Wisconsin River Business Angels invests in renewable chemical startup Pyran

In Wisconsin, Pyran has received a $120,000 investment from new angel investor group Established a couple of years ago and based in Plover, WRBA...

Biobased kicks company has successful run on Kickstarter

In New Zealand, a startup making shoes from natural materials has raised $120,000 in just 4 days on Kickstarter. Allbirds set out to raise just...

LANXESS taps TotalEnergies for biobased styrene

In France, TotalEnergies has agreed to supply styrene produced from pulp industry by-product tall oil to German chemical company LANXESS. The move supports LANXESS’s...

Eastman Chemical launches engineering bioplastic

In Tennessee, Eastman Chemical has launched a new cellulose-based engineering bioplastic dubbed TRĒVA. Made up of about 50% cellulose, TRĒVA provides chemical resistance to skin...

Genomatica CEO reflects on past challenges, looks ahead to new products

In San Diego, Genomatica CEO Christophe Schilling reports that the company has successfully commercialized renewable processes to produce plastics and cosmetics and is next...

EU Looking to Flowers to Reduce Import Dependence on Rubber, Nickel

In Europe, separate research efforts are using flowers as sources of rubber and nickel—two important materials the European Union currently has to import. The EU-funded...

Pineapple-based leather substitute firm raises funds, plans to ramp up supply

In London, Ananas Anam, a maker of a leather alternative based on pineapple leaf fiber, has completed a financing round for an undisclosed amount. The...

South Korean scientists claim baldness breakthrough

In South Korea, researchers claim they have discovered a hair regrowth hormone that could cure the scourge of male pattern baldness. Professor Kang-Yell Choi of...

PETA urges Levi’s to switch to vegan leather

In Virginia, the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals has called on the popular fashion brand Levi’s to replace the leather patch on...

Swedish funeral company launches wheat bran and food waste coffins

In Sweden, the green burial trend is getting a new twist with coffins made of wheat bran and biofibers from food waste, including orange...

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