On March 3, 2023, the Amazon Climate Pledge Fund announced its investment in Genecis, a Toronto, Canada-based bioplastics company. Luna Yu, the founder of Genecis, is 28 years old and a woman of Chinese descent, based in Yunnan, China.
Genecis is a company that uses food scraps to convert biodegra...
Petroleum-based plastics, a large category of resources derived from petroleum, consume huge amounts of petroleum, and the Environmental Footprint Assessment of Plastics states that global plastics production will consume 20% of the world's petroleum by 2050. Among the plastics, polyolefins occupy a...
Recently, OQ Chemicals GmbH launched "OxBalance Isonononanoic Acid", the world's first commercially available isononanoic acid produced from bio-based and recycled raw materials, and certified by ISCC PLUS. With a bio-based content of over 70%, the new product offers manufacturers a sustai...
Livestock manure is commonly used as a source of fertilizer or biogas for green energy applications, but this study, recently led by scientists from the Scottish Agricultural College (SRUC) in collaboration with the Universities of Bristol and Edinburgh, reviews recent research into the development ...
Recently, German biotech company BluCon Biotech and chemical giant LG Chem have entered into a new investment agreement.
Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate to expand and commercialize BluCon's proprietary technology for the production of high-purity L-lactic acid. Lactic acid i...
On March 6, 2023, IKEA China released a news release stating that IKEA is gradually transitioning from fossil-based adhesives to bio-based adhesives, aiming to reduce the use of fossil-based adhesives by 40% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from adhesives by 30% by fiscal year 2030.
It is unders...
The Waste Fund Packaging Foundation in the Netherlands has proposed a new plastics guide that aims to help municipalities, importers, producers and recyclers create a 100 percent fossil-free, zero-damage packaging system for people and the environment by 2050. The guidelines focus on reducing plasti...
Recently in California, outdoor apparel and gear giant Patagonia introduced the SugarDown Hoody, the company's first fully bio-based jacket made with Virent's 100% plant-based paraxylene BioForm PX.
SugarDown hoodies are now available online. Using U.S.-grown sugar from Louisiana sugarcane fields, ...
Recently, researchers at Boston College (BC) have developed a way to use light to convert lignin into sustainable plastics.
The researchers first developed a catalyst that uses light to selectively break down specific chemical bonds in lignin, thereby converting the lignin into medium-sized soluble...
Finnish scientists have uncovered the secret behind the extraordinary mechanical properties and ultra-light "weight" of Laminaria woodruff. The results show that the mushroom's complex structure can be mimicked to replace plastic to make ultra-light, high-performance materials for use in t...
