process to defray the costs of heat used for drying fiber.
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Jobs “I am very sanguine about the US, I think we can reduce our dependency on foreign oil by as much 40% in the next few years,” summarized Mr. Boyajian. In investing in New Jersey, he notes that it has a history of technological innovation dating back to Thomas Edison, and including Bell Labs and the Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory. “There’s a lot of talent here, “ he added. “We find trained people whose families came from all over the globe.” He also noted that the United States has good intellectual property laws, which is very important to a company that has invested heavily in research and development. Primus itself began with a staff of 2 and are now up to 40. As they build, they will need
pipe fitters, values, pumps, fire safety, and even fencing and basic construction on their first commercial facility which will start construction in 2013, with plans to be online in 2015. As important, the company is not planning to build a demonstration plant, cash out and start something else: they want to be around for the long haul.