Celanese and Siegwerk to develop sustainable printing inks using bio-based ethyl acetate
Celanese and Siegwerk announced a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing sustainability within the packaging industry. The focus of this partnership is to incorporate bio-based ethyl acetate, produced by Celanese, into…
Circularity converts dairy biogas to SAF in world-first pilot
Circularity Fuels announced the successful completion of the world’s first end-to-end pilot converting raw agricultural biogas into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over six months, a California dairy farm’s manure digester…
AFYREN achieves B Corp certification for sustainability
AFYREN, a greentech company, has earned B CorpTM certification. This global standard is set by B Lab. It measures a company’s social, environmental, and governance performance. The process is independent…
Finnish bio-based films offer sustainable plastic alternative
A new bio-based material platform developed in Finland is making significant progress in replacing fossil-based plastics in packaging. The project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and LUT…
Reworld launches largest PFAS destruction solution in the U.S.
Reworld®, a leader in sustainable waste management, announced a major breakthrough today. The company introduced ReAssure™ PFAS Destruction. It offers the country’s largest capacity to destroy PFAS-containing materials from municipal,…
NOROO selected to lead 3-HP bio-platform project in South Korea
South Korea's NOROO Holdings has been appointed lead organisation for a government-backed initiative to commercialise 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), a bio-based platform chemical with applications across coatings, cosmetics, and sustainable plastics.…
Paramelt launches Aquavate Bio, a biodegradable coating platform
Specialty coatings company Paramelt has launched Aquavate Bio, a water-based, biodegradable coating platform designed to give fiber-based packaging the barrier performance it needs to replace plastic, without sacrificing recyclability or…
Orlen opens $220 M biorefinery in Poland
Polish energy giant Orlen has started operations at a new $220 million biorefinery in Plock, marking a significant expansion of the country's renewable diesel capacity. The facility, announced on 25…
€7 M grant backs plan to scale microbial protein from fermentation
A European consortium has secured €6.99 million to scale the production of microbial proteins from food industry waste, in one of the most ambitious fermentation-focused funding awards of the year.…
Moeve builds Spain’s first IPA plant and takes home top industry award
Spanish energy and chemicals company Moeve has won the Best in Class Award at Expoquimia 2026 for building and commissioning Spain's first isopropyl alcohol plant, a milestone for both industrial…
Shillong researchers turn banana peels into biodegradable plastic
Researchers at St. Edmund’s College in Shillong have made a promising discovery. They developed a biodegradable plastic film using banana peels. This biomaterial naturally decomposes in soil within weeks. Plastic…
Swiss startup hephaistos.bio raises €161K to reinvent chemical manufacturing
Swiss biotech startup hephaistos.bio has raised €161,000 from Venture Kick to develop custom enzyme solutions for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing. Chemical manufacturing still relies heavily on energy-intensive processes that drive…