BCML is investing ₹2,000 crore to establish India’s first industrial bioplastic plant. The plant will focus on producing Polylactic Acid (PLA), an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastics. The facility will have a production capacity of 75,000 tonnes per annum. The bioplastic plant will be constructed...
Polymer scientists at IIT-Roorkee have developed an indigenous technology to produce bio-based packaging materials that can prevent counterfeiting of products. The technology uses bagasse, an agro-waste from sugarcane, and organic acids extracted from fruits to create transparent films that display different colours under UV light....
Genomatica (San Diego) intends to develop enzymatic pathways for the production of the chemical building blocks hexamethylenediamine, adipic acid and caprolactam - which are essential in production of nylon. Genomatica reached a milestone that epitomizes a shift from fossil fuels to biology making nylon-6—using a...
Origin Materials, a company that produces carbon negative materials, and Sustainea, a company that produces bio-based Mono ethylene glycol (MEG), have launched a strategic partnership to develop 100% bio-based PET and polyesters. Using sustainable feedstocks like sugarcane and corn, Sustainea generates bio-based Mono ethylene glycol...
Hamburg-based traceless secures €36.6 million to build first industry plant for bio-circular alternative to plastic. Traceless, which extracts natural biopolymers from agricultural industry residues to replace conventional polymers - gets €36.6 million in seed funding round. The business creates materials in the form of granules....