{"id":6705,"date":"2025-04-28T11:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/?page_id=6705"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:16:26","slug":"molded-fiber","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/pdc\/molded-fiber\/","title":{"rendered":"Molded Fiber"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id6705_4e6584-f2{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id6705_4e6584-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6705_4e6584-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6705_4e6584-f2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6705_4e6584-f2{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 47%,rgb(65,118,161) 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