Soybean oil sealant technology improves roadways
In Indiana, Environmental Concrete Products, a startup based on a Purdue innovation, with funding for the Indiana Soybean Alliance, uses soybean-derived engineering sealant technology...
Genetically engineered microorganisms to detect enemy subs
In Washington, D.C., the Naval Research Laboratory is hoping genetically engineered microorganisms like Marinobacter, can become living tripwires in the ocean to detect enemy...
Oboya collaborates with Gaia on biomaterials for crop products
In Sweden, Oboya Horticulture Industries AB signed a long-term cooperation agreement on environmentally friendly biomaterials with Gaia Biomaterials AB. The agreement means that Oboya...
Limestone based bags paves way to decarbonized circular economy
In Japan, TBM Co., Ltd., a company that develops, manufactures and sells paper and plastic alternative products made from a limestone-based material known as...
World’s first wearable fashion garment made from liquid waste
In Australia, biomaterial technology company Nanollose Ltd created the world’s first wearable garment using the company’s eco-friendly Tree-Free Rayon fibre (Nullarbor), sourced from sustainable...
Stora Enso and Sulapac team up for biodegradable straws
In Finland, Stora Enso and Sulapac continue to combat the global problem of plastic waste by launching a demo for sustainable drinking straws based...
New plant waste based bioplastic created by TheCircularLab
In Spain, TheCircularLab created a plastic from plant waste that can be recycled, composted and can biodegrade in a marine environment. The plastic, called...
Total Corbion PLA starts-up 75K tons per year bioplastics plant – 2nd largest in...
In the Netherlands, Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, started up its 75,000 tons per year PLA (Poly Lactic...
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...
Boating gets greener with biobased bow stickers
In Italy, boating tape company, PROtect, developed a new range of stickers called “PROtect BOW #” for bow number and advertising made of bioplastic...