PHA water bottles launch in organic grocer
In Los Angeles, PHA bioplastic water bottles produced by Cove have officially launched at local organic grocer Erewhon.
The bottles are biodegradable, renewable, non-toxic...
Switzerland’s Monosuisse to use Avantium’s PEF for microfilament yarns
In Amsterdam, Monosuisse AG, a producer of microfilaments for industrial use, has signed an offtake agreement for Avantium’s biobased polyethylene furanoate. Monosuisse will use...
London designer foresees fabulous fashion future for fungi
In London, designer Helena Elston has debuted a collection of clothing made from mycelium and waste, including discard textiles and coffee sacks. Dubbed FI,...
Look “Good as Hell” with Lizzo’s hemp falsies
In Los Angeles, makeup artist to singer, rapper, vocal vegan, and celebrated flutist Lizzo is touting biodegradable false lashes made by Velour Cloud Nine...
Notpla among 2022 Earthshot winners
In Boston, a promising bioplastic was among the five 2022 Earthshot Prize Winners announced to much fanfare amid a US visit by Prince William...
Toymaker Mattel secures biobased ABS
In South Korea, LG Chem has supplied California toy company Mattel with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene based on vegetable feedstocks.
LG Chem can produce about...
Ski maker boosts investments into materials
In Utah, popular ski equipment maker Rossignol Group will spend $50 million in coming years to boost sustainability efforts, including efforts to increase use...
Giving linoleum another look
In the Netherlands, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Lina Chi is hoping to reinvigorate use of linoleum—a biobased material launched in the 1950s that became...
Microalgae nutrition and cosmetics firm raises $15.7 million
In France, Microphyt, a producer of microalgae-based natural solutions for nutrition and well-being, has announced a Series B fund raise of €15 million (US$15.7...
Architect envisions “living homes” that keep you warm if you feed them (but may...
In Argentina, architect Juan Manuel Prieto has used artificial intelligence to conceptualize “Habitable Monsters” to draw attention to the potential of living architecture. Made...