Monsanto, Novozymes have high expectations for new corn inoculant
In St. Louis, the BioAg alliance between Monsanto and Novozymes has developed a corn inoculant that will be applied to all corn hybrids Monsanto...
Anheuser-Busch partners with UBQ for waste-based plastics in Brazil
The Brazilian arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev—the world’s largest brewer—has tapped Israel’s UBQ Materials to integrate waste-based, climate-positive thermoplastics into its packaging mix.
UBQ’s process diverts...
Kutee Kitties NFT aims to raise cash for bioplastics
In Italy, an environmentally focused NFT dubbed Kutee Kitties hopes to sell original cartoons of hip cats to fund bioplastics development and other plastics...
Amyris raises $34 million as it pursues skin care, sweeteners, and CBD
In California, renewable chemical company Amyris has closed most of a $34-million private placement of its common stock and warrants to purchase common stock...
White Dog Labs plans protein plant in Nebraska
In Nebraska, White Dog Labs is planning to build a commercial-scale production facility for its renewable proteins.
White Dog Lab’s ProTyton is a single-cell protein...
South Korean consumers push for natural products amid toxic scandal
In South Korea, demand for eco-friendly and biobased products is growing after a lung disease outbreak linked to chemical polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) killed hundreds.
Reckitt...
Biofilm Band-Aid battery could power wearables
In Massachusetts, researchers have developed a biofilm that can stick to skin and generate electricity from sweat. Calling the evaporation of sweat a “huge,...
BASF to expand biobased alkyl polyglucosides capacity
In Germany, chemicals giant BASF has announced plans to expand capacity for biobased alkyl polyglucosides in Bangpakong, Thailand and Cincinnati, OH.
APGs are secondary...
Ginkgo Bioworks and Sumitomo Chemical sign third biomanufacturing pact
In Boston, Sumitomo Chemical will collaborate with Ginkgo Bioworks to develop functional chemicals using synthetic biology.
Under the terms of the deal, Ginkgo will...
H&M invests in biobased resin and yarn maker Kintra Fibers
In Sweden, fast fashion giant H&M group has led an investment round in New York biobased materials startup Kintra Fibers.
Kintra’s material is designed...