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Michelin ResiCare to make a bio-based monomer by fermentation
France is about to make a bio-based molecule at industrial scale. Michelin ResiCare is building the production line at Ajinomoto's site in Nesle, in the Somme region. It is part of the DragonFly project. DragonFly aims to make an aromatic…
Algae-based pigment debuts at Paris Fashion Week
Algae Black pigment has made it onto the runway. Living Ink Technologies says its bio-based color appeared on garments and printed items at Paris Fashion Week. Stella McCartney runway apparel carried the pigment. Waiākea Volcanic Bottled Water used it on…
Spiber opens its biofoundry
Spiber is opening its fermentation platform to outside companies. The new service, SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, covers strain development, process development and contract manufacturing. Scales run from 1-liter fermenters to commercial facilities above 100 kL. The service targets research reagents, industrial enzymes,…
Parkdale buys biodegradable fiber additive CiCLO
Parkdale Advanced Materials, a textile and consumer products manufacturer in Gastonia, North Carolina, has acquired full ownership of CiCLO technology. CiCLO is a biodegradable textile ingredient. It is designed to reduce how long microplastic fibers persist in the environment. Conventional…
COFIDES backs Elian’s push into higher-value soy for aquafeed
Spanish agribusiness company Elian is expanding its Barcelona soy processing plant. The move would take it beyond conventional soybean meal into higher-value protein ingredients for the European aquafeed market. The Spanish Development Financing Company COFIDES is investing EUR 40 million…
Singapore launches S$50 M centre for AI-guided biomanufacturing
Singapore has opened a national hub for engineering biology. The National Centre for Engineering Biology (NCEB) is hosted at the National University of Singapore (NUS). It launched with a new research facility. Education Minister Desmond Lee was guest of honour.…