Philippines consortium working to commercialize paper from waste pineapple leaves
In the Philippines, researchers have developed paper from waste pineapple leaves that can be used to produce coffee cups, paper bags, boxes and packaging.
Dubbed...
Mexican students win grant for mushroom-based packaging
In Mexico, a group of students at ITESO University has been awarded a small business grant by FedEx Mexico for a packaging substitute made...
India eyes bioplastics as pollution woes mount
In India, the number of bioplastics manufacturers is growing rapidly as the populous country scrambles to curb plastics pollution, but local manufacturing is needed...
South African party cup company goes green with switch to biobased
In South Africa, entrepreneur Luvuyo Ndiki is launching biodegradable cups made from sugarcane and corn starch.
Ndiki, who previously sold the red plastic cups that...
UK aims to grow bioeconomy to half a trillion by 2030
In the United Kingdom, the government is working to double the size of the country’s bioeconomy by 2030, to £440 billion ($553 billion).
The government...
Packaging challenge finalists include mushroom and seafood waste solutions
In Virginia, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition picked five finalists for its Protective Packaging Design Challenge, many of which featured biobased solutions.
TemperPack’s ClimaCell uses foam...
Smartphone chargers get a green makeover
In California, a new tech startup has launched a line of eco-friendly smartphone chargers to improve the sustainability profile of the tech industry. The...
French lab will advance plastic biorecycling technologies
In France, enzyme technology firm Carbios and the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute will create a laboratory at the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Toulouse...
Zymergen raises whopping $400 million
In California, microbe engineering firm Zymergen has raised $400 million to advance its custom software and lab automation offering to the industrial biotechnology industry.
To...
Sharon Laboratories and Deinove partner to develop biobased cosmetics preservatives
In Israel, personal care preservatives company Sharon Laboratories has partnered with France’s Deinove to develop biobased preservatives, including bioactives, for cosmetics markets.
“The global cosmetic...