Lean on green: German consortium creates 64% renewable hiking pole
In Germany, the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf and LEKI Lenhart GmbH have created a hiking pole made from hemp and...
Clean slate: Peelable disposable plate stacks offer new concept in avoiding dishes
In Florida, a company named Peelware has created a new concept in disposable plates: renewable “stacked” paper plates where you simply peel off the...
Emirates Biotech begins local sales of PLA range
In Dubai, Emirates Biotech has introduced a range of polylactic acid biopolymers, with pre-marketing beginning for customers throughout the Middle East. Dubbed Embio, the...
China R&D hub and Michelin subsidiary ink biobased composites pact
In China, Yangtze River Delta Carbon Fiber and Composite Materials Technology Innovation Center and Michelin (Shanghai) Polymers Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the French...
Color me funded: Chromologics raises €7 million for natural food dye
In Denmark, Chromologics has raised €7 million (US$8.1 million) to advance its fermentation-based food colors toward commercialization.
Specifically, the funds will be used to...
BASF starts up biosurfactant plant in Thailand
In Thailand, chemical giant BASF has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for the biobased surfactant alkyl polyglucoside.
APGs are biobased, readily biodegradable, mild secondary surfactants. ...
DARPA taps Cambium for AI tools to identify biobased polymer composites
In California, materials innovator Cambium was awarded a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to build artificial intelligence capabilities for identifying novel...
KAIST team demonstrates use of bacteria to produce and dye cellulose
In South Korea, researchers have coaxed living bacteria to grow, weave, and dye fabrics without the use of oil, plastic or artificial dyes.
The...
Logoplaste locks In Avantium’s plant-based plastic
In Lisbon, Logoplaste has secured future access to Avantium’s plant‑based plastic through a capacity reservation agreement for polyethylene furanoate. Avantium N.V., the Amsterdam‑based bioplastics...
Oterra, Seprify partner on plant-based replacement for titanium dioxide
In Denmark, natural food coloring suppliers Oterra and Swiss biotech firm Seprify have partnered to market a plant-based white coloring that can replace titanium...