Limestone paper maker seeks funding for overseas growth
In Japan, a company producing paper from rock is seeing pre-IPO funding to expand production and sales.
TBM’s technology converts limestone into paper using less...
Lithuanian Researchers Develop Packaging that Biodegrades and Keeps Food Fresher
In Lithuania, Kaunas University of Technology researchers believe they have developed a biodegradable food packaging that will keep food fresher for longer—reducing food waste...
Software challenge yields algae-based route to ethylene
In Turkey, two Izmir Institute of Technology students have won Honeywell’s UniSim Design Challenge by using the company’s software to demonstrate a process route...
Texas researchers report graphene breakthrough
In Texas, Rice University scientists have turned pine into graphene—an electrical conductor—using lasers.
Laser-induced graphene is a form of carbon that is just an atom...
Battery maker taps Stora Enso for lignin-based anodes
In Finland, pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has partnered with Swedish battery developer Northvolt to develop battery anodes made from lignin sourced from...
Oregon company launches renewable grooming solutions for man’s best friends
In Oregon, Thinkplanet has introduced a line of biobased pet products, including formulations for controlling fleas and ticks and a range of organic conditioners...
Plant-based packaging for your plant-based meat
In North Carolina, No Evil Foods is now using biodegradable Kraftpak carton board with plant-based inks and water-soluble adhesives to package its plant-based meat...
French biotech firm set to launch first cosmetics ingredient
In France, Deinove has announced it will launch its first cosmetics active ingredient—a carotenoid with antioxidant and healing properties—in the first half of 2018.
The...
Architecture that cleans the air unveiled in Dublin
In London, design house ecoLogicStudio is piloting the use of photosynthetic microalgae to help de-carbonize cities. The company has developed an “urban curtain” of...
Malaysia launches $22.4-million biotech fund
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd has been chosen to manage the newly launched, RM100-million ($22.4-million) Biotechnology Commercialisation Fund.
The BCF is both...