Europe and North America are driving expansion of bio-based polymer and bio-based building block capacity while Asia remains ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed new high-performance bio-based resins that can replace conventional oil-based materials in composite products—without compromising ...

Eppendorf has introduced Deepwell Plates BioBased, expanding its portfolio of sustainable laboratory consumables. Manufactured using a minimum of 95% second-generation feedstock (via a ...

That doesn’t make the effort futile. It places it in context. Bio-based foams represent one strategy among many: redesign packaging, reduce unnecessary cushioning, regulate the worst offenders, and ...

Cadillac just announced a collaboration with biotech company MycoWorks to develop a new class of bio-based material for high-performance automotive interiors. General Motors’ luxury brand has begun ...

Diisocyanates are used in the preparation of all polyurethanes, ranging from the foams used in shoe soles to the thermoplastics used in cell phone cases. Aromatic diisocyanates, which give ...

European Union (EU) legislation mandating certain levels of plastic recyclate content in automobiles is leading to accelerated initiatives by automakers to develop materials and infrastructure to ...

Biobased testing reveals the percentage of biobased versus fossil carbon content in a given sample.Biobased carbon testing helps manufacturers develop materials that mee ...

Scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough in bio-based materials. According to a study published in the journal Sustainability, the researchers were able to create a new pineapple leather that ...

Fibers made from bio-based plastics reduce dependence on fossil raw materials and promote the circular economy. The covalent bonding of flame-retardant additives can open the way for these fibers to ...

New research has shown that bio-based fibers caused higher mortality, and reduced growth and reproductivity, among earthworms -- a species critical to the health of soils globally -- than conventional ...

As explained in CW’s 2019 tour article, Holland Composites (Lelystad, Netherlands) has been developing composite solutions in architecture and construction for decades. The company’s first project, ...