“Infinite” hoodie, biodegradable tennis dress produced by stella mccartney
In New York, adidas and stella mccartney have successfully created a biodegradable tennis dress and a fully recyclable hoodie from old cotton—critical breakthroughs as...
Circular economy expert: Bioplastics may fix plastic’s image
In Germany, head of the IKK Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy at Leibniz University of Hanover claims biobased plastics could help repair the...
Idaho bioplastic company develops marine biodegradable biopolymer
In Idaho, BioLogiQ has develops a biodegradable bioplastic by blending polybutylene adipate terephthalate and NuPlastiQ GP. Testing by Eden Research Laboratory demonstrated that the material...
Tennessee natural dye startup bets on indigo
In Tennessee, Stony Creek Colors is working to improve the economics of producing the natural dye indigo in an effort to provide textile makers...
ORNL researchers develop self-healing elastomeric material from lignin
In Tennessee, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a self-healing elastomer from lignin.
The work, led by Amit Naskar, used acetonitrile to extract...
Wheat waste could become new biobased chemicals platform
In Europe, Global Bioenergies and Ineos are advancing technologies to convert wheat residue into chemicals.
Dubbed the OPTISOCHEM project, the partners are eyeing biobased...
New wood composite could replace steel in auto manufacturing
In Japan, researchers at Kyoto University are developing cellulose nanofibers strong enough to be used as auto parts but lightweight enough to improve vehicles’...
Croda launches 100% biobased surfactant
In the United Kingdom, chemical company Croda has launched a new, 100% biobased surfactant shortly after completing construction of a renewable ethylene oxide plant...
Wool composite surfboards have unlikely origin
In California, a company is producing surfboards using a wool composite material instead of fiberglass.
Firewire was the brainchild of New Zealander Paul Barron, who...
Finland furthers fiber foams
In Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre has added capacity at Jyväskylä for developing porous materials, insulation products, and nonwovens from natural fibers via foam...