Corbion and BRAIN Biotech partner on nature-based ingredients
In Germany, Corbion and BRAIN Biotech AG have partnered to develop novel biobased, antimicrobial compounds and derivatives.
The collaboration will accelerate Corbion’s efforts to...
India’s PeelON raises $1M for produce packaging
In India, PeelON, a company developing compostable packaging films that extend the shelf-life of food, has raised $1 million in seed funding. The company...
Vioneo selects Lummus technology for biobased PP plant
In Belgium, Vioneo has selected Lummus Technology’s Novolen® polypropylene technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be part of...
Intec Bioplastics creates customer incentive program
In California, Intec Bioplastics has created a customer incentive program to collect used stretch wrap film and stretch wrap cores from its customers for...
Denim heavyweight Levi’s ramps up use of biobased black pigment
In Nevada, jeans giant Levi’s has boosted the use Nature Coating’s BioBlack in its denim manufacturing. Nature Coatings, which converts wood waste into high...
Angel the still-living cow immortalized in world’s first cultivated leather jewelry
In North Carolina, researchers at Cultivated Biomaterials have created jewelry from leather grown in the lab from cells sourced from Angel, the cow. They...
Indian entrepreneur hopes tomato leather will help India “ketchup” in sustainability
In India, a Gen Z entrepreneur is converting India’s copious amount of tomato waste into a renewable alternative to animal leather. Just 26 years...
South Dakota team creates transparent films from grapevine waste
In South Dakota, researchers at South Dakota State University have collaborated with a grapevine expert to develop a biobased plastic film out of grape...
BioMADE to invest $20M in Ames pilot plant
In Iowa, BioMADE announced its plans to establish and operate a new pilot-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facility near Ames. The 15,000 sq. ft. multi-user facility...
Stora Enso brings packaging board line online in Oulu, Finland
In Finland, Stora Enso has brought Europe’s most modern consumer packaging board production line online in Oulu. The new, €1.1-billion line will serve the...