Nature Coatings achieves cosmetics industry’s holy grail: 100% biobased black pigment

In Nevada, Nature Coatings has received the first USDA BioPreferred product label for its black cosmetics pigment.  Beauty brands and manufacturers can now use...

Moolec Science, Bioceres Group announce merger

In Luxembourg, molecular agriculture company Moolec Science SA  and Bioceres Group Limited have announced an all-stock, business combination agreement. Subject to the terms and...

Federation of American Scientists urgers Trump administration to maintain bioeconomy momentum

In Washington, DC, thinktank Federation of American Scientists has issued a statement encouraging outlining the strategic investments the Trump Administration should make to boost...

Be green on the green with biodegradable golf balls

In Vancouver, a company is selling golf balls that biodegrade in two weeks and are made from compressed corn starch, calcium carbonate, glycerin, and...

Merger of Manus and Inscripta to accelerate biomanufacturing

In Georgia, biomanufacturing firm Manus and life science technology giant Inscripta have announced a strategic merger to establish an end-to-end platform for scalable development,...

Researcher Ravi Gupta patents cow poop PHB

In India, a researcher at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University’s School of Earth and Environmental Science has received a patent for a method of producing...

Brenntag to distribute Gaomi Silver Hawk’s HEC and MHEC in South Asia

In China, Brenntag has agreed to distribute Gaomi Silver Hawk New Materials’ Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose and Methyl Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose to the construction and...

Azelis to distribute sugar beet ingredient for personal care

In Belgium, specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed an agreement to distribute AGRANA’s PuraBeet® for the personal care segment in China, Japan, the Philippines,...

Mycelium material holds promise as self-repairing building material

In Montana, engineers have developed a new building material made from fungus mycelium and bacterial cells. The findings demonstrate that the low-temperature, living-cell-based material...

Kia’s latest electric SUV features hemp, mycelium, and flax

In South Korea, automaker Kia has unveiled a new concept car with an emphasis on renewable materials. The SUV EV2, exhibited at Milan Design...

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From larvae to laundry: Sasol introduces insect oil-based surfactant

In Houston, Sasol has introduced a surfactant made from oil obtained from black soldier fly larvae. Trade named LIVINEX IO 7, the insect-based surfactant meets...

Fungi fix: Dutch designer Dierkx shows mycelium can convert waste plastic into protein bars

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Green toilet clean: Henkel taps LyondellBasell for biobased toilet cleaner packaging

In Germany, cleaning products giant Henkel is using biobased plastic from Houston’s LyondellBasell in its toilet cleaner packaging. The packaging will specifically use LyondellBasell’s...