Waste not, want not: Kern Tec valorizes stone fruit pits, raises €12 million
In Austria, a foodtech startup turning the pits of fruits like apricots and cherries into oil and dairy ingredients has raised €12 million in a…
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French startup Numi raises €3 million for cultivated breast milk
In France, cultivated breast milk startup Numi has raised €3 million in seed funding—funds co-founder Eden Banon-Lagrange tells Tech.EU will be used for recruitment and…
TIPA introduces rice paddy waste takeaway containers as UK plastics bans progress
In the United Kingdom, packaging firm TIPA has launched a new takeaway tray made from rice waste that can either be composted or recycled along…
Lummus, Citroniq advance biobased PP plans
In Houston, Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals have signed licensing and engineering agreements for the first biobased polypropylene production plant in the US. Scheduled for…
Braskem to produce bio-attributed ethylene for Oxiteno
In São Paulo, Brazil, petrochemical companies Braskem and Indorama Ventures IOD – Oxiteno have announced a partnership for supply of bio-attributed ethylene. The ethylene is…
Crocs latest shoe includes biobased Croslite material
In Colorado, Crocs has launched a new style of slip-on shoe made of neoprene, mesh and biobased Croslite material. According to Footwear News, the new…
Pat Avenue nabs distribution deal for BioBuddi construction blocks
In the UK, Pat Avenue will distribute BioBuddi, a toy line made from sugarcane-based bioplastics, in the UK and Ireland. BioBuddi construction block toy sets…
Artist Helen Bodycomb creates her own biodegradable death shroud
In Melbourne, Australia, noted mosaic artist Helen Bodycomb has created a biodegradable “death wrap” that she intends to be buried in. The work was inspired…
Nespresso introduces paper-based coffee capsules
In Switzerland, coffee and coffee-related products giant Nespresso has launched a pilot of paper-based, home-compostable coffee pods. The innovation, which took three years of R&D…
LG Chem and ENI explore South Korea biorefinery
In Seoul, chemical producer LG Chem and Italy’s Eni Sustainable Mobility are conducting technical and economic assessments of a potential biorefinery at LG Chem’s Daesan…