Recently, leading British footwear brand VivoBarefoot and materials technology company Balena announced a partnership to tackle the environmental impact of the footwear industry. Representing B Corp™ certified companies and sustainable startups, VivoBarefoot and Balena have joined forces with t...
Upfield has announced the launch of an innovative product that is claimed to be an industry first: plastic-free food containers made of paper fibers for vegetable butter and spreads. This initiative is part of Upfield's commitment to reduce the use of plastic by 80% by 2030 and follows a four-year c...
Recently, AMSilk, the world's leading supplier of advanced materials for spider silk proteins, announced a partnership with bioproduction company 21st.BIO aimed at taking AMSilk's silk protein production scale to unprecedented heights.
As part of the collaboration, 21st.BIO has successfully dev...
South Korea's CJ Daiichi Sugar Company recently announced that they have successfully developed a new technology called "Compostable Laminating Paper Technology". This technology enables, for the first time, a compostable coating for cooking in microwave ovens using a biodegradable, b...
Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in the field of renewable chemistry, announced that the European PET (polyethylene terephthalate) Bottle Platform (EPBP) has granted Avantium provisional approval to recycle multilayer PET/PEF (polyethylene glycol 2,5-furandicarboxylate) packaging on the E...
Recently, RadiciGroup's Biofeel Eleven, a 100% natural nylon yarn obtained from sustainable sources, won the prestigious ISPO Textrends award in the Fibers and Insulation category for the Fall/Winter 2025/26 collection.
ISPO Textrends, the International Sports and Outdoor Equipment Innovation Expo Fu...
Valencia-based AIMPLAS, a Spanish plastics technology center, is developing a project to develop a packaging solution for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) derived from beer production waste. The project, called BioSupPack, is also dedicated to demonstrating a new solution for a viable depolymerization re...
On October 18th, German material manufacturer Covestro announced that its world's first dedicated production line for physically recycled (MCR) polycarbonate (PC) has been officially put into operation at its Shanghai integration base, producing more than 25,000 tons of high-quality polycarbonate wi...
AGI, a Pakistan-based denim manufacturer, has partnered with Huue, a sustainable indigo dye startup.
Huue is a biosynthetic dyestuff provider dedicated to developing a proprietary biosynthetic dyestuff that replaces the harmful chemicals often used in the conventional dyeing process to help the...
South Korean automaker Kia said at an electric car event day near Seoul earlier this month that they intend to ditch leather and look to bio-based and recycled alternatives, including mycelium mushroom roots, hemp and flax fibers in green composites.
Mushrooms can be a tasty treat, or they can ...
