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May 23, 2023

 Products & Awards
Allonnia introduces  bioremediation solution to remove …
Allonnia introduces bioremediation solution to remove the forever chemical 1,4-dioxane from groundwater in contaminated sites; solution uses specialized microbes and can degrade 99% of the chemical, company says
José Andrés Group adopting Loliware seaweed straws acro…
José Andrés Group adopting Loliware seaweed straws across its restaurants; Loliware straws will make their debut in Chicago, before expanding to restaurants in Washington, and later at restaurants across the country
Sun-care brand VitaSea launches e-commerce website with…
Sun-care brand VitaSea launches e-commerce website with five hero products formulated with biodegradable ingredients and without oxybenzone or octinoxate; brand's signature scent features notes of ylang ylang, jasmine, lime blossom, vetiver, sandalwood
Valmet to convert coal-fired district heat boiler to a …
Valmet to convert coal-fired district heat boiler to a wood-pellet-fired bubbling fluidized bed boiler at Helen’s Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki
 Material Substitution

Croda partners with Universities of Nottingham and York to develop sustainable polymers for liquid formulations such as personal care, crop protection; project focuses on biobased, biodegradable polymers as alternatives for widely used special polymers
M2 PressWIRE (05/22)

Roswell Textiles aims to displace conventional PP with its biobased Ecofuse materials; Ecofuse can be made into nonwovens, textiles for packaging, beverage processing, automotive, filtration, medical, agricultural, construction, home, hygiene sectors
PR Newswire Europe (05/18)

Scientists develop starch-based aerogels as biodegradable, biocompatible, lightweight packaging materials; aerogels are made from cassava starch, polyvinyl alcohol, can replace foam packaging, bags for transporting, transplanting vegetative plants: study
Industry Intelligence Inc. (05/18)

‘Plastic is yesterday’s material’: Sustainable packaging innovator Xampla on how it can allow global food and beverage brands to deliver ‘breakthrough’ new product developments
FoodNavigator.com (05/17)

Researchers conclude there’s a strong case for reviving the use of natural leaf type packaging for traditional street foods in Nigeria’s cities, and propose a model for use of it; most fast food in Nigerian cities is currently packaged in plastic bags
Conversation, The (Africa) (05/16)

 Research and Development (R&D)

Study finds disposable diapers can replace sand used in concrete, mortar for low-cost housing; mixtures can contain up to 27% diaper content for columns, beams in one-story house, can include diaper materials such as polyester, PE, PP, viscose, cotton
Springer Nature (05/22)

Sufresca, an agritech startup, develops invisible edible coating meant to extend shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables; coating is biodegradable, made from natural ingredients
Grocer (UK) (05/22)

Researchers review latest advancements, challenges for producing antimicrobial textiles, including greener synthesis, processing methods; paper includes textiles made with natural materials, multiple functions such as anti-inflammation, anti-odor
MDPI Journal: Textiles (05/22)

Researchers develop biobased film for active food packaging using turmeric essential oil encapsulated in zein nanoparticles; film is made from gelatin, carrageenan from red seaweed, is antimicrobial, improves shelf life of chicken meat: study
South Korea Daily Report (05/22)

Researchers use microencapsulation to protect plant essential oils in antimicrobial active packaging materials; Litsea cubeba oil is encapsulated with large-ring cyclodextrins via coprecipitation, conferring hydrophobic protection, heat stability for oil
MDPI Journal: Foods (05/22)

Aalto University team develops biobased sound, thermal insulation material from biowaste that outperforms conventional materials such as glass wool; freeze-dried pectin from fruit peels produces highly porous material with low environmental impact: study
Aalto University (05/22)

Central South University publishes study titled 'Fe/S Redox-Coupled Mercury Transformation Mediated by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 under Aerobic and/or Anaerobic Conditions' for remediation of mercury pollution in heavy metal-polluted areas
Chemicals & Chemistry Daily (05/19)

 Sourcing & Ingredients

Biodegradable / Compostable Materials

Insect-based waste management technology offers a financially viable solution for solid waste problems, especially in developing nations; fly larvae for composting can also be starting material for products like animal feed, biodiesel, fertilizer: study
Economics Daily Report (05/19)

Researchers develop biodegradable food packaging materials with straw core/cellulose nanofiber composite; materials show 'good' water vapor, UV barrier, antimicrobial properties, increased strength, and prevent weight loss, spoilage of fresh garlic, milk
Industry Intelligence Inc. (05/18)

VTT develops biodegradable ECG patch consisting of nanocellulose and carbon; material offers reduced CO2 footprint for heath care industry, one of the world's largest waste-producing sectors
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (05/17)

India-based Yash Pakka--which recently chose Guatemala as location to install a sugarcane bagasse-based packaging plant--signs MoU with La Unión, Trinidad del Grupo San Diego and Santa Ana mills for long-term supply of raw material
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (05/17)

Cabreiroá, a brand of natural mineral water from Galicia, part of Hijos de Rivera group, presents a 100% compostable, biodegradable and plant-based water bottle in Spain; bottle is produced from PLA biobased polymer, which originates from sugar cane
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (05/17)

Domestic / Local Sourcing

EV Nickel publishes research results confirm bioleaching potential for W4 nickel sulphides; clean nickel strategy could allow company to produce for domestic battery plants, transforming mineral processing in Ontario
Canada StockWatch (05/16)

Sustainable / Responsible Sourcing

Amyris announces exclusive license agreement to supply its sustainable squalene to Croda for marketing and distributing to pharmaceutical end markets; Amyris' product is based on sugarcane rather than traditional shark source
PR Newswire (05/19)

Acmemills introduces Natura, a flushable spunlace viscose nonwoven for wipes made from sustainable bamboo pulp; substrate addresses concerns posed by non-flushable wipes in municipal water systems, complies with regulations in California and Europe
PR Newswire (05/18)

Kia launches 10 must-have sustainability items to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, including phasing out leather and investing in bio-based materials
Kia Motors Corp. (05/16)

India-based Dharaksha Ecosolutions is a B2B startup that sources paddy stubble from farmers and converts it into biodegradable packaging material; company has cultured a mushroom species using biotechnology to decompose the paddy straw and transform it
Yourstory.in (05/16)

Biobased Chemicals & Materials

Researchers, government and industry leaders from Finland, Michigan, Maine, Washington and other states to gather in Helsinki on May 26 for a unique set of workshops focused on biobased forestry products
Biofuels Digest (05/22)

Researchers develop functional biopolymer film made of pullulan, agar, pickering emulsion of eucalyptus essential oil, rutin; light yellow film shows enhanced UV protection, antioxidant activity, shows potential for active food packaging applications
MDPI Journal: Coatings (05/19)

Donghua University team develops biodegradable electrospun PLA filtration media for face masks; when combined with spunbond PP, PE nonwoven layers, mask shows high-filtration efficiency of 99.1% for PM0.3, provides 'favorable' pressure drop of 93.2 Pa
Fibers and Polymers (05/17)

Researchers develop intelligent packaging indicator for shiitake mushroom freshness; porous indicator forms by freeze-drying bromothymol blue/methyl red dyes into polyvinyl alcohol modified with PLA, changes color in response to CO2 concentration: study
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research (05/17)

Mitsubishi Chemical begins providing samples of DURABIO D93, a new grade of plant-based engineering plastic, featuring higher heat resistance than previous products; DURABIO D93 includes biobased synthetic polymer content of about 74%
ENP Newswire (05/17)

Natural Ingredients / Clean Products

Brazil-based Apoena Biotech features several cosmetic, personal care ingredients at In-Cosmetics Global in Barcelona and NYSCC Suppliers’ Day; company emphasizes sustainable offerings including RAMNOCARE biosurfactant, APOBIO postbiotic formulations
CosmeticsDesign.com (US) (05/16)

 Sustainability Goals & Targets

Environmental / Ecological / Carbon Footprint

Roswell Textiles' Ecofuse nonwoven materials are expected to reduce emissions by 3,750 tonnes/year of CO2, with an expected increase to over 10,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2030; plant-based materials to be used in various industries such as medical, food, HVAC
Canada Newswire (05/16)

 Bioeconomy Roundup

Argentine researchers find molecule capable of selective lethality that could address breast and ovarian therapy-resistant tumors; molecule is capable of neutralizing BRAC2-deficient cells to contain advance of drug-resistant tumors
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (05/19)

Film with black cumin cake extract can extend shelf life of egg-less mayonnaise, study finds; when film incorporating extract is placed at bottom of jar, its antioxidant behavior reduces mayonnaise deterioration during 4 weeks storage in refrigerator
MDPI Journal: Applied Sciences (05/19)

National Technical University of Athens publishes study titled 'Bioleaching of Scandium From Bauxite Residue Using Fungus Aspergillus Niger'
Health & Medicine Daily (05/18)

AstraZeneca licenses Revvity's Pin-point gene editing platform to develop new cell therapies for cancer and immune-mediated diseases; system uses a modular RNA aptamer, a modified Cas9 enzyme and a deaminase enzyme to target and edit specific genes
FierceBiotech (05/18)

University of Queensland publishes study titled 'Accelerating bioleaching of tungsten mining wastes using indigenous acidophilic bacteria'
Chemicals & Chemistry Daily (05/17)

Röhm announces ISCC PLUS certification for all MMA and PMMA products from production site in Worms, Germany; company to launch first certified PLEXIGLAS molding compounds and MERACRYL monomers under the proTerra brand family in 2023
Rohm GmbH (05/17)

Mycocycle raises US$2.2M to transform hard-to-recycle industrial waste into raw materials using fungi-based technology, establish pilot facility; company processes waste such as asphalt shingles, insulation board, crumb rubber, gypsum drywall, fibers
Biofuels Digest (05/17)

Andritz installs eXcelle converting line for baby diapers at Naturopera's new plant in Bully Les Mines, France; technology can produce both traditional and bio-based baby diapers, as Naturopera plans to make diapers with 90% bio-based raw materials
Andritz AG (05/17)

Scientists make promising active packaging film for cheese from emulsified bacterial cellulose nanocrystal gelatin; film has 'excellent' antibacterial, antioxidant, UV-shielding, 'good' biodegradable, mechanical, heat-sealing, sustained release properties
Industry Intelligence Inc. (05/17)

Performance Biofilaments, a Mercer and Resolute JV, announces daily production capacity of 21 tonnes of nanofibrillated cellulose now available for commercial orders; NFC can be used in concrete, nonwoven, biocomposite plastic, thin film applications
Associated Press (05/17)

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