NatureWorks commits to sustainable feedstocks
In Minnesota, biobased chemicals and plastics producer NatureWorks has announced it will use 100%, third-party certified sustainable agricultural feedstock by 2020.
The company says it...
PHA water bottles eyed for ocean plastics crisis
In California, a new bottled water is launching later this month using PHA bioplastic that will biodegrade in water and soil after just 6...
Avocado-pit bioplastic firm ramps up production
In Mexico, a company making disposable cutlery and straws out of avocado pits has hit production capacity of 130 tons of bioplastic per month.
Founded...
Green Dot Bioplastics raises $6.5 million
In Kansas, Green Dot Bioplastics has raised $6.5 million in a series A preferred round to help the company capitalize on growing demand for...
Indian fashion label rebrands as 100% natural
In India, popular clothing line ITC Wills Lifestyle has announced it will only use 100% natural materials. The company—known for minimal, understated designs—has committed...
Amyris adds sweetener veteran to boost ingredients business
In California, renewable chemicals firm Amyris has appointed Oreste Fieschi President of Sweeteners & Ingredients to lead the commercial growth of its sweetener business...
Bioplastics capacity set to grow 4% annually
In Germany, research and consultancy nova-Institute has issued a market report on biobased polymers that predicts strong growth for bioplastics.
The report, entitled “Bio-based Building...
Attis Industries, Iowa State University enter carbon fiber pact
In Iowa, Attis Industries and researchers at Iowa State University are jointly evaluating processes to produce carbon fiber from lignin.
Xianglan Bai, assistant professor of...
IEA takes over as Facilitator of Biofuture Platform
In Paris, the International Energy Agency has taken over administration of a consortium of 20 countries working to accelerate the use of renewable technologies...
Concern for father’s health leads to olive pit bioplastic
In Turkey, researcher Duygu Yilmaz has founded a startup to produce biodegradable plastic from discarded olive pits.
Dubbed Bioolive, the company has its roots in...