Microsoft’s Surface laptops’ keyboard is now made from biomaterials
Microsoft has announced that the keyboards for their Surface Pro Signature computers are now available with renewable Alcantara material made from sugar-cane waste.
TotalEnergies to supply sustainable biomethane to Saint-Gobain
TotalEnergies has signed a 100 GWh biomethane purchase agreement with Saint-Gobain France for a three-year period starting in 2024.
Modern Meadow joins BASF to develop biomaterials
Modern Meadow, a purpose-driven biotechnology company, announced its strategic partnership with BASF, a leading global chemical company, to embark on a collaboration to revolutionize the material industry. This strategic collaboration…
IFF launches Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials tech for biopolymers
IFF launched its Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials (DEB) technology for the development of biobased materials at scale. Designed to deliver meaningful sustainability benefits – with performance comparable or superior to fossil-based…
Researchers make clean biofuels from thin air
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemical products. In tests, CO2 was…
Gasum opens new biogas station in Sweden
Nordic energy company Gasum has announced the opening of its new liquefied gas filling station in Växjö. The station offers renewable LBG (liquefied biogas) and LNG (liquefied natural gas), both…
World’s first fleece jacket made from biomass
UPM Biochemicals and VAUDE, a sustainable and innovative supplier of outdoor apparel, will produce outerwear made with bio-based chemicals and demonstrate that the textile industry can start the shift towards…
Canada invests $10 M in biorefinery
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources of Canada, announced a $10 million contribution to BioLesna Carbon Technologies LP, a joint venture between BC Biocarbon and Dunkley Lumber Ltd., for a…
SLB works on carbon sequestration in Strategic Biofuels’s biorefinery
Strategic Biofuels, the leader in developing negative carbon footprint biofuels plants, has entered into an agreement with SLB, a global tech company, to provide carbon sequestration services for Strategic Biofuel’s…
UECC, GoodFuels and NYK collaborate on biofuels for sustainable sea transportation
United European Car Carriers (UECC), the leading provider of sustainable short sea transportation in Europe, delivered sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen, in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels…
40 Million Euro to develop new bioprocessing technologies in order to integrate waste stream valorization through biomanufacturing concepts with conventional manufacturing
The German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation is announcing the SPRIND Challenge ‘Circular Biomanufacturing’. In this three-year innovation competition, up to eight teams will be funded to develop novel bioprocessing…
UPB Biochemicals works with universities to develop bio circular materials
UPM Biochemicals and Central Saint Martins (CSM), University of the Arts London (UAL), are embarking on a ground-breaking design collaboration to demonstrate how multiple industries can make the urgent shift…