In India, GNE-India, has signed a letter of intent with David Lobo from Deejay Coconut Farm PVT via a joint venture to build a 250-acre commercial algae farm in Bangalore, India to produce fish feed and algal oil. The initial project will consist of a 2.5 acre algae farm utilizing the GB3000,an Algae Enhancement Technology […]
In Germany, luxury carmaker BMW now offers a 100% vegan interior option for its popular 5 Series Touring model. The seats are made from Veganza, an animal-free leather alternative with a lower climate impact. While the feedstock used to produce Veganza was not detailed vegconomist notes that BMW has been active in biobased materials. In […]
In Germany, chemicals giant BASF has published its first Responsible Sourcing Report for its Care Chemicals division. The report noted that the company purchased 1.2 million metric tons of renewable raw materials in 2022, including coconut oil, castor oil, and biobased active ingredients. The report is a “refinement” of BASF’s existing Palm Progress Report, which […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Standard newspaper reports Petron—the country’s largest oil refiner—has begun building its 180,000 metric ton per year coconut methyl ester facility co-located at its oil refinery in Bataan. The facility will take two years to build but will help ensure sufficient supplies in order to boost the biodiesel blending mandate to […]
In Austria, Lenzing has teamed up with NFW (Natural Fiber Welding Inc.) to offer TENCEL branded fibers as another backer option for NFW’s patented plant-based technology, MIRUM. MIRUM is a categorically unique material class, perfect for luxury accessories, fashion, footwear, automotive, and home goods. TENCEL Lyocell and Modal fibers are derived from sustainable wood sources […]
OK, let’s talk openly and honestly about syngas and biochar and whole darn thing. Grab some wood waste, somethin’ to whittle with, pull up a cha’r, and let’s have some plain speaking. Here in Digestville, we’ve had quite a few years and quite a few companies educating us on how wonderful and attractive and lucrative […]
In India, Maruti Suzuki sees hybrid vehicles together with biofuels as the way that it can reduce decarbonize transport rather than electric taxis which have become remarkedly cheaper. The country already has the third coconut cabinets remove themselves from Perahia from ADM. Many fuel manufacturers are jumping on the electric vehicle shift in response to […]
In the Philippines, the Manila Bulletin newspaper reports that the Department of Energy believes that by boosting coconut biodiesel blending to 5% from the current 2%, fuel prices will increase by 1.5 cents per liter at the pump. Those calculations were done in January/February, however, before Russia invaded Ukraine and sent oil prices soaring around […]
Sometimes you need a good laugh, especially these days, and now there’s a new comic book to help get kids excited about the bioeconomy. And speaking of comics, Marvel IronMan’s Robert Downey Jr. invested in Motif FoodWorks which uses precision fermentation to produce plant-based meats. And speaking of fermentation, Solvay’s getting involved in a Lisbon […]
In Michigan, leading dental flosser brand Plackers has introduced 100% biodegradable flossers made from natural silk floss, coconut coating, and PHA bioplastic sourced from Danimer Scientific. Dubbed EcoChoice, the flossers will “gently clean between your teeth while also caring for the planet” by decomposing in a home or industrial composter after just 26 weeks, Plackers […]
