Food blogger reviews grain-based single-use spoon
In San Diego, TwentyFifty has launched biodegradable and edible utensils from wheat flour, soy flour, corn flour, and water. The company claims its utensils...
Finland falls flat in bioeconomy push
In Finland, auditors have concluded that former Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's bioeconomy efforts fell short of its goals to create new jobs and boost...
Skincare line harnesses protective power of Hawaiian algae
In Hawaii, A’ala Bioactives has launched A’ala Hawai’i, a “clean and green” beauty brand that offers all-natural, algae-based skincare solutions. According to A’aala Bioactives,...
Wool composite surfboards have unlikely origin
In California, a company is producing surfboards using a wool composite material instead of fiberglass.
Firewire was the brainchild of New Zealander Paul Barron, who...
DuPont’s Sorona used to produce faux fur line
In London, sustainable fashion brand Stella McCartney, biomaterials giant DuPont, and faux fur maker Ecopel have developed what they call the world’s first biobased...
Algae-based solar component startup wins Green Challenge
In Sweden, startup Swedish Algae Factory has won the 2019 Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge for its work cultivating deep sea algae for use in...
ADM, LG Chem ink biobased acrylic acid pact
In Chicago, ADM and LG Chem have partnered to develop a viable, renewable route to produce acrylic acid, a key compound for producing superabsorbent...
Dow set to boost renewable naphtha use at Dutch cracker
In the Netherlands, Dow is using renewable naphtha produced by UPM in its Terneuzen cracker.
The naphtha, produced from wood and trade named BioVerno by...
Face fungus: BASF launches mushroom superfood bioactive for skin fortification
In Germany, BASF has launched a new bioactive extracted from the chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) that it says fortifies skin’s natural protection and reduces...
Australian company produces stationary from stone
In Australia, a luxury stationary brand is trying to replace trees as the source of its paper with stone.
According to Fast Company, Karst’s notebooks...