Vollebak, Spiber team up for bioengineered garments
In London, clothing brand Vollebak has partnered with Japan’s Spiber, a company using molecular engineering to create biomaterial similar to spider silk, to create...
Honda taps Mitsubishi Chemical Group bioplastic for X-ADV motorcycles
In Japan, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is using DURABIO, a biobased engineering plastic from the Mitsubishi Chemical Group, for the colored bodywork and windshield...
New Wave Biotech raises funds for AI-driven bioprocess software
In London, New Wave Biotech has raised €1.2 million (US$1.25 million) to boost staff levels and expand markets for its AI bioprocess simulation software....
Arkema touts mass balance progress
In France, specialty materials firm Arkema has achieved multiple mass balance ISCC PLUS certifications in the US, Europe, and Asia, with the sought-after sustainability...
Acme Mills unveils biobased PLA fabrics
In Michigan, Acme Mills Company has launched a line of biobased polylactic acid fabrics. Dubbed Natura, the fabrics can replace petroleum-based nonwovens such as...
Danimer shores up its balance sheet
In Georgia, bioplastic maker Danimer Scientific has issued a super senior secured promissory note in an aggregate principal amount of $11,250,000 to certain lenders...
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...