Shiseido introduces the first vertical farm beauty brand Ulé – with lids made with sustainable Sulapac material
Using the latest scientific technology, Ulé produces the plants used in its skincare items in cocoon-like, protected environments to meet the plants’ needs and to protect them from any contamination
Germany, Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium sign €135 billion offshore wind pact
Heads of government from the North Sea countries met in the Danish town of Esbjerg on Wednesday (18 May) to sign a cooperation agreement on offshore wind development and green hydrogen. They will target at least 65 GW by 2030 and 150 GW by 2050
BASF und BMW Group setzen auf erneuerbare Rohstoffe für die Automobillackierung
Die BMW Group verwendet als erster OEM Lacke von BASF, die nach dem Biomassenbilanzverfahren zertifiziert sind. Reduzierung fossiler Ressourcen und Einsatz nachhaltigerer Rohstoffe senken den CO2-Fußabdruck. Jeweils rund 40% CO2-Vermeidung für Klarlack und Tauchlackierung
BASF and BMW Group rely on renewable raw materials for automotive coatings
The BMW Group is the first OEM to use BASF paints certified according to the biomass balance approach. Reducing fossil resources and using more sustainable raw materials minimizes the carbon footprint. Clearcoat and e-coat avoid around 40% of CO2 each
Many advanced and proven solutions to replace fossil carbon in chemistry and materials already available
Electrochemical transformation of CO₂, a natural polymer for paper and cardboard coating and material-to-material molecular recycling of plastic waste are the winners of the innovation award “Renewable Material of the Year 2022”
Viele fortschrittliche und bewährte Lösungen zur Substitution fossilen Kohlenstoffs in Chemie und Materialien bereits verfügbar
Elektrochemische Umwandlung von CO2, ein natürliches Polymer zur Beschichtung von Papier und Pappe, und molekulares Recycling von Kunststoffabfällen sind die Gewinner des Innovationspreises "Renewable Material of the Year 2022"
Von der Kaffeekapsel zur Kosmetikverpackung: Kneipp und Rezemo arbeiten an biobasierten Verpackungen aus Holzfasern
Kneipp strebt bis Ende 2025 die Umstellung auf plastikfreie Verpackungen an. Gemeinsam mit dem Start-up Rezemo – bekannt für seine Kaffeekapseln aus Holz – geht das Unternehmen den nächsten Schritt und arbeitet an Verpackungslösungen für Bade- und Körperpflegeprodukte aus Holzfasern
VitroLabs raises $46 million to build and scale the world’s first pilot production of cell cultivated leather
Series A funding is led by Agronomics; other investors include BESTSELLER’s Invest FWD, global luxury group Kering, Khosla Ventures, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, New Agrarian, and Regeneration.VC.
Ensuring sustainability is central to Neste – company statement to correct and clarify some issues raised in an article by The Guardian
The article’s claim that Neste’s palm oil suppliers had been involved in significant deforestation between 2019 and 2020 has already responded in 2020, when they were first presented
KRAHN Chemie vertreibt exklusiv UPM Biochemicals BioMotion ™ RFF Portfolio
KRAHN Chemie und UPM Biochemicals vereinbaren die Zusammenarbeit zur exklusiven Vermarktung von UPM BioMotion™ erneuerbaren, funktionalen Füllstoffen (Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF)) in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
Topsoe signs joint declaration: Ramping up manufacturing of electrolyzers to boost renewable hydrogen production in the EU
The industry committed to have 10 times as much combined annual electrolyzer manufacturing capacity in the EU by 2025 as is the case today – in return the EU committed to ensure a supporting regulatory framework
How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis
Researchers discover that a spot of molecular glue and a timely twist help a bacterial enzyme convert carbon dioxide into carbon compounds 20 times faster than plant enzymes do during photosynthesis. The results stand to accelerate progress toward converting carbon dioxide into a variety of products
The Future Is…Fungi?: This Biotech Company Transforms Mushrooms Into Luxury Materials Used by Hermès
At MycoWorks' "Freedom of Creation" exhibit, co-founder and chief of culture Sophia Wang discusses how artistic beginnings launched a biotech company that's churning out fungi-fueled materials fit for "a prince's yacht" - and driving sustainability and diversity in the corporate world
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