BIOWA

BIOWA is a trade association for biobased products headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa. Biobased products, such as ethanol and biodiesel, replace petroleum based products, such as gasoline and diesel. BIOWA's goal is to create more from Iowa's natural resources – more products, more jobs and more business. This process requires establishing partnerships all along the value chain, from farmers to entrepreneurs to bioprocessing companies to commodity producers.

In the short term, BIOWA will create dozens of businesses which enhance the value of Iowa's wealth of natural products. In the long term, biorefineries will be established to dramatically increase the standard of living in our state. All of these activities will grow the bioeconomy.

BIOWA is a consortium of businesses with many benefits for expanding businesses in the Midwest. We will work with vendors, distributors, scientists, educators, bankers and investors to expand existing businesses and create new sustainable opportunities in regional biorefineries.