Liva cellulose-based fabric expanded to sarees
In India, multinational Aditya Birla Group will introduce sarees made from its “new-age” fabric, Liva, at the Kolkata Fashion Expo.
The company has already seen...
Borregaard opens Florida lignin plant
In Florida, Ligno Tech Florida has started up a 100,000 metric tons per year lignin production plant at Fernandina Beach. The €95 million ($110...
Maryland man turns invasive plants into works of art
In Maryland, a U.S. National Park Service volunteer tasked with removing harmful plants has been giving the weeds new life by developing renewable products...
Dutch skincare brand harnesses tulip power
In the Netherlands, a skincare brand built on using natural ingredients from the region’s famed tulips is debuting at high-end retail chain Bluemercury.
According to...
Cambridge scientists reboot artificial spider silk production
In Cambridge, United Kingdom, scientists have created artificial spider silk made from water, silica, and cellulose.
The fibers are spun out of a hydrogel that...
Mexican Engineering Students Develop Oat-Based Plastic
In Mexico, two engineering students have developed a biodegradable polymer out of oat starch.
Esbeydhy Oyuky Yescas and Marlen Hernández, both students at the Technological...
IKEA innovation lab explores microalgae for food
In Copenhagen, IKEA’s Space10 innovation lab and three young architects have built a “food-producing architecture pavilion” consisting of a microalgae-growing bioreactor.
The 4-meter high dome,...
Bioplastics need a level playing field
In Europe, Hasso von Pogrell, managing director of trade group European Bioplastics, is calling for measures to level the playing field for bioplastics.
Specifically, he...
Grow Bioplastics named Sizzle TechStart’s first incubator client
In Tennessee, Grow Bioplastics has become the inaugural agricultural technology client for Sizzle TechStart, a small business incubator. GROW PLASTICS
Formed by the Roane Alliance,...
Birla Carbon, GranBio Technologies break through In Nanocellulose Dispersion Composite Masterbatch
In Georgia, Birla Carbon and GranBio Technologies introduced their patent-pending NDC rubber masterbatch for qualification by tire and rubber companies. The breakthrough in NDC...