Polish company sells wheat bran-based tableware
In Poland, Biotrem is converting wheat bran and polylactic acid into 10 million pieces of tableware and cutlery annually in an effort to cut...
Milk: Does a body good, and now with renewable packaging
In the Netherlands, dairy company FrieslandCampina will, by the end of the week, begin selling its popular chocolate milk, Chocomel, in 80% renewable packaging...
Surftech’s algae, bamboo and biobased paddleboard a winner
In California, Surftech’s Aleka not only incporarates many biobased elements into its board, it now is an official winner too. Surftech’s board won Outside...
Stora Enso launches wood-based biocomposites as renewable replacement for plastic
In Finland, Stora Enso launched its wood-based biocomposites, DuraSense, as a replacement for fossil-based plastics. The DuraSense product family is suitable for a wide...
AkzoNobel enters joint marketing effort for Itaconix bio-based chelates
In the United Kingdom, Itaconix announced that following a successful technical and regulatory evaluation, AkzoNobel’s Chelates’ business has formally notified Itaconix of its intention...
New biocompatible hydrogel grows neurons in 3D
In France, researchers from CNRS, INSERM and Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier developed a hydrogel that can grow, develop and differentiate neural stem...
Higher-performing bioplastics on parade at NPE
In Orlando, Plastics Technology has described how new bioplastics on display at the recent NPE plastics conference have improved properties and are increasingly marketed...
Outdoor sports enthusiasts driving demand for biobased fabrics
In France, technical materials manufacturer Porcher Industries says demand for its low-density cellulose fibers from the sports equipment industry is increasing.
In an interview with...
Synthetic fibers an overlooked source of microplastic pollution
In New Zealand, a merino wool company is looking to mitigate one of the overlooked sources of microplastics in the world’s oceans: synthetic textiles.
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Forget about spider silk – now there’s something even stronger
In Sweden, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology produced a biobased material that is reported to surpass the strength of all known biobased...