MIT Researchers Report 3-D Printing Breakthrough for Cellulose

In Massachusetts, MIT researchers say they have invented a 3-D printing process for cellulose that could replace petroleum-based plastics as the go-to material for...

American Process, India’s Birla Carbon to Explore Nanocellulose-Carbon Fiber Synergies for Green Tires

In Mumbai, Aditya Birla Group subsidiary Birla Carbon has signed a joint development agreement with American Process to explore the synergistic use of nanocellulose...

EU Looking to Flowers to Reduce Import Dependence on Rubber, Nickel

In Europe, separate research efforts are using flowers as sources of rubber and nickel—two important materials the European Union currently has to import. The EU-funded...

Blue Marble Biomaterials Launches Reg A+ Equity Share Offering

In Montana, Blue Marble Biomaterials has opened its previously announced Regulation A+ offering for entry-level investors. The company uses proprietary technologies to convert plant-based organic...

Total and Corbion Joint Venture Formally Begins Operations

In the Netherlands, Total and Corbion have officially launched their 50-50 polylactic acid joint venture, Total Corbion PLA. Announced in November of last year, the...

Pepsi, Danimer Advance Compostable Packaging Partnership

In Georgia, food and beverage giant PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific have signed a collaboration agreement that will facilitate an expansion of Danimer's Nodax-brand polyhydroxyalkanoates...

Tofu Waste-to-Leather “Collective” to Offer Process Technology for Free

In Indonesia, a science "collective" is converting liquid waste from tofu production into an animal leather replacement with the intention of sharing the process...

Greening the Textiles Market with DuPont’s Sorona Fibers

In Delaware, DuPont Industrial Bioscience is seeing increased demand for ecologically friendly materials in the textile markets. Renee Henze, marketing director for DuPont Biomaterials and...

Vietnam Finds Alternative Use for Rice Waste

In Vietnam, scientists have developed a method to extract silica from rice husk in an effort to deal with the 9 million tons of...

Germany’s Leibniz Institute Seeks New Renewable Material Sources in Namibia

In Namibia, the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and the University of Namibia have launched a joint project to develop new materials—based on Namibia's...

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