SK Group breaks ground on biobased PBAT, PBS, and THF plant in Vietnam

In Vietnam, SK Group’s chemical division has broken ground on a VND11.8-trillion ($90.3-million) facility to produce biobased polybutylene adipate terephthalate, polybutylene succinate, and tetrahydrofuran. The...

BCC forecasts strong growth for biobased leathers

In Massachusetts, BCC Research has released a report forecasting a “remarkable growth surge” for biobased leather. The study looked at both fully and partly biobased...

Italy team develops biobased, inflammation-busting burn bandages

In Italy, a team from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has developed a biodegradable and biocompatible bandage using plant-based materials such as maize, pectin, and...

CovationBio celebrates 20 years of biobased PDO, unveils expansion plans 

In Delaware, CovationBio has unveiled plans to expand capacity for biobased 1,3 propanediol at Loudon, TN by 33,000 metric tons, as it celebrates 20...

Designer Valeria Coello envisions boxes as benches

In Lima, Peru, designer Valeria Coello has reimagined bulky carboard packaging for TVs to become seating. She hopes the concept, which she calls Cuna,...

Cambio Roasters makes K-cup sustainability strides

In South Carolina, Cambio Roasters is working to make wasteful but wildly popular single coffee pods, known as K cups, more sustainable. The brand...

BASF invests in Heartland, a hemp-based plastics additives maker

In Michigan, Chemovator, the business incubator and early-stage investor of BASF, has finalized an undisclosed investment in Heartland, a startup developing natural fiber plastic...

Pineapple pact shows fruits of collaboration on Earth Day

In California, Dole Packaged Foods has partnered with circular design firm Rais Case and Ananas Anam, creator of pineapple-based textile Piñatex®, to tackle pineapple...

Vote for sustainability: Bioplastic dummy ballots used to spread voter awareness

In India, IIT Guwahati has developed 3D-printed dummy ballots made of biobased polylactic acid. Commissioned by the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation Cell, the...

Cellulose sponge furniture concept unveiled at Milan Design Week

In Switzerland, design school ÉCAL has introduced a new concept in sustainable furniture: ultra-compact cellulose sponge forms, efficiency shipped in flat parcels and expanded...

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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...