US biofuel demand reshapes global waste feedstock trade
Global trade in waste feedstocks is shifting fast. Customs data show the changes are already visible, not just forecast. US imports of used cooking oil fell 38 percent year on…
Niber Technologies appoints Jochen Lagemann as CCO
Niber Technologies has appointed Jochen Lagemann as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 1 August. The move strengthens the company's commercial leadership as it works to scale its ingredient brand strategy. Niber…
University of Dayton runs on waste-heat-to-power electricity
Carbon-free electricity is now flowing to the University of Dayton from a first-of-its-kind waste-heat-to-power project. The initiative will cover all of the university's electricity needs. The project comes from a…
Claros raises $55M to scale up PFAS destruction technology
Claros Technologies has closed a $55 million Series B financing round. The funding will accelerate global rollout of the company's PFAS destruction technology. Claros focuses on destroying PFAS, the so-called…
SmartSolve’s bio-based PureNil 0 gains traction in agriculture
SmartSolve is expanding the reach of its bio-based packaging material into agriculture. PureNil 0, a plastic-free, water-soluble pouching material, launched commercially in January 2026. It has already found uses in…
New funding call for Ireland’s bioeconomy
BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy is opening a second Industry Collaboration Call. The initiative invites researchers and businesses to develop new bioeconomy solutions together. The call spans several sectors.…
FatHopes Energy teams up with UCO Trading for SAF supply
FatHopes Energy has signed a strategic partnership with Spain-based UCO Trading. The deal aims to strengthen Malaysia's sustainable aviation fuel supply chain. The agreement, formalised through a memorandum of understanding,…
Catalyxx to build renewable chemicals plant in Portugal
Catalyxx has chosen Sines, Portugal, as the site for its first commercial-scale plant. The facility, called Catalyxx Ibérica, will convert bioethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol. These are low-carbon alternatives…
Whisky waste powers new cosmetic ingredient
Celtic Renewables has partnered with Evonik to bring a new bio-based ingredient to cosmetics. The material is called ECOHANCE Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient used in skincare and personal care…
Inertia’s cellulose-based Labocell technology debuts in American market
South Korean femtech company Inertia has launched its Prism Pads in the U.S. The pads use a patented, plant-derived core designed to replace the synthetic superabsorbent polymers common in the…
Franco-Lebanese project turns hemp into bio-based composites
A new research project is exploring how hemp grown in Lebanon could become the basis for bio-based composite materials. The GeM laboratory at the Saint-Nazaire University Institute of Technology announced…
Michelin ResiCare partners with IMCD to distribute bio-based 5-HMF across Europe
Michelin ResiCare has signed a distribution partnership with IMCD Europe to widen access to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, or 5-HMF, a bio-sourced molecule made from renewable feedstocks. The move is designed to speed…