Canadian company looks to benefit from straw bans
In Canada, entrepreneurs Geet Sheth and Ravi Kesh have founded a paper straw company to meet demand for green options amid numerous plastic straw...
Chemical company looks to Canada’s marine life for useful molecules
In Canada, chemical company Croda International has built a marine biotechnology facility on the Canadian Coast to identify marine microbes with useful properties for personal...
Bioplastic earns top science fair prize for teen scientist
In California, young scientist Jacqueline Prawira has won a top award at the BROADCOM Masters science fair for her bioplastics made from paper, cotton,...
Novamont launches line of microbead alternatives
In Italy, Novamont has introduced a line of biodegradable microbead alternatives made from its bioplastic.
The product line goes beyond exfoliating functionalities, the company says....
Trade groups urge EU to consider algae and bugs to ease protein shortfall
In the European Union, algae and insect trade groups have partnered to call on regulators to widen the scope of the EU’s protein plan...
Perstorp rounds out polyols offering
In Sweden, Perstorp has launched renewable alternatives to trimethylolpropane and neopentyl glycol. Together with its existing biobased pentaerythritol, Perstorp says it is now the...
Grape-based plastics offer new life for vino waste
In France, Veuve Clicquot and other winemakers are exploring the possibility of using waste grape skin to produce more sustainable plastics.
Veuve Clicquot is already...
Indian oil companies support biodegradable feminine hygiene initiative
In India, several leading oil marketing companies have partnered to build manufacturing centers for biodegradable sanitary napkins.
The centers, to be opened in Odisha, will...
Hemp makes inroads in India
In India, eco-conscious consumers are driving interest in hemp-based products for markets such as textiles, skincare, and packaging.
According to Times of India, the global...
Blue agave-based ethanol gains support Down Under
In Australia, the administration of Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is helping fund feasibility studies looking at biorefinery development in the Atherton Tableland region of...