Bangladesh set to ramp up production of jute bags

In Bangladesh, a state-run company is set to begin manufacturing shopping bags from jute to help meet the country’s goals of discouraging the use...

Singapore embraces sustainably produced products

In Singapore, a well-attended sustainability festival featured a number of biobased solutions, including tableware made from rice husks, aromatherapy oils, and organic soaps. Husk’s Ware,...

Soybean use outside of food applications expected to grow

In India, Transparency Market Research reports that soybeans—a staple of the food ingredient market—have been seeing increasing adoption in new industries such as animal...

“Sprinkle pool” at Museum of Ice Cream spurs search for biodegradable alternative

In Miami, the Museum of Ice Cream is looking for a biodegradable alternative to the colorful pieces of plastic it uses to fill its...

Vietnamese student converts catfish fat to bioplastics

In Vietnam, a student at Hanoi University of Education has successfully isolated bacteria that can convert catfish fat into polyhydroxyalkanoates. Vu Thị Mai Anh finished...

Mumbai grads turn college trip into hemp textiles startup

In India, graduates of the University of Mumbai are seeing traction for their hemp-based fabric startup. Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO), founded in 2012,  has raised close...

Recent announcements prove Sarnia’s bio cluster is the real deal

In Canada, Sarnia’s biobased industries have progressed from talk to steel-in-the-ground. According Matthew Slotwinski, business development consultant at the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, activity “ramped...

Enzymes rescue city from smelly chemical spill

In Mississippi, residents of Oxford have biology to thank for delivering their community from the rotten-egg-like stench of a recent ethyl mercaptan fill. The odorant...

International team converts biomass to furfural and five-carbon sugars

In Australia, researchers from the University of Wollongong, together with scientists from India and Bangladesh, have developed a cheap method for converting agricultural waste...

Science Roadshow gets kids excited about bioproducts

In Wyoming, a “Science Roadshow” organized by University of Wyoming students is working to raise interest in science careers among the state’s grade school,...

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