Evonik acquires New Jersey phytochemical producer

In New Jersey, German chemical giant Evonik has acquired Wilshire Technologies, a producer of phytochemicals and derivatives for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, for...

Consortium aims to develop biobased rope for aquaculture

In Europe, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund has launched the BIOGEARS consortium to develop renewable, biodegradable ropes for aquaculture. The project will run from...

Mumbai researchers develop biobased food packaging films

In Mumbai, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay has developed biobased plastic films suitable for food packaging. The film, which uses biopolymers based on sugar...

French lab will advance plastic biorecycling technologies

In France, enzyme technology firm Carbios and the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute will create a laboratory at the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse...

Clumsy consumers can still be eco-friendly with plant-based iPhone case

In California, mobile tech company Incipio launched a line of biobased iPhone cases at the landmark electronics show CES 2020. Dubbed Organicore, the cases...

Live Más (and green): Taco Bell considering fiber packaging

In California, late-night Mexican mainstay Taco Bell has released new sustainability commitments that include greener packaging options. Specifically, the company has pledged to make all...

Perdue to use biobased foam to package chicken

In Maryland, chicken giant Perdue Farms is beginning to use biodegradable, cornstarch-based foam for e-commerce shipments. Green Cell Foam, produced by Michigan’s KTM Industries,...

Design partnership yields cabbage-based lamps

In London, a partnership between designer Vaidehi Thakkar and Nir Meiri Studio has created a line of  lampshades made out of red cabbage leaves...

British startup eyes orange peels and mushrooms for building materials

In the United Kingdom, startup Biohm is looking to use renewable feedstocks—including cocoa husks, orange peel, and mushrooms—to create greener, toxin-absorbing building materials. “The aim...

Bengaluru friends find inspiration from elders for addressing plastic pollution crisis

In Bengaluru, civil engineer Shiva Manjesh and childhood friends Jagadish Raj and Naveen have launched a business providing castor stems as a plastic straw...

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