Atlanta company looks to boost both industrial hemp production and minority farm ownership
In Atlanta, Cultiv8 is encouraging minority-owned farmers to grow hemp for the company to convert into products such as biodegradable food packaging and hempcrete.
Steven...
L’Oreal launches Seed Phytonutrients line of personal care products
In the United States, L'Oréal is launching Seed Phytonutrients, a beauty brand using natural ingredients, many of which extracted from seeds.
The brand uses heirloom...
Wisconsin researchers report bioplastic precursor breakthrough
In Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering James Dumesic and his team report a high-yield, economical route to furan dicarboxylic...
Japanese Paper Company to Build Cellulose Nanofiber Plant Using Bamboo
In Japan, Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. is planning commercial production of cellulose nanofiber from bamboo at its Sendai, Stasuma-Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture facility. The...
Bioplastic set to launch in South Africa
In South Africa, scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Polymer and Composite Research Group in Port Elizabeth have reported 100%...
Biopesticide consolidation: Certis acquires LAM International
In Maryland, biopesticide maker LAM International has been acquired by Certis USA. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Certis CEO Jow-Lih Su said LAM’s Butte facility...
Lignin-based filament wins Canadian innovation grant
In British Columbia, BC Innovation Council has awarded $300,000 to Darrel Fry of Advanced BioCarbon 3D and Jason Taylor of Selkirk College to develop...
Spider silk applications include hearing aids, football helmets
In Oregon, Digital Trends has outlined the latest applications for spider silk, a material gaining interest because of its tensile properties and new, cheaper...
Enzyme returns textile waste to original monomers
In France, CARBIOS has demonstrated an enzymatic depolymerization process for polyester terephthalate polyester fibers from textile waste. The process broke down the material into...
Dow set to boost renewable naphtha use at Dutch cracker
In the Netherlands, Dow is using renewable naphtha produced by UPM in its Terneuzen cracker.
The naphtha, produced from wood and trade named BioVerno by...