Renewable Chemicals

In California, toy giant Mattel is set to begin selling building block sets made from bioplastics. The Mega Bloks line for pre-schoolers now includes...

In Colorado, scientists have created a living concrete substitute using cyanobacteria that absorbs carbon and can actually repair itself. University of Colorado Boulder professor Wil...

In Spain, sustainable plastics company Kompuestos has unveiled packaging for fruits and vegetables made entirely of potato starch. The bioplastic, which will be sold within...

In Switzerland, sustainable innovations was a key focus of the recent World Economic Forum at Davos, where leaders gathered to discuss the world’s most...

In Italy, coffee products maker Lavazza has introduced biodegradable and recyclable paper cups for use in coffee vending machines. Most paper cups for hot beverages...

In the United Kingdom, Itaconix and chemical giant Nouryon have mutually agreed to terminate an agreement in which Nouryon exclusively distributes Itaconix’s biobased chelating...

In Manhattan, edible straw startup Loliware has raised $5.9 million to scale production and further R&D. Loliware produces straws from kelp, and aims to eventually...

In New Jersey, German chemical giant Evonik has acquired Wilshire Technologies, a producer of phytochemicals and derivatives for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, for...

In Europe, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund has launched the BIOGEARS consortium to develop renewable, biodegradable ropes for aquaculture. The project will run from...

In Mumbai, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has developed biobased plastic films suitable for food packaging. The film, which uses biopolymers based on sugar...