Biotech Routes to Fragrances Threaten Small Farmers

In Italy. The production of high-value flavor and fragrance ingredients via genetically modified yeast and bacteria is expected to increase, but agricultural experts say the...

Japanese Paper Company to Build Cellulose Nanofiber Plant Using Bamboo

In Japan, Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. is planning commercial production of cellulose nanofiber from bamboo at its Sendai, Stasuma-Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture facility. The...

Adsorbent Holds Promise for Water Treatment

In South Korea, researchers have developed a renewable adsorbent that can selectively remove water-soluble organic contaminants in water. The adsorbent is a fluorine-based nanoporous polymer...

Missouri Company Wants to Keep Your Coffee Warm with Biobased Thermal Technology

In Missouri, ThermAvant International is using an unspecified biobased material to help keep your coffee warm even in unforgiving climates. The company’s Lexo mug, which...

Algae Facility Planned for Caribbean Island

In the Caribbean, Wageningen University & Research is building an algae pilot facility on the island of Bonaire. The location features ideal production conditions, and...

Bali entrepreneur launches cassava-based bioplastic

In Bali, biology graduate student and surfer Kevin Kumala has launched Avani Eco, a manufacturer of bioplastics made from cassava starch, vegetable oils, and...

Honest Company in hot water again over baby powder recall

In Los Angeles, an all-natural consumer products company owned by movie star Jessica Alba is facing backlash after a voluntary recall of baby powder. Honest...

New bioplastic increases PLA toughness, opens new applications

In the United Kingdom, Florean has developed a bioplastic that, when added to polylactic acid, reduces the bioplastic’s brittleness and increases its toughness by...

Global Bioenergies signs offtake agreement for French energy market

In France, energy supplier Butagaz has signed an exclusive partnership to use Global Bioenergies’ biobased isobutene in in its butane and propane for energy...

Danish scientists achieve serine production breakthrough.

In Denmark, researchers at The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability have engineered Escherichia coli to produce commercially meaningful amounts of the amino acid...

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Dutch Queen promotes biobased building materials

In the Netherlands, Dutch Queen consort Máxima visited two Uden worksites promoting biobased building materials made from Netherlands fiber crops. The March 26 visit...

ReefCircular launches crowdfunding campaign for shell bioconcrete

In Denmark, ReefCircular, a company developing a shell-based bioconcrete to help restore marine habitats, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company’s bioconcrete...

Aleph Farms raises $29 million for lab-grown steak

In Israel, cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has raised $29 million to expand production at its Rehovot pilot plant and expand production into Europe...