorefining Technology–II
  "American Value Added Pulping (AVAP) Technology and Systems Update"
  Speaker: Theodora Retsina
  

• August 29, 2008
  
  
  Noon – 12:30 PM
  Session 14: Wrap-up Session
  Speaker: Theodora Retsina
  

• June, 2008
  
  
  Professor Hemant Pendse of University of Maine, Dick Arnold of Red Shield Environmental and Theodora Retsina of American Process Inc, in front of the Old Town mill at the occasion of the project kickoff meeting.
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• June 23-24, 2008
  
  
  We will be exhibiting at the:
  Biofuels 2010 – The Next Generation
  Hilton Americas – Houston
  

• April, 2008
  
  
  Envio Energi partnership
  
  Envio Energi has signed an exclusive agreement for American Process to provide EPC services for the development and implementation of renewable energy, combined heat and power (CHP) systems throughout North America. These plants are centered on Envio Energi's high efficiency, low emission, utility grade, biomass combustion technology.

• April, 2008
  
  
  Red Shield Biorefinery project
  
  American Process is one of the partners in the Red Shield Biorefinery project.
  read more
  

• April 24, 2008
  
  
  American Forest & Paper Association
  General Counsels Committee Meeting
  Washington, D.C.
  
  Presenting the following:
  ”Biorefineries in the Pulp and Paper Industry”

• April 18, 2008
  
  
  TAPPI’s biorefinery committee
  
  Theodora Retsina, the President of American Process Inc is the acting chairperson of TAPPI’s biorefinery committee.

• April 18, 2008
  
  
  Department of Energy selects Biorefinery Project for up to $30 Million of Federal Funding in Old Town, Maine.
  
  RSE Pulp & Chemical participants include American Process Inc Atlanta, Georgia. read more
  

• February 5-7, 2008
  
  
  PAPTAC 94th Annual Meeting
  Palais des congres de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  
  Thursday, February 7, 2008
  Session: Forest Biorefinery I – New Technology Development
  09.00 - 09.30 “Converting Pulp Mills to Biorefinery – A Comparison of Technologies and Economics”

• November 27 - 28, 2007
  
  
  Natural Resources Canada sponsored “Energy 2007 Conference for Industry”
  Fairmont Chateau Laurier Ottawa, Ontario
  
  Tuesday, November 27, 2007
  Session B2 “Maximizing Heat Recovery with Process Integration”

• October 21 - 24, 2007
  
  
  2007 TAPPI Engineering, Pulping & Environmental Conference
  Jacksonville, FL at Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
  
  Monday, October 22, 2007
  We will be presenting a ½ day seminar on apiMAX™

• October 16 - 18, 2007
  
  
  Cellulosic Ethanol and 2nd Generation Biofuels Conference
  Chicago, IL at West Chicago City Center
  
  October 16 - 18, 2007
  We will be exhibiting at this event.

• September 21, 2007
  
  
  Agriculture Law
  Macon, GA at Mercer Law School 1021 Georgia Ave. Moot Court Room West Chicago City Center
  
  September 21, 2007
  Session: Alternative/Renewable Energy