‘Do it all the way’ say parents asking for 100% biobased toys this Christmas
In Germany, a recent study conducted by Klaus Menrad, a renewable resources expert at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science, found that over 500...
‘Churro Trick’ at rally recycles churro waste fats into Neste renewable diesel
In Finland, Neste Rally Finland, one of the biggest annual sporting events in the Nordic countries and part of the World Rally Championship hosted...
Keep warm with first ever biodegradable synthetic insulation
In New York, PrimaLoft, Inc. introduced PrimaLoft Bio, the first synthetic insulation made from 100% recycled, biodegradable fibers. In accelerated test conditions simulating a...
Bioluminescent dress from van Herpen portends era of living couture
In France, Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a dress embedded with 125 million bioluminescent algae at Paris Haute Couture Week 2025....
Grant encourages closer look at lignin
In Kentucky, university researchers are sharing a $4-million National Science Foundation grant aimed at developing new lignin-based materials.
The funding helps fill a relatively unmet...
Full Cycle Bioplastics wins Closed Loop grant for food waste based bioplastic
In Virginia, Full Cycle Bioplastics received a grant from the Closed Loop Foundation, an arm of Closed Loop Partners, for its technology in converting...
Turning coffee waste into coffee cups
In Australia, a Macquarie University PhD student believes he’s come up with a way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic coffee cups by...
A better blue jean – Archroma develops new non-toxic denim dye
In Switzerland, Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, presented an aniline-free denim indigo dye at the recent Planet Textiles 2018 Conference...
Do you smell coffee? That’s my sunglasses!
In Ukraine, the world’s first coffee-based sunglasses are now available thanks to eyeglass designer brand Ochi. They use a biopolymer based on coffee, flax...
Ingredion and SweeGen Make Sweet Deal to Work Together Globally
In Illinois, Ingredion Incorporated, a company that converts corn, potatoes and other natural items into ingredients for biomaterial products used in food, paper, and...