Natural skincare enjoys strong growth in India

In India, natural alternatives for skincare products are seeing increased demand.  According to a market report by RNCOS, the organic skin care market in...

Oregon company launches deodorants for nursing moms

In Oregon, natural products brand Earth Mama has launched a new deodorant line for pregnant and nursing mothers as well as people with sensitive...

Virginia college senior grows his own clothes

In Virginia, a political science major at Liberty University has been growing his own clothes. Luis Quijano, now a senior, said he has been growing...

Edible straws, shower beer among “quirky” 2017 product launches

In the United Kingdom, FoodBev Media has listed top innovative new products of 2017 for the food and beverage industry, including edible straws and...

‘Brain Glue’ repairs traumatic brain injuries

In Georgia, researchers at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center developed Brain Glue, a substance that could one day serve as a treatment...

Ingredion comes to town for Tulsa

In Oklahoma, Ingredion, producer of sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials, celebrated 60 new jobs at its grand opening of a new office in...

‘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...

New take on organic, biobased electronics thanks to Bio-on and Kartell agreement

In Italy, Bio-on, announces a strategic agreement with Kartell, through its parent company Felofin which takes a 2% stake in Bio-on with a 10...

100% biobased concept house opens in Denmark

In Copenhagen, a consortium of over 40 partners has built a home made out of only biological materials, including tomato stems and seaweed. The team...

Sappi acquires specialty paper business Cham Paper Group

In South Africa, Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic (printing and writing) paper and biomaterials,...

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