Banana-fiber jersey fabric shortlisted for design award
In Taiwan, banana-based textiles company Bananatex has produced a compostable jersey fabric made from the stalks of Abacá banana plants.
Bananatex tells design publication...
3-D printing startup hopes to ramp up PLA filament sales
In Michigan, 3-D-printing startup Maker North is using polylactic acid to make everything from broken knobs to prosthetic limbs at lower costs.
The company is...
Scottish group wants to turn fish guts into fashion
In the United Kingdom, research is underway to convert seafood waste into adipic acid, a precursor material for nylon.
The consortium includes researchers from the...
Global Bioenergies cleared for isobutene operations
In Germany, Global Bioenergies has received regulatory clearance to begin operations at its Leuna biobased isobutene demonstration plant.
TÜV, Germany’s main state certification agency, completed...
Celebrity-backed, sustainably packaged water brand lands in the UK
In the United Kingdom, Red Star Brands is adding Just Water—Jaden Smith’s sustainable water brand—to its portfolio of available products.
Eighty-two percent of the Just...
French Cognac brand debuts flax bottles
In France, cognac brand Maison A de Fussigny has debuted a plant-based bottle for its 2050 Organic Cognac.
Weighing just 85 grams, the Green Gen...
Calvin Klein taps Natural Material Studio for biobased gift wrap
In Copenhagen, design firm Natural Material Studio says it has developed a biomaterial gift wrap for noted fashion brand Calvin Klein.
In keeping with...
“Molecular conveyor belts” in could boost yields in yeast
In Germany, researchers at Goethe University in Frankfurt have developed a new mechanism in yeast to improve the rate at which transport proteins deliver...
Origin Materials eyes $750-million bioplastic precursor plant
In Ascension Parish, Louisiana, biobased materials firm Origin Materials is planning to build its second manufacturing plant.
Although the project is still subject to finalization...
Seaweed-based unmentionables soon for sale in Irish supermarkets
In Northern Ireland, supermarket chain Lidl will soon sell underpants made from seaweed. Launching August 1st, the underpants are made from SeaCell fiber produced...