In Germany, Symrise Cosmetic Ingredients has acquired a minority stake in Synergio, an Israeli producer of plant-based antimicrobial solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, Synergio uses biochemistry and a computational platform to develop bioactives for healthier and more sustainable personal care and cosmetic products. Dr. Joern Andreas, President Scent & Care at […]
In Japan, Toray Industries and Idemitsu Kosan Co. are jointly building a supply chain for plastics made from biomass naphtha. Specifically, the two companies are developing biomass-based styrene monomer to be used in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Under the terms of the deal, Idemitsu will leverage the mass balance method to manufacture styrene from biomass. Toray […]
In Japan, Teijin Limited has received ISCC PLUS sustainable-product certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification for polycarbonate resin made from biomass-derived bisphenol A. Teijin is the first Japanese company to obtain ISCC PLUS certification for PC resin products. Produced at Teijin’s Matsuyama and Mihara production sites in Japan, the biomass PC resins are […]
In Arkansas, Lee Enterprises Consulting added Ryan Lee as a Partner in the firm. For the past 15 years, Mr. Lee has worked for Tyson Foods. Prior to his time at Tyson, he also worked for both General Electric and Walmart. He has spent most of his 20+ year career leading sales teams, cultivating strategic relationships […]
In the UK, Innovation News Network reported that Australia and Germany are increasing research into renewable hydrogen production through a joint $100 million funding deal. The deal, which is part of the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator – HyGATE, will include funding for four joint projects. One of the green hydrogen projects, the EGH2 […]
In India, Mint reported that the country Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Engineers India Limited to develop waste-to-energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population over one million people. “The thrust on sustainable solid waste management is strengthened under the ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, […]
In Sweden, local electric performance car company Polestar said it has signed up a further eight partners to the Polestar 0 project, the company’s initiative to create a climate-neutral car by 2030. New collaborators in the project include Vitesco Technologies, Schloetter, Autoneum, Stora Enso, TMG Automotive, Gränges, Borgstena and Stena Aluminium. Hailing from countries including […]
In France, biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem, reported revenues of $56.6 million for full 2022, up 12.4% compared to the previous year. The Group’s business recorded revenue of $13.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, representing an increase of 26.3% compared to the same period in 2021. Olivier Fahy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer […]
In Belgium, TotalEnergies said it is collaborating with Intraplás to bring sustainable solutions to the packaging market. As part of this collaboration, Intraplás is launching commercial products using TotalEnergies RE:newable polymer – a range of the RE:clic portfolio – coming from renewable sourcing. TotalEnergies noted that its biorefinery in La Mède, France, allows to leverage […]
In San Francisco, a cultivated seafood maker backed by A-listers has said it will launch sushi-grade salmon in restaurants before the year-end. Justin Kolbeck, cofounder of Wildtype, told IntraFish that the company is just waiting on FDA consultation process before beginning this first phase of commercial launch. The milestone would make Wildtype among the first […]
