Sukano, NatureWorks advance renewable drinking straws
In Switzerland, additive and color masterbatch firm Sukano has produced high-performance, compostable drinking straws using NatureWork’s Ingeo-brand polylactic acid bioplastic.
Straws are currently produced from...
ADM to Acquire French Wheat Company Chamtor
In France, Archer Daniels Midland plans to acquire Chamtor, a producer of glucose, starch, and proteins from wheat, from Vivescia Industries. Financial terms were...
Sea fungus is an untapped source for skin benefits
In India, scientists at the TERI-Deakin Nano Biotechnology Centre in New Delhi are compiling data on the potential cosmeceutical applications of marine fungi.
“Improvements in...
Scale and rust remover gets BioPrefferred certification
In Minnesota, corrosion protection company Cortec says its EcoClean Biodegradable Scale and Rust Remover has been certified 100% biobased by the US Department of...
Moscow researchers report chitin breakthrough
In Russia, researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have developed a faster, environmentally friendly way to depolymerize chitin and chitosan into...
Hemp plane looks to fly high
In North Carolina, Hempearth Group is planning to order a four-seater aircraft composed of 75% industrial hemp.
The company is currently performing structural testing on...
Shrimp Shell Plastic Could Help Address Egypt’s Trash Problem
In the United Kingdom, University of Nottingham engineering professor Nicola Everitt is turning discarded shrimp shells into biodegradable plastic bags.
Everitt is specifically targeting the...
Service allows parents to mail back dirty diapers for composting
In Arizona, a compostable diaper company has launched a subscription service to send clean diapers to parents and receive return shipments of the used...
Natural skincare products get natural packaging in Germany
In Germany, cosmetics company biana GmbH & Co. KG is switching to renewable packaging for its line of natural skin care products.
The company will swap...
Ford updates progress on sustainable materials
At a recent conference in Orlando, Debbie Mielewski, Ford’s senior technical leader of materials sustainability, provided an update on the automaker’s many sustainable material...