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25 September 202420 September 2024

AIR COMPANY Raises $69M in Series B to Commercialize Carbon Utilization Technology and Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Funding will Accelerate the Production of AIRMADE® SAF, the Company’s CO₂-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel and other Synthetic Fuels


26 August 202420 August 2024

The world’s first scalable biodegradable SAP? – Green Chemicals Blog

Researchers have begun to focus on various natural and biodegradable SAPs that achieve superabsorbent properties


30 January 202419 January 2024

ZymoChem Secures $21M Series A Funding Round Led by Breakout Ventures with New Investments from lululemon and Toyota Ventures

With this financing and funding from the Department of Energy, ZymoChem will launch its first high-performance material and advance its first partnered product to commercial scale


6 July 20221 July 2022

The chemicals companies decarbonising with bio-feedstocks

Organic feedstocks are essential in decarbonising the chemicals sector. We identify key trends and opportunities for a biobased transition in this key industry


27 May 202224 May 2022

This start-up makes vodka out of CO2 emissions, and it’s backed by Toyota and JetBlue

The three-year-old start-up’s vodka is a luxury brand, costing about $65 bottle


7 February 20194 February 2019

Kenaf: Nature’s little-known wonder

It may already be “all over the place”, but more research and investment is needed for ASEAN countries


11 July 20189 July 2018

Toyota wins dismissal of suit over rodent-damaged soy-based wiring

Filed in August 2016, the lawsuit said the insulation is soy-based rather than petroleum-based, which makes it attractive to hungry rodents


8 February 20176 February 2017

Öko-Trend? Nachwachsende Rohstoffe im Autobau

Inzwischen überwiegen Vorteile gegenüber herkömmlichen Materialien


23 January 201716 January 2017

Report says global biobased PET market may hit $13.1 billion by 2023

Bio polyethylene terephthalate weighs lower in comparison to their fossil fuel counterparts


19 January 201717 January 2017

Nachwachsende Rohstoffe im Autobau – Jute statt Plastik

Große Konzerne forschen zunehmend an ökologischen Lösungen


6 October 20165 October 2016

Biokunststoffe aus wertvollen Abfällen

Ford verwendet Fasern aus der Tequilaproduktion zur Verstärkung von Kunststoff, mit dem dann Autoteile hergestellt werden - Ein Modell, das Schule machen könnte, weiß Hasso von Pogrell


23 September 201621 September 2016

Bio-based PET market size over $13bn by 2023

A new report from Global Market Insights Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market size was 496.0 kilo tons in 2015


25 August 201623 August 2016

From waste to bioplastics – Ford ‚driving‘ the technology forward

The possibilities of making bioplastics from waste become an attractive and economically feasible option


31 March 201630 March 2016

Aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Toyota-Studie Setsuna

Holz-Roadster in der Technik allerdings auf neuestem Stand


3 March 20162 March 2016

Automakers experiment with biobased composites

About 100 tons of processed jute fibers were used in 2015 for automotive parts


22 October 201519 October 2015

Toyota-Premiere: Angela Merkel erlebte auf der IAA das erste Wasserstoff-Serienauto

Rund 550 Kilometer Reichweite komplett ohne Schadstoffemissionen: Toyota produziert die weltweit erste Brennstoffzellen-Serienlimousine


25 September 201524 September 2015

Your next car could be made of fungus

Viable eco-friendly replacement could make its way into your car soon


3 August 20152 August 2015

Natürlich im Auto

Nicht Aluminium, Stahl und Carbon, sondern Naturfasern wie Flachs, Hanf oder Kenaf sollen die Autos leichter und sparsamer machen. Selbst Löwenzahn wird neu entdeckt


23 June 201522 June 2015

Bio-based auto plastics conference to debut

bio!CAR, a new conference for the car industry, will launch in September this year


29 May 201528 May 2015

Holland Bioplastics: Netzwerk für Biowerkstoffe gegründet

Partnerprojekt will allen Playern der biobasierten Ökonomie eine offene Plattform bieten


15 May 201513 May 2015

Holland Bioplastics shares knowledge and connects parties around bioplastics

Participation open to all involved producers, manufacturers, researchers and / or marketer of bioplastics


1 April 201531 March 2015

JEC Europe 2015 fortifies its number-one position in the world

Announces new name and new location


16 March 201514 March 2015

Bio-based chemicals: Automotive materials go green

Specifying sustainably derived materials – such as new types of rubber and plastic – can help the car industry shrink its carbon footprint


3 June 201421 July 2014

Bioplastics evolve to gain wider recognition

"Green Innovation" now impacting on the mainstream consumers with a multitude


7 May 20146 May 2014

Carmakers want to be green, but need consistent material performance

Toyota Lexus hybrid model uses bamboo in the speakers and plant-based PET for interior trim


17 March 201414 March 2014

Research and Markets: The Global Bioplastic Industry is Expected to Witness Significant Growth and Reach an Estimated $7.02 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Bioplastic Industry 2013-2018: Trends, Forecasts and Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering


13 January 201411 January 2014

Alkol CEO Al Costa: Forget Biofuels – But You Will Have to Live With Them Anyway

Biofuel future will be quite different from we usually think


16 February 20139 September 2021

Going negative: Stanford scientists explore new ways to remove atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub>

GCEP-report describing suites of emerging carbon-negative solutions to global warming


7 August 2012

Seaweed could be used in future bioplastics, say researchers

Technology routes for the production of seaweed based bioplastic are still to be explored


31 July 2012

Automotive giants turn to bioplastics worldwide

Manufacturers certainly interested to lightweight and cost-efficient materials those can further reduce the environmental burden


14 July 2012

As commercialization increases, bioplastics promise to become a more significant feedstock

New bioplastics such as PLAs continue to face challenges and reduce production cost


10 July 2012

More Japanese firms in green chems

Toray, Sojitz, Showa Denko & Co. put of plant-based chemicals


29 June 2012

Bioplastics surge towards commercialization

A snapshot of current bioplastics and major companies


25 May 2012

Öko-Materialien im Auto-Innenraum

Zulieferer setzen zunehmend auf recyclebare Materialien


3 April 2012

Global Bioplastics Market 2011-2015

New market research report with a discussion of the key vendors operating


11 October 2011

‘Ecological Plastic’ Covers 80% of New Toyota ‘Sai’ Interior

TMC first in the world to use polylactic acid plastics in mass-produced vehicle


5 October 2011

Toyota develops yeast for cellulosic ethanol conversion

Company to develop algae strains, bioreactor designs and extraction technologies, will look to develop partnerships


21 September 2011

Research and Markets: The Global Bioplastics Market to Grow At A CAGR Of 32 Percent over the Period 2010-2014 Says New Report

Government Policies Encouraging Use of Bioplastics


8 July 2011

Toyota Adopts Renewably Sourced DuPont™ Sorona® EP Polymer For New Hybrid ’Prius &#945;’ Vehicle

"Helps Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels”


7 July 2011

Toyota verwendet den biobasierten Kunststoff DuPont™ Sorona® EP für den neuen Hybrid-Kompaktvan Prius Alpha

Ein Beitrag zur Minderung der Abhängigkeit von fossilen Energieträgern


18 May 2011

Naturfaserverbund im Karosseriebau: Von Baumwolle im Trabi bis Kenaf im Mercedes

Umweltfreundlichkeit setzt sich mehr und mehr beim Auto durch


13 December 201018 January 2018

Robust growth for natural fiber polymer composites for interior automotive parts growth

Hence use of plant based chemicals in automotive applications has been steadily growing as per ICIS


15 October 2010

Toyota entwickelt neuen Biokunststoff für Innenraumkomponenten

Weltweit erster Einsatz von Bio-PET auf Zuckerrohrbasis


25 November 200912 December 2017

Aufschwung für Biowerkstoffe: Zweistelliges Wachstum trotz Krise

Biowerkstoff-Kongress in Stuttgart (26. und 27. Oktober) mit zahlreichen Neuheiten


25 August 2009

Toyota: PLA Nonwovens for New Hybrid Lexus

Plans for kenaf-reinforced bioplastics for concept cars


24 February 2009

Toyota shapes up for seaweed future

Hybrid cars and seaweed plastics for concept cars


6 February 2009

Kunststoffindustrie in Japan sucht Wachstumsmotoren

Biokunststoffe vor allem für Innovationen in der Automobilbranche wichtig


23 January 2009

30 percent of the interior made by bioplastics

Latest Lexus hybrid brings bioplastics inside


19 December 2008

Toyota: Künftig mehr Öko-Kunststoffe im Auto

2009 bis zu 60% Bioplastik im Interieur bestimmter Modelle


7 October 2008

“Innovation Takes Root” conference: It’s green – but what about cost and performance?

A sustainable message is not enough to succeed with green technology

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