Plastics & Rubber
Kultevat: Reshaping the Rubber Industry with Dandelions
Kultevat employs a dandelion species to produce natural rubber that doesn’t contribute to deforestation.
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Seaweed Solutions: Notpla's Green Packaging Revolution
Every year, around 8 million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans. But the London-based startup Notpla believes that the solution to our plastic problem lies in the sea. It’s no secret that packaging accounts for 40% of total plastic usage, making it one of the major contributors to
Inks & Coatings
PILI: Revolutionizing the Color Industry with Eco-Friendly 'Cell Factories'
By “partnering” with microbes to create vibrant colors, French start-up PILI, Inc. aims to reduce the environmental footprint of the conventional dye industry.
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Issue #1: Olive pits, hemp insulation, eco-adhesives, and more.
Innovative uses of olive pits in interior design applications, the integration of bamboo into sportswear, new compostable coffee capsules, hemp-based insulation, plant-based nylon, and more.
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CelluComp's Curran®: The Role of Carrot-Based Materials in Advanced Material Science
CelluComp, a visionary Scottish company, is redefining material science with its groundbreaking product, Curran®.
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Biobased Polyamides: Bridging Sustainability and Performance
A look at 10 biobased polyamide options as high-performance, sustainable alternatives to traditional nylon materials.
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NEOPS®
NEOPS® is a sustainable, biomass-certified foam material from Knauf Industries, offering an eco-friendly alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS).
materials
Biocement®
Biocement® is a revolutionary building material developed by North Carolina based Biomason that's created through a fusion of biology and technology.
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Mycocycle Turns Waste into Sustainable Building Materials Using Fungi
The world is grappling with the challenges of waste management and climate change. Industrial sectors, especially the construction industry, contribute significantly to this problem by generating enormous volumes of waste. Mycocycle, a pioneering green technology company, aims to address these issues by transforming waste materials into valuable, low-carbon biobased materials
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MakeGrowLab Makes Nanofibers from Local Bio Waste
Since its inception in 2016, MakeGrowLab has been at the forefront of sustainable material innovation, marrying science with design to pioneer a fully circular production model.
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Humble Bee Bio's Materials are Inspired by Bees
Humble Bio, based in Wellington, New Zealand, is recreating bioplastics from bee DNA. One of the most intriguing aspects of Humble Bee Bio’s work is the biological inspiration behind it—a particular species of solitary bee known as the Australian masked bee. This bee produces a special bioplastic to
Textile Applications
Arda Biomaterials
Arda Biomaterials is poised to revolutionize sustainable materials with New Grain™, an alternative leather derived from brewers’ spent grain (BSG).