Irish Researchers Look to Cut the Cost of Carbon Fiber Production
In Ireland, researchers at the University of Limerick are looking to cut the cost and carbon dioxide emissions associated with producing carbon fiber from...
Soy-based turf meets the gridiron
In Indianapolis, SYNLawn Indiana reports that its soy-based turf will be used by the Indianapolis Colts for 2021 pre-game matches as well as education...
Private equity firm acquires majority stake in Novolex
In South Carolina, private equity firm Apollo Funds says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Novolex Holdings LLC,...
H&M invests in biobased resin and yarn maker Kintra Fibers
In Sweden, fast fashion giant H&M group has led an investment round in New York biobased materials startup Kintra Fibers.
Kintra’s material is designed...
BioAmber to list shares on Toronto Stock Exchange
In Montreal, biobased succinic acid producer BioAmber says shares of common stock have been conditionally approved for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. BioAmber...
Seaweed plastics maker Loliware raises $6 million
In San Francisco, a seaweed-based materials startup has raised $6 million, bringing its total pre-series A funding to $15.4 million. Founded in 2016, Loliware...
Barbie Liberation Organization hijacks Mattel’s movie momentum to make statement about plastics
In the US, a group of cultural activists known as the Barbie Liberation Organization recently faked a Mattel announcement that the toymaker was launching...
Maybelline to boost biobased content
In New York, mainstay cosmetics brand Maybelline has vowed to make 95% of its formulas either biobased or derived from minerals or circular sources...
Cocoa industry waste shows promise in flame retardants
In Scotland, researchers at St. Andrews University have found that cocoa pod husks—an abundant waste product of chocolate and other industries—could be used to...
Bio-On execs accused of accounting shenanigans
In Italy, Reuters reports that Bio-On CEO and chairman Marco Astorri has been arrested as part of a probe into alleged false accounting and...