BASF, a leading chemical company, has developed a range of bio-based biodegradable films made from renewable resources such as corn starch. This innovative development represents a significant step towards more sustainable solutions in the packaging industry, aiming to reduce plastic waste and environmental impact. Using...
Repsol, a global leader in the energy and chemical industries, has announced the successful introduction of bio-based polyolefins to reduce the medical sector's carbon footprint. This innovative development represents a significant step towards sustainable solutions in healthcare applications. Using renewable resources such as biowaste, Repsol...
Covestro, a global leader in high-tech polymer materials, has announced the successful launch of the world's first pilot plant for bio-based aniline. This groundbreaking achievement marks a significant step toward more sustainable production methods for key chemical raw materials. Using renewable feedstocks like corn and...
Toray Industries, Inc. has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by developing the world's first 100% bio-based adipic acid, a crucial raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66), sourced from sugars derived from inedible biomass. This innovative feat is a result of Toray's advanced synthesis technique, combining...
Michroma is developing natural vegan-friendly food colourants powered by fungi to overhaul synthetic and animal-based, non-vegan food dyes. The product is part of a new family of fungal-derived pigments, called atrorosins, that the cofounders discovered. The natural red food coloring is produced using fungal fermentation....
Biosyntia raises $11.6m to launch world’s first bio-based vitamin B7 Biosyntia uses "precision fermentation" technology to concentrate the active materials from the plants - this process involves the use of engineered microbes to convert sugar into Biotin. Click here to know more about precision fermentation....
UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North America. Originally intended...
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...
AM Silk, from Germany, the first company in the world to provide vegan silk biopolymers for industrial use, has obtained an extra US $ 27 million in Series C financing. The vegan silk is created through the process of transferring the genetic code from 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...
