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Levi’s pants get a bio-makeover for its 150th anniversary
To celebrate its 150th anniversary of the iconic Levi’s 501 jean, Levi’s is presenting 3 new sustainable products: a Plant-Based 501, a hemp-cotton blend Selvedge 501, and a Circular 501 – that show how new thinking and technologies can be…
Biocoat acquires Chempilots to expand biomaterials
Biocoat Incorporated, a specialty manufacturer of hydrophilic biomaterial coatings and coating equipment for medical devices, has acquired Chempilots, a European provider of specialty polymers and production services to the medical device industry.
Lucent Bio gets patent approval of biodegradable smart fertilizer system
Lucent Bio, an industry leader in sustainable crop nutrition, has been granted approval of a patent of an innovative biodegradable nutrient delivery technology (US Patent No. 11,691,928). This technology signals a new era in the agricultural industry, advancing global practices…
Probiotic architecture brings good bacteria to building design
Bacteria can make our buildings healthier. This is according to practitioners of microbial architecture, an emerging area of the bioeconomy at the intersection of architecture and microbiology.
CJ FNT debuts their ‘TasteNrich HYBIND’ biotech
CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), a prominent player in the food and nutrition technology sector, has recently announced the launch of TasteNrich® HYBIND, a solution designed as an alternative to traditional phosphates. With a focus on natural ingredients…
Volvo Cars to switch to biofuel to transport production materials overseas
Volvo Cars has announced that they will now use biofuels to transport tens of thousands of containers of production material destined for the vehicles, which are carried across the world’s oceans on container ships.