Potato waste candy bar wrapper win “Oskar”
In Berlin, candy bar packaging based on waste potato starch has won the “Oskar” at the Global Bioplastics Awards.
The wrappers, which were used by...
MHG reverts back to Danimer in second rebranding effort
In Georgia, bioplastics maker Meredian Holdings Group has changed its name to Danimer Scientific and reverted back to its Danimer Scientific corporate logo in...
Spider silk parkas could be hitting shelves next year
In New York, outdoor clothing brand North Face has put a protoype parka on display that was made from Qmonos, a recombinant spider silk...
Tuskegee researchers solve cellulose bioplastics challenge
In Alabama, Tuskegee University researchers have discovered a cellulose dispersion method that could help bioplastics overcome some of the performance issues that limit its...
Insect Shells Prove to Be Strong Biomaterial for Medical Uses
In Boston, scientists at Harvard University Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have found a way to take chitosan, a biomaterial from insect and...
Printing Organs on a 3D Printer Now Possible
In North Carolina, Dr. Anthony Atala from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has spent decades trying to print human organs and has reached...
Fortress Paper Expands Investment into Hemicellulose as Biomaterials Feedstock
In British Columbia, Fortress Paper Ltd., which focuses on dissolving pulp and security paper products, has broken out into the renewable energy area and...
Brooks Automation Acquires Cool Lab for $5 Million Cash
In Massachusetts, Brooks Automation, Inc. announced it has acquired Cool Lab, LLC in exchange for a $5 million cash payment and a $9 million...
Pineapple-waste fiber gains traction in shoe market
In the Philippines, Puma has created a prototype shoe using a textile produced from pineapple plant waste.
The nonwoven material, called Piñatex, is made from...
HEXPOL TPE expands renewable thermoplastic elastomers range
In Sweden, HEXPOL TPE has added new grades to its Dryflex Green biobased thermoplastic elastomers product line.
These include a low-hardness TPE compound with 90%...