Notpla among 2022 Earthshot winners
In Boston, a promising bioplastic was among the five 2022 Earthshot Prize Winners announced to much fanfare amid a US visit by Prince William...
Toymaker Mattel secures biobased ABS
In South Korea, LG Chem has supplied California toy company Mattel with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene based on vegetable feedstocks.
LG Chem can produce about...
Ski maker boosts investments into materials
In Utah, popular ski equipment maker Rossignol Group will spend $50 million in coming years to boost sustainability efforts, including efforts to increase use...
Giving linoleum another look
In the Netherlands, Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Lina Chi is hoping to reinvigorate use of linoleum—a biobased material launched in the 1950s that became...
Microalgae nutrition and cosmetics firm raises $15.7 million
In France, Microphyt, a producer of microalgae-based natural solutions for nutrition and well-being, has announced a Series B fund raise of €15 million (US$15.7...
Architect envisions “living homes” that keep you warm if you feed them (but may...
In Argentina, architect Juan Manuel Prieto has used artificial intelligence to conceptualize “Habitable Monsters” to draw attention to the potential of living architecture. Made...
LIUX unveils plant-based electric vehicle
In Spain, sustainable automotive company LIUX has unveiled a 3D printed electric vehicle prototype that uses 90% recycled and plant-based materials.
Named Animal, the...
Kutee Kitties NFT aims to raise cash for bioplastics
In Italy, an environmentally focused NFT dubbed Kutee Kitties hopes to sell original cartoons of hip cats to fund bioplastics development and other plastics...
Oman bank launches PLA debit and credit cards
In Oman, Bank Nizwa is now offering bioplastic credit and debit cards. The Shari’ah-compliant cards are “designed to cater to different segments of customers’...
Eco-Products launches canola PHA straws
In Colorado, Eco-Products has announced a new line of compostable straws made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a plant-based plastic derived from canola oil.
Available individually...