Chance encounter leads to bioplastic pact
In Scotland, bioplastic firm Cuantec has partnered with an Ayrshire dairy farmer to develop the world’s first biodegradable milk bottles. The collaboration came when...
Wacker launches biobased silicone for cosmetics
In Germany, Wacker Chemie has launched a biobased silicone for cosmetics applications.
BELSIL Eco Silicone Fluids have viscosity ranging from 5 and 60,000 centistokes and...
DEINOVE, GREENTECH launch antiaging ingredient
In France, DEINOVE and GREENTECH have launched HEBELYS, a jointly developed cosmetic active ingredient produced by the fermentation of Sphingomonas.
HEBELYS acts on the p16...
PETA seeks to redefine leather—literally
In California, PETA has petitioned dictionary.com to change the definition of leather to include both plant-based and synthetic materials given the rise of “vegan...
Brazil’s Beraca to launch silicone alternative made from tucumã fruit
In Amsterdam, Beraca will launch Tucumã Butter, a 100% natural alternative to silicones in skin care products, at the upcoming in-cosmetics Global.
Brazil-based Beraca says...
Biopolymer company raises $3.6 million from 76 investors
In North Carolina, biopolymer startup Tethis IP Holding Co. has raised $3.6 million in funding.
Tethis was spun out of North Carolina State University in...
Finnish scientists coax higher pigment yields from birch
In Finland, the VTT Technical Research Centre has successfully produced useful compounds from birch leaves and seeds, including anthocyanin pigments that inhibit the growth...
Covestro to launch 50% renewable film formers
In Germany, Covestro says it plans to launch a line of polyurethane film formers based on renewable feedstocks at the upcoming in-cosmetics Global conference...
Ecovia raises $1 million, inks partnership with Seppic
In Michigan, Ecovia Renewables has raised $1 million in seed financing and signed an agreement with Seppic to jointly develop and market biobased polymers...
Used chewing gum finds new life in the UK
In the United Kingdom, design student-turned-entrepreneur Anna Bullus has founded Gumdrop, a company that turns used chewing gum into useful products.
The Bullus-based company manufacturers...