Renewable leather innovation proliferates as consumer opinion turns
In London, popular design publication Dezeen has done a deep dive on renewable leather alternatives as fashion and design markets look to move away...
FF, DuPont N&B deal creates natural ingredients leader with $11 billion in annual sales
In New York, IFF and DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences business are set to close their mega-merger. First announced in 2019, the Reverse Morris Trust...
Twist Bioscience converts art into DNA for launch into space
In California, Twist Bioscience has collaborated with Beyond Earth, an artist collective, on the To Space, From Earth project to send art into space...
German company develops compostable material from brewery waste
In Germany, Trebodur has developed a biodegradable packaging material from brewery waste.
Specifically, creators Niko and Tillmann found that brewers’ spent grains—the residue left over...
Bamboo straw maker racks up sales
In Vietnam, a young entrepreneur is producing millions of bamboo straws per month and has gained significant sales in a number of major markets...
Unilever and Genomatica partner for palm oil alternatives
In San Diego, biobased chemicals producer Genomatica and consumer giant Unilever have announced a joint venture aimed at commercializing alternatives for palm oil and...
Former president inaugurates Bangladesh jute research center
In Bangladesh, a Jute Goods Research and Design Centre has been formed to diversify the number of products that use jute and promote sale...
British startup recognized by Scientific American
In the United Kingdom, bioplastic company Chrysalix Technologies has been named to Scientific American magazine’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019.
Founded in 2017, the...
Japanese beverage giant unveils 100% biobased PET bottle
In Tokyo, Suntory Group has unveiled a 100% biobased polyethylene terephthalate prototype developed in collaboration with biobased chemicals company Anellotech.
The material was used to...
Silk eyed as petrochemical replacement in soap
In New York, researchers at Manhattan College and green chemistry startup Evolved by Nature have demonstrated that pure silk can act as a co-surfactant,...