Organic milk brand taps SIG for biobased cartons
In Germany, dairy firm Arla Foods will use SIG’s plant-based packaging, SIGnature pack, in its line of organic milk.
SIGnature packaging is made from 77%...
Like Farm to Table food? Then you’ll love Field to Foot sneakers
In Oregon, KEEN Footwear has launched what it calls the industry’s first “field to foot” sneaker made using agricultural waste.
KEEN says it took two...
Montreal startup claims victory in race to fermentation-based cannabidiol production
In Montreal, biotech firm Hyasynth says it is the first to sell cannabidiol produced by yeast fermentation.
The technology eliminates the need for traditional cultivation...
Liberation Labs breaks ground on Indiana biomanufacturing plant
In Indiana, Liberation Labs has officially broken ground on its inaugural precision fermentation biomanufacturing facility. Sited in Richmond, the facility boasts capacity of 600,000...
Cellulose fiber expands into international fashion hubs
In New York, cellulosic fiber manufacturer Birla Cellulose is opening a design studio in Manhattan’s garment district to help boost sales of its Liva...
Get high and be green with hemp-based cannabis packaging
In Colorado, Sana packaging is developing hemp-based bioplastics that can meet the regulatory and cost requirements of the cannabis industry.
James Eichner and Ron Basak-Smith...
Bioplastic may be key to improving refugee housing
In Bangladesh, several Rohingya refugee families are among the first to use new shelters made of jute and a plant-based plastic from Applied Bioplastics....
South African party cup company goes green with switch to biobased
In South Africa, entrepreneur Luvuyo Ndiki is launching biodegradable cups made from sugarcane and corn starch.
Ndiki, who previously sold the red plastic cups that...
Dow set to boost renewable naphtha use at Dutch cracker
In the Netherlands, Dow is using renewable naphtha produced by UPM in its Terneuzen cracker.
The naphtha, produced from wood and trade named BioVerno by...
3D-printed “concept” fruit designed for produce-less world
In Jerusalem, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Meydan Levy is preparing for a world in which low bee populations mean fruit has...