A Rivertop runs through it; building a bio-business in Montana – #7 Hottest Small Company in Bioeconomy

Montana’s state motto is Oro y Plata (Spanish for gold and silver) and the mountains of the US State once yielded fortunes for prospectors. Today however, a trip to Missoula in the northwest of the state will find men and women developing a different treasure – revolutionary bio-based chemistry, for it is the home of Rivertop Renewables http://www.rivertop.com/ .

As the latest Bio-Based World News headliner our Editor Luke Upton takes a look at the company history, speaks to CEO Mike Knauf and enjoys a particular focus on their unique company persona and what being based in Missoula means for the team.

by Luke Upton

Full Story: http://www.biobasedworldnews.com/-rivertop-renewables-biobusiness-in-montana

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Biofuels Digest Names Rivertop Renewables #7 Hottest Small Company in Bioeconomy

Rivertop Renewables, a Montana-based renewable chemicals company, has been recognized among the top companies in the advanced bioeconomy in the annual rankings by Biofuels Digest, the world’s most widely read biofuels and biobased chemicals daily journal. Rivertop was ranked Number 7 in this year’s 40 Hottest Small Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy for 2015-6 list.

Full Story: http://www.rivertop.com/news-and-events-post/biofuels-digest-names-rivertop-renewables-7-hottest-small-company-in-bioeconomy/

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Colorado Department of Transportation Selects Headwaters® Corrosion Inhibitors

Communities of Durango, Cortez, Lamar and Ridgway to save millions on infrastructure and vehicle costs

(December 10, 2015) DENVER — Rivertop Renewables, a Montana-based renewable chemicals company, is supplying Colorado Department of Transportation crews in the communities of Durango, Cortez, Lamar and Ridgway with a bio-based corrosion inhibitor for addition to the salt brines used to de-ice roads and bridges this winter. Rivertop’s Headwaters 10F corrosion inhibitor reduces the costly impacts of salt brine-induced corrosion on roads, bridges and vehicles by more than 70 percent. The Company projects that use of the anti-corrosion additives will lead to more than $830,000 in annual savings on repairing and replacing infrastructure and vehicles.

http://www.rivertop.com/news-and-events-post/colorado-department-of-transportation-selects-headwaters-corrosion-inhibitors/