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Michelin ResiCare partners with IMCD to distribute bio-based 5-HMF across Europe
Michelin ResiCare has signed a distribution partnership with IMCD Europe to widen access to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, or 5-HMF, a bio-sourced molecule made from renewable feedstocks. The move is designed to speed up the shift toward renewable chemistry across European manufacturing. The…
STRONGBIONET launches to link EU bioeconomy
A new Horizon Europe project, STRONGBIONET, has officially launched with a kick-off meeting in Seville, Spain. The initiative brings together 19 partner organisations from 14 countries. The project aims to build a stronger, more connected European bioeconomy ecosystem. Over the…
CarbonScape partners with CATL to scale bio-based graphite
CarbonScape has entered a strategic investment and partnership with CATL, the world's largest EV and energy storage battery manufacturer. The New Zealand company develops forestry-derived, battery-grade graphite. The deal gives CATL and co-investor Lochpine Capital a combined 20 percent stake…
Syngenta partners with Groundwork BioAg on soil carbon
Syngenta and Groundwork BioAg have announced a strategic partnership to market Groundwork's mycorrhizal technology. The deal combines biological crop performance with a soil carbon credit program. Under the agreement, Syngenta will commercialize mycorrhiza-based products and soil carbon solutions under its…
Niber Technologies partners with BRAIND on brand strategy
Niber Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with BRAIND, a consultancy specializing in ingredient brand strategy. The company is Southeast Asia's first industrial-scale manufacturer of PFAS-free electrospun nanofiber membranes. As part of the partnership, BRAIND managing director Tomas Vucurevic has…
Michelin and Axens in talks to scale bio-based molecule 5-HMF globally
Michelin ResiCare and Axens have entered exclusive negotiations toward a strategic partnership to industrialise and commercialise 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF). It's a bio-based platform molecule with broad applications in green chemistry. 5-HMF is a building block for resins, adhesives and bio-based polymers…