Firmenich adds biotech sweetener company for $73 million
In Switzerland, Firmenich has agreed to buy fermentation-based sweetener Senomyx for $73 million, or $1.50/share in cash—a 43% premium of the company’s closing price...
“Minimalist” shoes a step toward greener living
In San Diego, self-described “barefoot” and “minimalist” shoe maker VIVOBAREFOOT is planning a new product line made with polymer made from industrial field corn.
Dubbed...
PepsiCo joins biobased bottle consortium
In New York, soda-and-snack giant PepsiCo has joined the NaturALL Bottle alliance, a consortium of entities looking to develop bioplastic bottles.
The alliance was formed...
Danimer creates biodegradable straw as bans proliferate
In Georgia, Danimer Scientific says it has created the world’s first fully biodegradable straw using its Nodax™ polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymer. The innovation comes as many...
Dutch partnership to produce chemicals from sunlight and carbon dioxide
In the Netherlands, AkzoNobel and Photanol are planning to build a demonstration plant for Photanol’s cyanobacteria technology.
Photanol’s process uses cyanobacteria to convert sunlight and...
DuPont completes Sorona expansion
In North Carolina, DuPont Industrial Biosciences has completed an expansion of its Kinston biopolymer facility. The investment increased capacity by 25% and will help...
German researchers demonstrate a wood waste-to-bioplastic process
In Germany, researchers at the Fraunhofer IGB are developing a process to convert biobased terpene into 100% renewable polyamide.
The project, dubbed TerPa, has already...
Biodegradable caskets give guinea pigs dignity in death
In Australia, two women have launched a business making biodegradable pet coffins and body bags.
Zoe Ednie-Brown and Jahna Trethowan of Kojonup, West Australia, founded...
Doggos going green: Only Natural Pet introduces biobased packaging
In Colorado, Only Natural Pet has announced it will replace a third of its Mindful Meals dry dog food packaging with bioplastics based on...
Biocomposite boat takes sail
In Denmark, a boat manufacturer has designed and build a boat that is 80% renewable.
Friedrich Johann Deimann, founder of GreenBoats, tells Composites Manufacturing that he sought...