Business
East Africa’s burgeoning circular plastics sector needs more capital
Ethiopian entrepreneur Kidua Asfaw is using the plastic waste crisis to address Africa’s affordable housing shortage. His startup Kubik, founded in 2021 and based between Ethiopia and Kenya, saves plastics from landfills and turns them into bricks for easy-assembly houses.…
Biofriendly commits to Green Plus energy transition
Biofriendly, an environmental education and technology company, has announced that it now boasts more than a dozen countries utilizing Green Plus in their fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve outdoor breathing conditions in their cities. Countries include the…
Origin Materials and Husky achieve commercialization of co bio-based polymers for packaging
Origin Materials, a leading carbon negative materials company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, and Husky Technologies, a pioneering technology provider enabling the delivery of essential needs to the global community, announced a milestone in…
Dimeta and Enerkem work on large scale waste-to-DME projects
Enerkem, the first company in the world to produce bio-methanol from mixed waste at commercial scale, and Dimeta, a joint venture between two of the largest off-grid energy suppliers, are initiating studies for the development of two large scale projects…
Globber offers new eco-friendly scooter made from biodegradable wheat-straw
French company Globber has recently launched its newest eco scooter, the Globber Go-Up Foldable Plus Ecologic. A uniquely versatile 3-wheel eco scooter includes a seat for toddlers and children that transforms into a ride-on (suitable for 15-36-month-olds), a walking bike…
Steakholder Foods signs agreement to commercialize 3D bioprinting tech
Steakholder Foods, an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement for Strategic Cooperation (MOA) with an accredited GCC-based governmental body as Steakholder Foods' strategic partner, to advance food security…