Melodea extends its sustainable packaging coatings to US markets
Bio-based solutions start-up company Melodea, is the green-tech producer of sustainable barrier coatings for packaging, which now plans to expand its eco-friendly solution to more areas. The move is set…
Stora Enso launches bioplastics pilot plant in Flanders
Finnish company Stora Enso Oyj announced the launch of a new bioplastics pilot plant in the Flanders region in Belgium The goal is to enable a new bioplastics production technology,…
Gibson says biofuels in the shipping industry could gain traction soon
Until fossil fuel alternatives are available at a larger scale, the use of biofuel blends in the shipping industry could become the norm in the following years, as the transition…
Pyrowave on the verge of future plastic with 100% traceable recycled styrene
Following the Advanced Recycling Conference held in Cologne, Germany this past week, Pyrowave -pioneer in the electrification of chemical processes based on low carbon footprint microwaves- announced it reached a…
Ampaire flies first hybrid-electric regional aircraft
Earlier this year Ampaire announced the Eco Caravan, the first hybrid-electric, nine-seat regional aircraft. The EcoCaravan made its first flight on Friday, on a fully-integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system, launching a…
Parker Clay Launches Community Fundraising Campaign
This weekend Parker Clay became the first B Corp in the world to raise capital in a community round, furthering their goals of community ownership and accountability and inspiring consumers…
Ecovative partners with ECCO Leather to develop new mycelium materials
ECCO Leather, a part of the Danish footwear brand ECCO and a world leader in innovative and premium leathers and Ecovative, the leading mycelium technology company have announced they are…
Canadian company Aduro is selected for Shell accelerator program
Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. has been accepted into the Shell GameChanger program. The Canadian company develops patented water-based technologies to chemically recycle plastics and transform heavy crude and renewable oils…
Novel wood-based degradable plastic developed by Swedish researchers
A new kind of wood-based degradable material with semi-structural strength could soon replace plastics used in home furnishings and construction materials. The Swedish researchers who developed the new composite material…
Sustana joins UN Global Compact
Sustainable fiber and paper industry leader Sustana has officially joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative; a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business…
Penske Truck Leasing to use Shell’s renewable diesel
Penske Truck Leasing has announced its expansion of use of renewable diesel in California through a preferred supplier agreement with Shell Oil Products U.S. ("Shell"). The move is a continuing…
BioLogiQ announces partnership with Plastrans
BioLogiQ, the American developer of the plant-powered iQ Technology and NuPlastiQ Biopolymers, announced today a distribution agreement with Plastrans, Europe's leading provider of plastic resins. According to the companies, BioLogiQs'…