Technology
Nike introduces new sustainable shoe design
Nike has unveiled its first exploration into creating a fully circular shoe with the ISPA Link Axis. The shoe is designed to be disassembled and recycled, furthering Nike's culture of innovation and its commitment to sustainability.
Braskem and WEAV3D take polypropylene to next level of performance
Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, announced a demonstrator of Braskem’s polypropylene (PP) in combination with WEAV3D Inc., an advanced manufacturing and materials startup, leveraging WEAV3D’s thermoplastic composite lattice…
BASF launches first biomass balance plastic additives
BASF announced the launch of the industry’s first biomass balance offerings for plastic additives. The initial offerings, including Irganox® 1010 BMBcert™ and Irganox® 1076 FD BMBcert™, are certified by TÜV Nord for mass balance according to the International Sustainability and…
Elicit Plant launches ag-tech innovation that increases sunflower yields
Elicit Plant announced the roll-out of its unique corn solution, BEST-a, in Brazil, Ukraine and throughout Europe by the end of the year, as well as the launch in Europe of a new innovation specially designed for sunflowers: EliSun-a.
Greener sun protection from plants, bacteria, and algae
Gadusol Labs, an Oregon State University spinoff founded in 2017, has pioneered a new kind of sunscreen inspired by the biological world. Their researchers took the Zebrafish as their model, a freshwater species that protects their spawn from sun damage…
New bio-based glues grow stronger in water
Patent-pending adhesive formulations developed at Purdue University from fully sustainable, bio-based components establish bonds that grow stronger when underwater or exposed to wet conditions.