ECOncrete and Submar team up on marine bioconcrete protection
ECOncrete, a developer of bio-enhancing marine bioconcrete technology, and Submar, a design-build erosion control company, have announced a new strategic partnership. The deal will bring bio-based protection solutions to the…
EU-funded projects push algae into industrial production
European projects are turning algae into a serious industrial resource. The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), an EU public-private partnership, backs the work. It spans microalgae biorefineries, seaweed…
DuPont launches biocircular Tyvek® option
DuPont has launched Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution for consumer and industrial applications worldwide. The product extends the company's biocircular material lineup into packaging, tags, labels, race bibs, wristbands and industrial…
Woolchemy, Lenzing develop bio-based hygiene material
Woolchemy and Lenzing have developed a new bio-based material for hygiene products. It combines New Zealand wool with wood-derived bio fibers. The patented neweFlex acquisition and distribution layer pairs Woolchemy's…
13 compelling reasons to join the Renewable Materials Conference (RMC)
The upcoming Renewable Materials Conference will bring hundreds of industry leaders together to drive the defossilisation of the chemical sector. Here are just a few reasons why to join. 1) Be…
Beauty biotech C16 launches fermented cocoa butter
C16 Biosciences has entered the food industry with a fermented cocoa butter equivalent. The New York biotech, known for sustainable palm oil alternatives, is now applying its technology to edible…
Lignopure brings lignin out of the waste stream and into cosmetics, coatings
Lignin has spent decades as industry's leftover. Pulp and paper mills produce more than 50 million tonnes of it a year. Most of it gets burned for fuel instead of…
Algenesis moves from Silver to Gold, in EcoVadis’s top 5% worldwide
Algenesis has earned a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, moving up from Silver in a single year. The San Diego materials science company scored 82 out of 100, placing it in…
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…