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Nexus PMG lands $50 M in equity round to accelerate biofuel efforts
Nexus PMG announced a $50 million growth equity round, led by an affiliate of Greenbacker, with participation from the Ontario Power Generation Pension Fund and Liberty Mutual Insurance. The close of this investment represents a significant milestone as the firm…
Researchers develop new bioplastic from spirulina
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed new bioplastics that can degrade just as a banana peel in a backyard compost bin.
Researchers make bioplastic sheets with pineapple waste
A collaborative research between universities in Thailand and Malaysia have developed a unique kind of bioplastic sheet using pineapple stems from agricultural waste. The researchers created this bioplastic sheet using a byproduct of the bromelain industry, specially utilizing the leftover…
WasteFuel lands $10M in Series B round from bp ventures
Leading the Series B investment round, bp expanded its investment in bioenergy, committing $10 million in WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company that will use proven, scalable technologies to convert bio-based municipal and agricultural waste into lower carbon fuels, such as…
CHITOSE and Shiseido forms partnership through $7M to enable microalgae cosmetics
CHITOSE Group raised 7 million USD through a third-party allotment of shares with Shiseido. Through the partnership with Shiseido, one of the most influential leading companies in the cosmetics market, CHITOSE will accelerate the development of circular manufacturing based on…
Dirty Labs expands their biodegradable detergents to Whole Foods stores
Last August, Dirty Labs launched their plastic-free, biodegradable Bio Enzyme Laundry Detergents in select Whole Foods Market stores in the United States. Due to the success of the initial launch and the demand for more plastic-free options in the laundry…