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SuperFOIL Doesn’t Leave ‘Mushroom’ for Improvement with Recycled Plastic Insulation

The company has worked closely with Texfelt to create a unique insulation product for mushroom polytunnels.

From SuperFOIL Insulation 17 Mar 2020

Novel Method Improves Production of Chemicals from Biomass

A team of researchers, which included doctoral student FUJIWARA Ryosuke, Associate Professor TANAKA Tsutomu (both from the Graduate School of Engineering of Kobe University) and Research Scientist NODA Shuhei (from RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science), has successfully improved the production of target chemicals from biomass.

26 Feb 2020

Bio-Based Renewable Device can Help Combat Climate Change, Drive Medical Devices

At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), researchers have created a new device that utilizes a natural protein to generate electrical current from moisture present in the atmosphere.

18 Feb 2020

Replacing Petroleum with Wood in Chemical Industry to Reduce CO2 Emissions

At KU Leuven, an interdisciplinary team including economists and bio-engineers has delineated ways to use wood as an alternative to petroleum in the chemical industry.

14 Feb 2020

Stora Enso Invests to Build Facility for Bio-Based Plastic Packaging Material

Stora Enso has announced that it is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging.

From Stora Enso 20 Dec 2019

Voith to be Carbon Neutral Worldwide from 2022 Onwards

From 2022 onwards, none of the Voith locations around the world will leave a carbon footprint going forward. In this way, the Voith Group is making a significant contribution to climate protection.

From Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA 12 Dec 2019

AIMPLAS Participates in Project to Turn Biowaste into Bioplastics and More

AIMPLAS has announced that it is participating in the WaysTUP! project, funded by Horizon 2020. The project aims to turn urban biowaste into resources such as food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics.

12 Dec 2019

Sustainable Solution for Deicing Roads Using Grape Skins and Agricultural Waste

Annually, $5 billion is spent by the United States to repair damages to road infrastructure caused by winter snow and ice control operations and the use of conventional deicers.

3 Dec 2019