New Pirelli bike tire includes over 50% recycled and biobased materials
In Italy, tire brand Pirelli has introduced a bicycle tire that includes over 50% recycled and biobased materials. The biobased content comes from natural...
UMaine lays off researchers focused on innovative wood waste materials
In Maine, nine researchers from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, including those focused on biobased materials innovation, are being laid...
COIM USA buys cashew nutshell-based polyols plant
In Texas, specialty chemical maker COIM USA has acquired a 20-acre property in New Boston from Palmer International. The acquisition includes existing logistics infrastructure,...
Malta’s Natural Edge joins seaweed films project
In Malta, materials research company Natural Edge has joined the SUSTAInPack sustainable packaging initiative, which aims to create biodegradable, seaweed-based packaging films for food...
From Beer to Bioplastics: Sicily’s LIFE RESTART converts brewery waste into bioplastic
In Italy, a groundbreaking initiative has “tapped” into innovation by turning beer waste into a renewable solution for plastic pollution. Dubbed LIFE RESTART, the...
GOZEN shuffles management as momentum builds for its biobased luxury material
In California, biotech-based material firm GOZEN has announced a leadership transition as it scales up commercial operations. Founder and former CEO Ece Gözen will...
UPenn student Shivani Chawla creates UV-responsive material from shrimp shells and cellulose
In Pennslylvania, Shivani Chawla, a biomaterials engineer student at the University of Pennsylvania, has turned discarded seafood shells and cellulose pulp into vibrant, sustainable...
Lab-grown leather pioneer Faircraft acquires assets from DiCaprio-backed VitroLabs
In Paris, biotech start-up Faircraft has announced the acquisition of key assets from U.S.-based VitroLabs, a pioneering player in the lab-grown leather industry that...
Teysha outfits Everest team with biodegradable eyewear
In the United Kingdom, Teysha Technologies is supplying four former special forces soldiers with biodegradable sunglasses as they attempt a world record on the...
BioWell assumes operations at Texas biomanufacturing pilot plant
In Texas, nonprofit industrial biomanufacturing accelerator BioWell has officially assumed operations of Texas BioTechnology's pilot plant in Richmond, TX.
The U.S. bioindustrial manufacturing sector...