Bpacks raises €1 million for bark-based packaging
In Serbia, bark-based packaging startup Bpacks has raised €1 million (US$1.05 million) in pre-seed funding. According to Tech Funding News, the funds will help...
Lenzing partners with C.P.L. to advance biobased acetic acid for sustainable textiles
In Austria, The Lenzing Group has licensed its biobased acetic acid process to C.P.L. Prodotti Chimici srl for use in textile dying. Under the...
BioFluff, space bricks make list of 2024’s most innovative materials
In London, design publication dezeen has included several biobased products in its annual list of most innovative materials. “The realities of climate change have...
Emirates Biotech advances UAE PLA plant
In the United Arab Emirates, Sulzer has licensed its biobased polylactic acid technology to Emirates Biotech, which plans to break ground on a production...
Sustainable snowboards set to hit the slopes this season
In Germany, engineering materials firm Envalior and Union Binding Company have partnered to introduce redesigned Travis Rice Falcor Signature Snowboard Bindings featuring Envalior's Durethan...
Pooploop exhibit explains how to extract value from excrement
In Tokyo, an exhibit at the 21_21 Design Sight gallery wants to flush away preconceived notions and illustrate how humanity can create materials from...
Brake-ing News: Lexus and Crafting Plastics create interactive bioplastic car concept
In Miami, luxury carmaker Lexus and design studio Crafting Plastics have created a 3D printed, bioplastic car sculpture that changes color in response to...
LG Chem and Acies Bio partner on biobased chemicals
In California, Acies Bio and LG Chem have partnered to develop biobased chemicals by leveraging LG Chem's large-scale manufacturing expertise and market access with...
Suzuki Fronx features biobased front grill
In Japan, a biobased engineering plastic produced by Mitsubishi Chemical Group is being used in the front grill of Fronx, a new compact SUV...
Starbucks starts phasing in biobased straws in Japan
In Japan, Starbucks has introduced new plant-based, biodegradable straws as the coffee chain works to cut waste in half by 2030.
The new straw is...