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.
As...
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...
Contract awarded to expand world’s largest dissolving pulp mill
In Scotland, Wood has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract by Sappi Limited, a global producer of dissolving wood pulp, specialties...
Radici Carpet chooses Aquafil’s ECONYL 100% regenerated yarn
In Italy, abandoned fishing nets and old carpets are just a few examples of the waste that are used to produce ECONYL yarn, a...
Ingredion posts positive first quarter results, up from 2017
In Illinois, Chicago-based Ingredion, a global provider of ingredient and biobased solutions to diversified industries reported first quarter 2018 results which were up compared...
Mushrooms eyed as Mars building material
In California, researchers at NASA aims are looking at how to use mushrooms to create housing and other structures on Mars.
NASA Ames researcher Lynn...
EU companies want to give food packaging a green makeover
In Finland, food packaging firm Huhtamaki is developing food packaging based on natural raw materials. The company has partnered with Sweden’s Södra to develop...
Sea squirt could hold key to better wood composites
In Maryland, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a composite material that is flexible, nontoxic, and UV light-reflective using...
New bioplastic toys launched with Minerv Supertoys
In Italy, Bio-on and ITALERI confirmed their alliance for the toys of the future with new Minerv Supertoys, a eco-sustainable, child- and environmentally friendly,...