Italian shoe brand debuts apple-based vegan leather 

In Italy, designer shoe brand VEERAH has launched a line of footwear made from apple peels. The vegan leather, which took six years to develop,...

Bio-On, AkzoNobel extend barnacle-busting collaboration

In Italy, biotechnology company Bio-On and coatings major AkzoNobel have agreed to continue their work in the SEAFRONT project for using Bio-On’s biobased polymers...

Hemp-based house is not blowing smoke about sustainability

In Israel, Tav Group has built an ecofriendly home using natural materials, including hempcrete—a composite made from hemp, lime, and water. Located in a rural...

Swiss company launches cure for libation overload

In Switzerland, YourSaint is launching a hangover cure just in time for the festively boozy holiday season. Hangovers occur when the liver breaks down alcohol...

Biobased GOAAAAALS: World Cup soccer balls to include renewable rubber

In Brazil, ARLANXEO’s biobased ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber will be used in the official soccer balls used in next year’s FIFA World Cup in Russia. adidas...

South Korean scientists claim baldness breakthrough

In South Korea, researchers claim they have discovered a hair regrowth hormone that could cure the scourge of male pattern baldness. Professor Kang-Yell Choi of...

US government recruiting plants to spy

The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to genetically modify plants to turn them into spies. According to the Department of Defense...

Subaru joins ranks of automakers sued for rat-munched car parts

In Hawaii, a class-action lawsuit is seeking compensation for Subaru owners who allege their cars’ soy-based components were damaged by hungry rodents. According to CarComplaints.com,...

UK company boasts natural solution to vanilla crisis

In the United Kingdom, Omega Ingredients has developed a natural vanilla flavor and extract as suppliers scramble for alternatives amid surging global prices. Omega says...

Japan’s Sumitomo buys daisy-based insecticide maker

In Australia, Botanical Resources Australia has been acquired by Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical for $133 million. Founded in 1996, BRA produces pyrethrins, a natural insecticide extracted...

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