US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, visits Domtar facility that produces lignin, a biobased material with the potential to create advanced new products and energy August 15, 2013 in Plymouth, NC. The facility, made possible by Biomass Research and Development Initiative funding from the US Department of Agriculture, is the first of its type to open in the US in more than 25 years.

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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, right, visits Domtar facility that produces lignin, a biobased material with the potential to create advanced new products and energy August 15, 2013 in Plymouth, NC. The facility, made possible by Biomass Research and Development Initiative funding from the US Department of Agriculture, is the first of its type to open in the US in more than 25 years.

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