In Connecticut, online mattress company Saatva offers a green mattress with coil springs made from recycled steel and a memory foam layer uses a bio-based foam. The foam is not preprocessed with formaldehyde or any similar irritating solution, and the outer covering is made from organic cotton.
In Belgium, Rhodia and the National Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE) in Brazil have signed an agreement to develop chemical routes and processes to obtain molecules of a high added value from sugarcane biomass, in what is known as bio-based chemistry. Under the agreement, research will be conducted at CTBE, backed by researchers from […]
In Canada, Solutions4CO2 has signed its second joint venture agreement with BARD Holding to develop a commercial production facility in the Midwest region of the U.S., to produce algae biomass to be processed into bio-plastics and other high value added co-products. The facility is scheduled to open in early 2013.
In California, Solazyme and Dow Chemical announced a contingent off-take agreement in which Dow has agreed to purchase from Solazyme all of its requirements of non-vegetable microbe-based oils for use in dielectric fluid applications through 2015, contingent upon Solazyme’s ability to supply such oils within agreed specifications and certain terms and conditions of the sale. […]
In Oregon, Trellis Earth Products, a manufacturer of sustainable bioplastic finished goods committed to revolutionizing the food service disposables industry, today announced that it has launched a marketing campaign designed to tell operators of ‘quick serve’ restaurants that they can begin to place orders to “Go Green for Free” with the Company’s products, to be […]
In Washington, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new proposed guidelines for the USDA BioPreferred program that could expand the ability of USDA to designate biobased products for Federal purchase. USDA is proposing to allow for the designation of intermediate ingredients such as fibers, resins, and chemicals so that the products made from them could […]
In Germany, Metabolix has opened a new office in office in Cologne. Located in the BioCampus Cologne life science park, the space will enable the Company to directly access the European market for biopolymers and will serve as a coordination point for its regional initiatives in renewable chemicals. The new office marks the first expansion […]
In Italy, bio-on and FLOS have presented the world’s first product made with PHAs, the 100% naturally water-biodegradable bioplastic: a Miss Sissi lamp designed in 1991 by Philippe Starck and now an icon in lighting design. Rather than the traditional polycarbonate plastic, this lamp was made with bio-on’s PHA biopolymer sourced from sugar beet and […]
In Florida, Plastics Color has signed a joint agreement with Bio-Tec Environmental, establishing PCC as the primary manufacturer and seller of Bio-Tec’s patent pending EcoPure bio additive for the North American plastics market. EcoPure promotes biodegradation of traditional polymer systems in biologically active landfills. Under the agreement, PCC will develop new client relationships and handle […]
In Colorado, Zeal Optics is making all their sunglass frames from Z-Resin, a bio-based plastic made from castor bean oil. Zeal touts the fact that the castor plant as an efficient, extremely fast-growing perennial that’s easy to grow, withstands drought and thrives on marginal lands.
