UK awards grant to Biome Technologies for bioplastic efforts
In the United Kingdom, a £6-million ($7.5 million) bioplastics development project between Biome Technologies and University of Nottingham has received government funding.
The £800,000 will...
Amyris expands contract manufacturing agreement
In California, Amyris has expanded an existing contract manufacturing pact with Spain’s ADL Bionatur Solutions.
Amyris develops and produces renewable ingredients for the Health &...
Biobased solvent approved for EU, expansion into US planned shortly
In the United Kingdom, biobased solvent company Circa Group, has received European Union permission to manufacture and import 100 tons of its Cyrene solvent...
Find your plastic-free beach: Corona to trial plant-based beer can ring
In Mexico, ubiquitous summer beer Corona has announced it will test biodegradable, plant-based beer rings early next year.
AB InBev, owner of Corona, says the...
The gribble, a lignin-munching ocean crustacean, eyed for enzymes
In the United Kingdom, scientists at the University of York are probing gribble guts to find better enzymes for producing for biofuels and renewable...
Massive EU consortium eyes legume, mushroom, and coffee wastes as feedstocks
In Europe, a consortium of 17 partners from 8 countries has been formed to explore ways to convert waste from legumes, mushrooms, and coffee...
Trade groups urge EU to consider algae and bugs to ease protein shortfall
In the European Union, algae and insect trade groups have partnered to call on regulators to widen the scope of the EU’s protein plan...
Hemp cultivation inches closer to legality
In the United States, hemp cultivation has moved a step closer to being legalized. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) introduced...
Canadian researchers report breakthrough in scaling chitin-based plastics
In Canada, researchers at McGill University are converting chitin, a material found in lobster and shrimp shells, into a biodegradable plastic.
Associate Professor of Applied...
Indian microscale startup taps wild bananas for fiber
In India, an entrepreneur is making biodegradable products such as bags, baskets, and brooms out of waste banana stems.
Imlimenla Jamir established the microscale business,...