Titans of tapioca: Poonawallas invest in starch bag maker Regeno
In India, prominent industrialists Yohan and Michelle Poonawalla of the Poonawalla Group have made an unspecified investment in biodegradable bag maker Regeno Ventures Pvt...
Fungi funds: DFX Corp. acquires mycelium leather maker MycoWorks
In Colorado, mycelium-based leather alternative maker MycoWorks has been acquired by private equity firm DFX Corp.
DFX aims to restructure the company to expand...
Ecovia Bio closes Series B funding round
In Michigan, biopolymer firm Ecovia Bio has closed a Series B funding round led by Pointe Angels, an independent angel investor group based in...
Synthomer partners with Godavari on biobased alternatives to fossil-based monomers
In India, Synthomer has announced a new partnership with Godavari Biorefineries Limited to develop biobased alternatives to existing fossil‑based monomers. Through this partnership, Synthomer...
altM opens biorefinery pilot in Bengaluru
In India, altM, a materials company developing sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived chemicals, has opened a fully integrated biorefinery pilot plant in Bengaluru.
The pilot...
Snack rats eat biobased fiber optic cables, send London’s G.Network into bankruptcy
In the United Kingdom, London internet provider G.Network has entered administration because it used fiber optic cable jackets made of soy- and corn-based materials...
Samsung creates e-paper with phytoplankton display
In South Korea, Samsung Electronics has unveiled an e-paper with a display made of phytoplankton-based plastics.
E‑paper is a display technology that replicates the...
Make Good launches mushroom-based shoes
In Australia, shoe brand Make Good has created a Derby shoe style with a variety of biobased materials. Dubbed Derby V1, the shoe includes...
Laundry list: Nouryon delivers first carboxymethylcellulose with 100% renewable carbon
In the Netherlands, specialty chemicals leader Nouryon has launched the cleaning industry’s first carboxymethylcellulose with a 100% renewable carbon index score, enabling laundry detergent...
Solvay brings rice husk silica plant online
In Italy, Solvay has inaugurated a bio-circular silica facility at its Livorno, site.
The new unit produces highly dispersible silica using biobased sodium silicate...