AECI invests in bioplastic bottles startup
In California, start-up firm Origin Materials has received a $5 million investment from specialty chemicals group AECI to support the company’s renewable technologies development....
Croda snags Enza Biotech
In Europe, Croda International, which focuses on manufacturing sustainable specialty chemicals, said that it has acquired Enza Biotech AB. Enza Biotech, spun out of Lund...
Rayonier boosts offer for forest products maker Tembec
In Canada, Rayonier Advanced Materials and Tembec entered into an amendment agreement in which Rayonier Advanced Materials agreed to acquire Tembec for an increased...
Deinove appoints business development head
In France, Sebastian Enault has joined Deinove’s executive committee as a business development director. In the role, Enault will be responsible for expanding and...
Marrone Bio Innovations expands fungicide to Africa
In Morocco, the country received its first shipment of biofungicide from Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI). MBI provides pest management and plant health products for...
Humble sea squirt could inspire new gold rush
In South Korea, scientists have developed a material based on chitin and gallic acid that mines gold from sea water. Inspired by tunichromes—materials sea...
When life hands you lemons, make bioplastics!
In Spain, scientists at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia have developed a production route from the lemon extract limonene and carbon dioxide...
Herbivore uproar not enough to stop tallow-based currency
In the United Kingdom, vegan outrage over the use of animal fat in currency will not halt the introduction of £10 notes that contain...
Cambridge scientists reboot artificial spider silk production
In Cambridge, United Kingdom, scientists have created artificial spider silk made from water, silica, and cellulose.
The fibers are spun out of a hydrogel that...
Soybean sealant helps keep Minnesota road-worthy
In Minnesota, BioSpan Technologies’ soybean-based pavement additive has been helping cut costs in road upkeep for several years.
RePLAY Agricultural Oil Seal and Preservation Agent...