ADM and OCOchem plan CO₂ conversion plant in Illinois

In Illinois, CO2 electrolysis and conversion firm OCOchem has partnered with agribusiness giant ADM to build a field demonstration plant using OCOchem’s Carbon FluX...

Biobased tennis balls offer a sustainable spin

In the UK, Central Saint Martins graduate Noé Chouraqui has created Point, a 3D-printed tennis ball made from biobased and recyclable materials. Conventional tennis...

Flax to the Future: Natural fiber boosts padel racket performance

In France, a flax-fiber composite is finding a home in rackets for padel, a fast-growing sport that marries tennis and squash. Dubbed TeXtreme R...

Soybean foam cuts firefighters’ exposure to PFAS

In Michigan, Cross Plains Solutions has developed a soybean-based alternative to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, a firefighting foam that contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Dubbed...

A latte potential: Kyunghee University creates biodegradable batteries from discarded coffee grounds

In Seoul, researchers at Kyunghee University have developed a biodegradable battery using coffee grounds. Led by Jin Seong-hoon, a professor at KU’s Department of Information...

NextGen Bioplastics taps Tiderock for bioplastic food packaging distribution in Europe

In Europe, Tiderock Companies has signed a Master Exclusive Distribution Agreement with NextGen Bioplastics that grants Tiderock exclusive rights to distribute NextGen's bioplastic products...

Hoogesteger to use Avantium PEF for juice bottles

In the Netherlands, juice maker Hoogesteger has signed a conditional offtake agreement for polyethylene furanoate biopolymer produced by Avantium. PEF has an oxygen barrier...

Algenesis Labs claims biobased polyurethane breakthrough

In California, Algenesis Labs has commissioned its Bio-Iso™ pilot plant, which is producing 100% biogenic carbon isocyanate. Unlike traditional isocyanates derived from petroleum and...

Luxury brand Velvet Eyewear lauds advances in biobased acetate

In California, luxury women’s eyewear brand Velvet Eyewear has unveiled its first biobased eyewear collection. Crafted from renewable sources like wood pulp and cotton...

Sustainable sinus relief: Aptar unveils decongestant nasal pump made of biobased materials

In Illinois, Aptar Pharma has released a partially biobased nasal spray pump for its Haleon Otrivin® brand. Dubbed Freepod®, the pump for the xylometazoline...

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Crude awakening: Kapoor’s renewable-material protest art installed on Shell gas platform

In the North Sea, protest art made by Anish Kapoor, using renewable materials such as used coffee grounds and beetroot powder, has been installed...

Tiny Vinyl to release tiny, biobased PVC records

In the US, a startup called Tiny Vinyl has created cute, mini, vinyl records out of bio-attributed polyvinyl chloride. The 4-inch mini singles play...

Fun with Fungi: Japanese designers create mycelium block-growing kit

In Japan, designers have created a biomaterial kit for growing toy blocks out mycelium. Dubbed MYMORI, the kit includes block molds and a mycelium...