In the US, Symrise AG has signed a definitive agreement to sell AmeriTerpenes LLC, its terpene ingredients business, to international private equity investor Mutares SE & Co. KGaA. The deal will sharpen Symrise’s focus on core growth platforms and positions AmeriTerpenes to further develop its renewable terpene ingredient portfolio for fragrance, flavor, and industrial applications […]
In the US, Solar Foods has submitted a Generally Recognized as Safe notification to the United States Food and Drug Administration. The company aims to obtain a no questions letter for its alternative protein’s safety assessment. Dubbed Solein, the protein is made by a specific microbe, which undergoes fermentation with air and electricity. The “nutritionally […]
In the US, a startup called Tiny Vinyl has created cute, mini, vinyl records out of bio-attributed polyvinyl chloride. The 4-inch mini singles play about four minutes of music per side and work on most manual turntables. Bioattributed refers to a sustainable production method where a portion of the raw materials used in manufacturing is […]
In United States & international, XCF Global, Inc. has unveiled plans to invest nearly US $1 billion by 2028, to build a modular network of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production plants. Its flagship New Rise Reno facility is already producing with ~$350 million invested, generating ~60 engineering and management jobs in Nevada. The U.S. pipeline includes three new sites—New Rise Reno 2 (2027), plus facilities in Fort Myers, […]
In United States, the DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)under its SPARC programme, slated for January 2025, with up to US $23 million available. It targets two areas: Topic 1, biobased value‑added chemicals (e.g. biobased propanediols, bio‑LPG); Topic 2, biobased propane/LPG innovations, including sustainable marine fuels. Concept papers are due March 14, 2025, full proposals by May 30, with awards expected in October 2025. The […]
In the US, the Department of Health and Human Services and Food and Drug Administration have announced a series of measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food supply and agreed to fast-track review of renewable alternatives. According to a press statement, FDA will accelerate the review of calcium phosphate, Galdieria […]
In the US, Finnish food ingredient company Onego Bio has officially submitted its Generally Recognized as Safe notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Bioalbumen, a non-animal ovalbumin produced through precision fermentation using Trichoderma reesei. The move sets the stage for introduction of the first non-animal egg protein that mirrors the amino acid […]
In the UK, Global Construction Review reported that researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) noted that wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030. They evaluated four different scenarios to calculate the potential “levelized cost” of a wind-hydrogen system […]
In the US, BioMADE has issued a call for proposals for food and material innovations with military applications. The Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute is offering grants ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. BioMade emphasized “innovations in food production that reduce the CO2 footprint of food production at and/or transport to DoD operational environments… […]
In the US, PoLoPo has asked regulators to approve its technology for growing egg proteins in potatoes. The SuperAA platform leverages potato’s natural productivity and storage organs to grow proteins that are identical to protein derived from a chicken’s egg. Once the potatoes reach a certain size, the proteins can be extracted for dried to […]
