Afyren reaches continuous output at French facility

In France, biobased carboxylic acids firm Afyren reports its first facility has achieved continuous production. The Carling Saint-Avold, France fermentation plant is owned by...

Tire materials firm Black Donuts opens research center

In Finland, tire materials innovator Black Donuts has launched InTire Labs, a collaborative R&D hub focused on developing sustainable, biobased materials for tire manufacturing....

Shellworks introduces biobased pipettes for beauty packaging

In London, Shellworks has launched a fully home-compostable pipette dropper for beauty and wellness product packaging. Pipette droppers used for serums, oils, and wellness products...

Pennsylvania teen reels in accolades for biobased fishing lures

In Pennsylvania, Ethan Albright, a Hempfield High teen and fishing enthusiast, has won third place at the recent International Science and Engineering Fair with...

Lulu Harrison wins design award for glass made of River Thames waste

In the UK, London's Design Museum has awarded designer Lulu Harrison the Ralph Saltzman Prize for glass objects made from waste shells, wood and...

London’s Sheep Inc. introduces 100% renewable swim trunks

In London, Sheep Inc. claims it has designed the world’s first swim trunks made entirely of natural materials.  "Simply put: swim shorts until now...

Living Room Collective creates, Picoplanktonics, a new regenerative design concept

In Italy, an interdisciplinary group of architects, scientists, artists, and educators focused on regenerative design are exhibiting living, 3D-printed abstract structures imbued with cyanobacteria....

Sumitomo Chemical produces engineering plastic from biomass

In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical has successfully developed technology to produce liquid crystal polymer from a monomer derived from biomass materials. LCP is a type...

Ecohelix secures grant for biobased packaging material project

In Sweden, a biotechnology company working to develop a biobased heat seal coating solution for packaging applications has received a €2.2 million (US$2.5 million)...

Bioplastic could make drink spiking a thing of the past

In Canada, researchers at the University of British Columbia have invented a drink stirrer with a bioplastic tip that can detect whether a drink...

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