Conagen Announces High-Performing Debondable Adhesives From Natural Ingredients
Biotech innovator Conagen has announced the development of debondable hot melt adhesives made by high-performance materials from sustainable and natural bio-molecules. These are highly sought-after solutions, as it can avoid…
Polybion Completes Bacterial Cellulose Biomanufacturing Facility
Polybion announced that it will be scaling up production at its bacterial cellulose facility – the world's first, thanks to the successful closing of a US$4.4 million (€4 million) Series…
Ara Partners Acquires FNX LNG
Ara Partners, the private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has announced its acquisition of Spanish company FNX Liquid Natural Gas to form CycleØ Group, a European biomethane…
Estonian scientists to produce bioplastic from wood
Professor Andres Krumme lays pieces of bioplastic film on the table in his Laboratory of Polymers and Textile Technology at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). At first glance, these are…
Bamboo Fibres Strengthened by Plastination
Researchers from the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) have adapted a plastination technique in order to improve the properties of biocomposites and make them stronger.
Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.
In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they…
How biomass can enable a hydrogen economy
As hydrogen is a carbon-free fuel, a so-called ‘hydrogen economy’ has the potential to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors.
EU to Introduce CO2 Emissions Tariff by 2026
EU countries are supporting the bloc’s decision to impose a world-first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods.
MCC and Toyota Tsusho Plan For Plant-Derived Ethylene and Propylene
Japan-based companies Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Nagoya) have begun a joint-consideration that will manufacture and sell ethylene, propylene, as well as their byproducts using bioethanol as…
Overcoming the Petrol Crisis with Second-Hand Electric Cars
Electric cars are becoming more attractive and popular among UK drivers, thanks to the soaring oil and gas prices. Sales for electric vehicles hit a new record in 2020, with…
Turning Mineral Into A Plastic Substitute
A group of researchers at Zhejiang University have published an article entitled “A flexible and degradable hybrid mineral as a plastic substitute” in the journal Advanced Materials. The research is…
Antalis Packaging’s Launches Recyclable Honeycomb Protective Shipping Design
Antalis Packaging has developed an easy-to-recycle honeycomb cell design which can be an alternative to wooden shipping crates, offering enhanced protection for a company that requested sustainable crates for the…