SK innovation, one of the world's leading energy and petrochemical companies, and LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, announced an agreement to develop a new process technology for the production of 1,3 ...
Tags: SK&Lanztech, Butadiene Technology
Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
Tags: Bioplastic Revolution
The European Parliament voted Wednesday to limit the use of biofuels in the European Union, one of a series of potential changes to the bloc's climate-change policies that investors say are creating uncertainty and bottling up energy ...
Tags: biofuels, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
CKF, a Canada-based food packaging company, has acquired Vancouver-based Earthcycle Packaging, which caters to the agriculture and produce industries, for an undisclosed amount. Established in 2005, Earthcycle has been awarded and ...
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GIA released a comprehensive global report on Renewable Chemicals markets. Global market for Renewable Chemicals is projected to reach $66.1 billion by 2018, driven by spiraling petroleum prices, rising demand for eco-friendly products and ...
Tags: Renewable Chemicals, Chemicals, Construction
Industrial waste products have increased the level of pollution in the country. It is also true that these industries are growing in number. This is because they are also leading to the growth of nation's economy which ultimately leads to ...
The future of energy storage has taken root on an onion farm in southern California. Seeking to offset its electricity bills, Gills Onions in Oxnard has installed a flow battery. When electricity prices from the grid peak, the farm can tap ...
Tags: Flow Batteries, Resilient Microgrids, Consumer Electronics
Two starkly different views of rural America and U.S.agriculture emerged in recent weeks—one hopeful and optimistic,the other discouraging and maybe even a bit cynical. Starting with the bad news,USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced ...
Tags: policy, farmer, agriculture, market
Restore Mushroom Packaging is a 100-percent renewable product derived from non-food agricultural byproducts and mushroom roots. The product makes use of material that would otherwise be discarded to create an all-natural, engineered ...
Global protective packaging company Sealed Air has introduced a new packaging technology Restore Mushroom Packaging, which is made from non-food agricultural byproducts and mycelium or mushroom roots. According to the US-based company, ...
Tags: Protective Mushroom Packaging, packaging technology, renewable packaging
The European Community's Seventh Framework Program has granted funds to Dyadic International's research and development center in the Netherlands, a member of the Bio-Mimetic Project, to develop enzymes. As part of the Bio-Mimetic ...
Tags: Bio-Mimetic Project, C1 platform technology, modify lignin
A few days ago,I ran into a friend of mine,who specializes in copper and brass accessories and fixtures for homes.I asked if he had much work.He said the summer was slow,but business had picked up a bit this fall.What work he's gotten has ...
Tags: copper, brass accessories, fixtures, Kitchen design
Global music artist and producer will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Company announced at a private launch event that the Levi's brand,MCM,RVCA and Case-Mate will be joining anchor partners,Beats by Dr.Dre and New Era as the newest members of the ...
The Leaf’s slim profile and LED energy efficiency gives you that alternative commercial lighting edge. The Leaf’s backlight display technology kicks those old LED designs out the door, by internally distributing light and ...
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Sustainable packaging upstart Ecovative Design LLC has received tremendous attention over the past year for its disruptive technology introduction of protective packaging materials grown from agricultural byproducts bound together by ...