Futurama’s biobased films deliver glitter without the litter
In Kansas, specialty materials maker Futamura USA is producing glitter from its parent company’s NatureFlex™ films, which have demonstrated wastewater, marine, and soil biodegradability....
Shine without the mine: Researchers create photoluminescent lignin
A team of researchers from UK’s Nottingham Trent University and Yale University’s Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering have demonstrated a more sustainable...
Morrama, Batch.Works design bioplastic headphones for kids
In London, design firm Morrama and 3D printing studio Batch.Works have created headphones for children made of the bioplastic polylactic acid.
Dubbed Kibu, the...
Biochar foam startup is ready to scale
In the United Kingdom, a company converting biobased polymers and biochar—a byproduct of pyrolyzing agricultural waste—into a compostable alternative to polystyrene foam is set...
Honeywell to license Moeve’s biobased LAB production
In Spain, Moeve and Honeywell have expanded an existing collaboration for scaling biobased linear alkylbenzene production technologies. LAB is used to produce linear alkylbenzene...
Lean on green: German consortium creates 64% renewable hiking pole
In Germany, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf and LEKI Lenhart GmbH have created a hiking pole made from hemp and...
Clean slate: Peelable disposable plate stacks offer new concept in avoiding dishes
In Florida, a company named Peelware has created a new concept in disposable plates: renewable “stacked” paper plates where you simply peel off the...
Emirates Biotech begins local sales of PLA range
In Dubai, Emirates Biotech has introduced a range of polylactic acid biopolymers, with pre-marketing beginning for customers throughout the Middle East. Dubbed Embio, the...
China R&D hub and Michelin subsidiary ink biobased composites pact
In China, Yangtze River Delta Carbon Fiber and Composite Materials Technology Innovation Center and Michelin (Shanghai) Polymers Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the French...
Color me funded: Chromologics raises €7 million for natural food dye
In Denmark, Chromologics has raised €7 million (US$8.1 million) to advance its fermentation-based food colors toward commercialization.
Specifically, the funds will be used to...