Givaudan buys New Jersey essential oil maker
In New Jersey, Swiss flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan has agreed to acquire Ungerer & Company, a producer of fragrance specialty ingredients, including natural...
Perstorp breaks ground on pentaerythritol plant in India
In Gujarat, India, Perstorp has broken ground on a production plant for pentaerythritol, including renewable grades of the building block chemical.
Dubbed Voxtar, the renewable...
Surf and scuba sustainably with biobased wetsuit
In New Jersey, Hyperflex is selling wetsuits made from a renewable insulating foam dubbed Greenprene.
Hyperflex says the 100% Neoprene-free wetsuits are produced from deproteinized...
Design firm “grows” a house from mushrooms during Dutch Design Week
In the Netherlands, a design conference is showcasing the ability of mushrooms to one day provide an alternative material to the construction industry, a...
Indian entrepreneur “adds life to paper” by including seeds
In India, Seedpaper India has produced paper Karnataka flags with embedded seeds to help South Indians celebrate Rajyothsava while creating a carbon-consuming plant and...
Givaudan unveils fermentation route to prized fragrance ingredient
In Switzerland, flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan says it has developed a fermentation-based production route for ambroxide, an alternative to the expensive and rare...
Auburn researcher turns green tea into leather substitute
In Alabama, a researcher at Auburn University has used green tea to produce a leather alternative.
Funded by an EPA grant, Young-A Lee and her...
Researchers look to make use of supermarket rejects
In Australia, a group of researchers from universities and the private sector are looking at ways to convert produce that isn’t supermarket quality into...
Swedish company boasts first truly circular cotton recycling solution
In Sweden, Re:newcell is set to being selling clothing made using its clothing recycling technology through select retailers.
Dubbed Circulose, the material is made from...
Japan unveils concept car made from high-tech cellulose
At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, Japan’s Environment Ministry unveiled a concept car made from a nanocellulose material made from wood-based cellulose and crop...