Sonichem raises €1.4 million to make chemicals from sawdust
In East Midlands, UK, forestry waste-to-chemicals startup Sonichem has raised €1.4 million ($1.5 million) in a Pre-Series A funding, including a follow-on investment from...
Kick the bucket, become a tree
In Los Angeles, a company that manufactures biodegradable urns that turn cremated human remains into trees is expanding its offering to include a smart...
Swedish student develops potato plastic
In Sweden, student Pontus Törnqvist has developed a thermoplastic from potato starch as an alternative to biopersistent plastics. The material biodegrades within two months...
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...
Indian “Packman” entrepreneur fights plastic waste
In India, Packman Packaging is using corn-based bags to help fight Southeast Asia’s plastics waste crisis.
Gaurav Jalan founded the company 30 years ago and...
Building a better blob: Jamaican students look to upgrade algae-based water encapsulant
In Jamaica, University of the West Indies St Augustine students are working to adapt Ooho—a gelatinous, edible water packaging being developed from algae by...
Georgia company to launch PHA-based straws
In Singapore, Georgia-based RWDC Industries has launched a biobased plastic, which will first be used in drinking straws in the local market.
Dubbed Solon, Georgia-based...
Eat your peas, then make a bioplastic flowerpot
In Italy, vegetable residue from legumes like peas, beans, and lentils are being transformed into bioplastics by LEGUVAL, a European Union-funded consortium of plastics...
Cellulose fibers are making a comeback as consumers ditch synthetics
In Tennessee, Eastman Chemical is seeing demand for its cellulose fibers increase as the fashion industry works to improve its sustainability profile and meet...
Kemira and Metsä Group link on forestry-based coating technologies
In Sweden and Finland, Kemira and Metsä Group have agreed to accelerate a cooperation focused on developing a new sustainable product or raw material...