BioMADE to invest $20M in Ames pilot plant
In Iowa, BioMADE announced its plans to establish and operate a new pilot-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facility near Ames. The 15,000 sq. ft. multi-user facility...
Stora Enso brings packaging board line online in Oulu, Finland
In Finland, Stora Enso has brought Europe’s most modern consumer packaging board production line online in Oulu. The new, €1.1-billion line will serve the...
ADM and OCOchem plan CO₂ conversion plant in Illinois
In Illinois, CO2 electrolysis and conversion firm OCOchem has partnered with agribusiness giant ADM to build a field demonstration plant using OCOchem’s Carbon FluX...
Biobased tennis balls offer a sustainable spin
In the UK, Central Saint Martins graduate Noé Chouraqui has created Point, a 3D-printed tennis ball made from biobased and recyclable materials.
Conventional tennis...
Flax to the Future: Natural fiber boosts padel racket performance
In France, a flax-fiber composite is finding a home in rackets for padel, a fast-growing sport that marries tennis and squash.
Dubbed TeXtreme R...
Soybean foam cuts firefighters’ exposure to PFAS
In Michigan, Cross Plains Solutions has developed a soybean-based alternative to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, a firefighting foam that contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Dubbed...
A latte potential: Kyunghee University creates biodegradable batteries from discarded coffee grounds
In Seoul, researchers at Kyunghee University have developed a biodegradable battery using coffee grounds.
Led by Jin Seong-hoon, a professor at KU’s Department of Information...
NextGen Bioplastics taps Tiderock for bioplastic food packaging distribution in Europe
In Europe, Tiderock Companies has signed a Master Exclusive Distribution Agreement with NextGen Bioplastics that grants Tiderock exclusive rights to distribute NextGen's bioplastic products...
Hoogesteger to use Avantium PEF for juice bottles
In the Netherlands, juice maker Hoogesteger has signed a conditional offtake agreement for polyethylene furanoate biopolymer produced by Avantium.
PEF has an oxygen barrier...
Algenesis Labs claims biobased polyurethane breakthrough
In California, Algenesis Labs has commissioned its Bio-Iso™ pilot plant, which is producing 100% biogenic carbon isocyanate.
Unlike traditional isocyanates derived from petroleum and...