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Japanese startup AmicaTerra begins scale-up of plant-based resin alternatives
News Commentary | April 08, 2021
The company, founded in 2016, offers plant‑based composite materials for single‑use and durable applications. It is now scaling production of materials in Taiwan and plans to build factories in Japan. Clients should just monitor for now – like many plant‑based materials, claims about sustainability ... Not part of subscription
VTT's continuous mycelium leather technology is a potential disruptor
News Commentary | July 14, 2021
Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre announced its continuous mycelium leather material technology that utilizes a liquid fermentation process, which the institute hopes it can scale to commercial levels. The technique allows the scientist to produce mycelium at a rate of 1 meter per minute, ... Not part of subscription
A decade later than expected, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) demonstrates the first 100% bio-based PET PlantBottle with UPM as partner
News Commentary | October 25, 2021
A decade after TCCC introduced its partially bio‑based PlantBottle, the company is now teasing the market with a limited run of 100% bio‑based bottles fueled by technology TCCC co‑owns with Changchun Meihe Science and Technology to produce bioMEG directly from sugars and Virent's bioPX technology ... Not part of subscription
by Anthony Schiavo
Isocyanates – one of the two building blocks of polyurethanes – are generally more challenging to make sustainable than polyols. The innovation focuses on increasing the yield of the urea-hexamethylenediamine reaction; this approach is promising, as is leverages a material that already uses CO2 at scale. While timelines to commercialization are still long, clients should consider engaging to pilot materials made with this process.
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