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Products & Awards
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Material Substitution
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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)
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Research and Development (R&D)
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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)
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Sourcing & Ingredients
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Biodegradable / Compostable Materials
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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)
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Domestic / Local Sourcing
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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)
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Sustainable / Responsible Sourcing
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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)
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Biobased Chemicals & Materials
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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)
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Natural Ingredients / Clean Products
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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)
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Sustainability Goals & Targets
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Environmental / Ecological / Carbon Footprint
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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)
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Bioeconomy Roundup
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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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