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FatHopes Energy teams up with UCO Trading for SAF supply
FatHopes Energy has signed a strategic partnership with Spain-based UCO Trading. The deal aims to strengthen Malaysia's sustainable aviation fuel supply chain. The agreement, formalised through a memorandum of understanding, names UCO Trading as FatHopes Energy's global sourcing partner. It…
Catalyxx to build renewable chemicals plant in Portugal
Catalyxx has chosen Sines, Portugal, as the site for its first commercial-scale plant. The facility, called Catalyxx Ibérica, will convert bioethanol into butanol, hexanol and octanol. These are low-carbon alternatives to petrochemical versions of the same molecules. Catalyxx says they're…
Whisky waste powers new cosmetic ingredient
Celtic Renewables has partnered with Evonik to bring a new bio-based ingredient to cosmetics. The material is called ECOHANCE Soft BOL, a sustainable emollient used in skincare and personal care products. The key ingredient is bio-butanol. Celtic Renewables produces it…
Inertia’s cellulose-based Labocell technology debuts in American market
South Korean femtech company Inertia has launched its Prism Pads in the U.S. The pads use a patented, plant-derived core designed to replace the synthetic superabsorbent polymers common in the category. Inertia was founded in 2021 by female scientists from…
Franco-Lebanese project turns hemp into bio-based composites
A new research project is exploring how hemp grown in Lebanon could become the basis for bio-based composite materials. The GeM laboratory at the Saint-Nazaire University Institute of Technology announced the initiative on LinkedIn. The project brings together three institutions.…
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…