Afyren reaches continuous output at French facility
In France, biobased carboxylic acids firm Afyren reports its first facility has achieved continuous production. The Carling Saint-Avold, France fermentation plant is owned by...
Tire materials firm Black Donuts opens research center
In Finland, tire materials innovator Black Donuts has launched InTire Labs, a collaborative R&D hub focused on developing sustainable, biobased materials for tire manufacturing....
Shellworks introduces biobased pipettes for beauty packaging
In London, Shellworks has launched a fully home-compostable pipette dropper for beauty and wellness product packaging.
Pipette droppers used for serums, oils, and wellness products...
Pennsylvania teen reels in accolades for biobased fishing lures
In Pennsylvania, Ethan Albright, a Hempfield High teen and fishing enthusiast, has won third place at the recent International Science and Engineering Fair with...
Lulu Harrison wins design award for glass made of River Thames waste
In the UK, London's Design Museum has awarded designer Lulu Harrison the Ralph Saltzman Prize for glass objects made from waste shells, wood and...
London’s Sheep Inc. introduces 100% renewable swim trunks
In London, Sheep Inc. claims it has designed the world’s first swim trunks made entirely of natural materials.
"Simply put: swim shorts until now...
Living Room Collective creates, Picoplanktonics, a new regenerative design concept
In Italy, an interdisciplinary group of architects, scientists, artists, and educators focused on regenerative design are exhibiting living, 3D-printed abstract structures imbued with cyanobacteria....
Sumitomo Chemical produces engineering plastic from biomass
In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical has successfully developed technology to produce liquid crystal polymer from a monomer derived from biomass materials.
LCP is a type...
Ecohelix secures grant for biobased packaging material project
In Sweden, a biotechnology company working to develop a biobased heat seal coating solution for packaging applications has received a €2.2 million (US$2.5 million)...
Bioplastic could make drink spiking a thing of the past
In Canada, researchers at the University of British Columbia have invented a drink stirrer with a bioplastic tip that can detect whether a drink...