In Sweden, Metsä Spring, Metsä Group’s innovation company, has made a second investment in FineCell, producer of CellOx dry cellulose powder and hydrogels for beauty, healthcare, and paint products. The €1 million seed funding round will be used to boost material application research, engage with potential customers, and finalize the plan for a demo production […]
In Austria, OMV and Synthos have announced a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of sustainable raw materials for the production of high-performance tires. Under the MoU, OMV and Synthos commit to a long-term partnership on sustainable butadiene until 2030. The initial phase will involve utilizing palm fatty acid distillate and used cooking oil as […]
In New York, a Michelin star restaurant that made waves in 2021 by announcing an all plant-based menu will be the first to serve an egg replacement produced via yeast fermentation. EVERY Egg took EVERY—a foodtech company whose investors include Anne Hathaway and AB InBev—nine years to develop. It will be featured in a special, […]
In Abu Dhabi, spectators at a recent Grand Prix race enjoyed drinks from a new type of bioplastic cup. Called biodolomer, the compostable material is produced from minerals and vegetable oils and was developed by Sweden’s Gaia Biomaterials. Approximately 150,000 such cups were served at the F1 race. “It’s a fantastic sign of recognition to […]
In Copenhagen, Natural Material Studio has converted spent grain from beer production into indoor design panels for the city’s ÅBEN brewery. Spent grain—also known as mask—is left over from the brewing process. Natural Material Studio’s Bonnie Hvillum tells dezeen the panels’ attractive swirly pattern is natural to the material. “The smaller particles, in powder form, […]
In New York, the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing announced the third cohort of its Sustainable Solutions Collaborative, an initiative launched in 2020 that provides $250,000 grants to innovators addressing complex global sustainability issues. The cohort includes two biobased companies: EarthEnable, a nonprofit headquartered in Rwanda that designs and builds affordable housing products made […]
In Tennessee, a producer of compostable packaging solutions has broken ground on a $350-million expansion of its Vonore Sustainable Biomaterials Campus. Genera’s products are made from locally grown regenerative grasses. The expansion adds more than 150,000 square feet to Genera’s existing facility and will house more than 60 robotic thermoforming machines, a fleet of autonomously […]
In Norway, Circa Group, Vataset Teollisuus Oy and Kemijarvi Biorefinery have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study building a Circa Furacell production facility at the Kemijarvi Biopark in Northern Finland. The plant would manufacture platform chemical levoglucosenone, biochar and solvent Cyrene from biomass feedstocks. Vataset is developing the Kemijarvi site as a comprehensive biopark […]
In Brazil, agribusiness giant ADM is expanding its ability to supply renewable feedstocks by expanding its oilseed crush capacity at multiple facilities and acquiring a producer of refined glycerin. ADM expects to add 400,000 metric tons of crush capacity per year across its Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul; Porto Franco, Maranhão; and Uberlandia, Minas […]
In Germany, Heidelberg University and chemical giant BASF have extended their joint catalyst development agreement for five more years. The research, being undertaken at Heidelberg’s Catalysis Research Laboratory, will develop catalysts that use raw materials more efficiently, reduce the CO2 footprint of products and production processes, develop new processes for chemical recycling, and work on […]
