H&M teams up with Aquafil for recycled nylon yarn
In Sweden, fashion clothing retailer H&M is teaming up with Aquafil, maker of ECONYL yarn – a nylon yarn made from waste diverted from...
Mushrooms Make Ecofriendly Art for Office Buildings
In New York, several commercial office buildings are the first to feature Ecovative's mushroom wall tiles. The modern art tiles are made of mycelium,...
Bio-based fermentation skincare expanding in Asia
In South Korea, Swanicoco is now one of the South Korea’s leading cosmetics companies and is expanding into Malaysia with its biobased skincare products....
Algae biomaterial regenerates blood vessel damage
In Portugal, researchers from the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S) in Porto discovered a way to use a new biomaterial modified...
CLP now available as biobased alternative in environmentally friendly spray cans
In Minnesota, CLP (clean, lubricate, protect) products are traditionally made of hazardous mineral oils and other petro-based solvents but Cortec’s EcoAir Biobased CLP offers...
Staying safe this summer with eco-friendly sun protection
In Germany, EcoSun Pass by BASF’s Care Creations is a new methodology especially developed for sun protection products – evaluating the environmental compatibility of...
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...
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...
Three Little Pigs gives natural construction materials a bad rap?
In the Netherlands, the president of a climate change and inequality action group is huffing and puffing over the stigma associated with biobased building...
Braskem’s sugarcane-based bioplastic to reduce carbon footprint of LeafGro packaging
In Maryland, Braskem’s sugarcane based bioplastic will be used to package over 500,000 bags of Leafgro, a soil conditioner for sale in lawn and...