Neiman Marcus to phase out fur, eyes plant-based alternatives
In Texas, department store Neiman Marcus—one of the one’s largest fur sellers—is phasing out the high-end material in favor of slaughter-free alternatives. The company...
California company claims world’s first biodegradable sneaker
In California, new sustainable footwear brand Blueview has launched what it claims to be the world’s first biodegradable shoe.
Dubbed Blueview Pacific and retailing for...
Braskem and Sojitz aim to build three biobased MEG and PET plans
In Brazil, Braskem and Sojitz Corporation have partnered to produce biobased monoethylene glycol and monopropylene glycol. Subject to the conclusion of technology development in...
Dell explores dissolvable circuit boards in laptops
In Texas, Dell Technologies has launched a prototype laptop featuring biobased components as it looks to increase product content and packaging from recycled or...
Genomatica and Asahi Kasei partner on biobased nylon 6,6
In San Diego, Genomatica has announced a partnership with Japan’s Asahi Kasei, which aims to use Genomatica’s GENO HMD process to manufacture biobased hexamethylenediamine...
Plant-based asphalt startup tells carbon to hit the road
In Norway, a startup has developed a road repair process that uses recycled asphalt and a proprietary plant-based adhesive that sequesters carbon, offering a...
Rice-based resin used to make furniture in Japan
In Japan, furniture company Meuble has partnered with two chemical companies to develop a resin material from non-edible rice that would otherwise be thrown...
Unilever launches innovation challenge for natural beauty ingredients
In London, consumer goods giant Unilever has announced an “entrepreneurial challenge” aimed at identifying startups, scaleups and academic spinouts with promising functional ingredients for...
Pepper-infused bioplastic film developed for beef packaging
In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University have made a food packaging material from gelatin, clay and black pepper essential oil. They say...
Growing demand for Malaysia’s pineapples spurs waste valorization efforts
In Malaysia, researchers across multiple universities are converting the country’s large volume of pineapple waste into products like baby bottle liquid cleansers, meat tenderizers,...