Category: Startup
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Bioplastic Startup considered as little giant by Chinese government
Bioplastic Startup considered as little giant by Chinese government
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Compostable menstrual pads startup wins Canadian award
Turning food and farm byproducts into compostable fibres
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Floreon secures £2 million investment (FREE)
World’s first low-energy bioplastics developed with the University of Sheffield raises £2 million investment — Floreon is one of my…
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Prince Williams makes notpla plastic (Video)
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Indian Startup makes tapioca bioplastic bags
MSc Botany Graduate Bindi Patel Has Created Bags Using Sago Starch Mix That Has Look, Feel And Strength Of Plastic…
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New Bioplastics Startup in Tennessee
Bioplastics startup launches in Knox County, plans $83M processing plant
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Gozen raises $3.3 million for bio-leather
GOZEN, the revolutionary biomaterials startup that is set to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries, has just announced…
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DOE Supports Textile Recycling Startup
Enabling Circularity for Textiles
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Shell GameChanger Accelerator selects 6 bio-renewable feedstocks startups
Shell GameChanger Accelerator™ Powered by NREL Announces Participants for Sixth Cohort
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Indian startup launches compostable bags
A student-founded startup, manufacturing 100 percent eco-friendly biodegradable compostable bags
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Alibaba-backed Ecoinno seeks millions to expand capacity
Alibaba-backed Hong Kong compostable tableware maker Ecoinno seeks US$48 million to expand capacity
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CNBC Video on Startup producing biodegradable packaging from shrimp shells
CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss a climate startup producing biodegradable packaging from shrimp shells.
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Woodly Appoints Guzman Polymers as New Distributor in Southern European Countries
Guzman Polymers, part of the Hromatka Group, has been appointed as the distributor of Woodly® material in Spain, Portugal, Italy…
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FlexSea announces a £3M seed raise in equity and grants, led by Indico Capital Ventures (FREE)
FlexSea, a pioneering blue biotech company at the forefront of sustainable packaging solutions, has just made a significant stride towards…
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Biomaterials Startup Erthos Announces $11.2 Million Funding For Plant-Powered Plastic Substitute
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The seaweed startup that’s tackling the plastic problem
Viable Gear founder Katie Weiler is in the early stages of making equipment for the aquaculture industry using a seaweed…
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Traceless Materials raises €36.6M for eco-friendly plastic alternative
Hamburg-based startup, traceless materials, raises €36.6 million to scale production of its eco-friendly plastic alternative. The investment will fund a…
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Sanford Business PlantSwitch Leads Way For Bioplastic Production In North Carolina
Business certainly is booming for Dillon Baxter, CEO and co-founder of PlantSwitch.
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University of Waterloo Bioplastic Startup
Goodbye, soggy paper straws and hello, true biodegradable plastic! MetaCycler Bioinnovations is creating plastic-like materials out of organic waste from…
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Biotuff’s Compostable Produce Bags
Biotuff is presenting its compostable produce bags as the “ultimate answer” to Australia’s plastic bag problem.
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Timeplast Raises $ 5 Mln
This Startup Has Already Raised Almost $5 Million Via Crowdfunding For Its Dissolvable, Drinkable Single Use Plastic Substitute Aimed At…
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PILI finalises two strategic hirings
Alain Pinchart as Director of Operations and Yves Combret as Production Manager. These experts from the chemical industry will help…
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Bengaluru start-up has an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for plastic straws
The company supplies not only to the Indian market, but also international distributors in countries such as the US, UK,…
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The Worse Bioplastic Takeover of 2023
This must probably be the worse takeover of 2023. The people who sold the company did a great job in…
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Why Startups Are Poised to Lead the Bioplastics Revolution
As consumers grow wary of greenwashing, startups are in a unique position to differentiate themselves in the bioplastic industry. Here’s…
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Business Insider video on startup that makes algae bioplastics
This is how one company is turning algae into plastic
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Bioplastic made from invasive aquatic plants among winners of African plastics prize
The Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for…
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Compostable Plastics Startup Shuts Down after Raising millions
The company had raised about $450 million from SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund and others — Difficult times for compostable…
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Prince William Impressed with Notpla
Prince William hails ‘breathtaking’ advances by Hackney Wick eco-packaging firm
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Startup Buyo wants to use biowaste to tackle the plastic crisis
Hanh Do believes this is the “golden time” to start a company to fight plastic pollution, which has become one…
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How potato scraps can help win the war on plastic
Mornington Peninsula-based Julia and Jordy Kay are behind what they say is the world’s first compostable pallet wrap made from…
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Amazon News Video on Genecis
The Climate Pledge fund is a program developed not only to combat climate change, but also close the gender gap…
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Companies that Recycle Cigarette Butts
These companies recycle used cigarette butts into plastics, envelopes, toy stuffing, jacket insulation material and other useful products.
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Woodoo raises $31 Million
Woodoo repurposes dead wood into new advanced materials to replace glass, leather and steel
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Meet the fisherman’s daughter using seaweed to make plastic packaging
A start-up based in Jervis Bay has developed a process for turning almost any variety of seaweed into an alternative…
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Are Regenerative Materials the Solution for Sustainable Packaging?
As biology and chemistry coalesce, the building blocks of materials are being transformed, forging the next-generation catalysts and polymers required…
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AMSilk Raises Millions for Bio Silk
Funding enables AMSilk to accelerate industrial scale-up and expand commercial operations of bio-fabricated silk protein materials
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Swedish Startup Wants to Replace Metal Jar Lids with Biobased Materials
Would it be possible to replace metal lids for consumer products such as jams and spreads with a lid made…
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Japanese Bioplastics Startups
Japan’s bioplastics industry is advancing as smaller companies find creative ways to upcycle biomass waste, like making helmets from leftover…
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Macro Oceans raises $5M, completes pilot facility
Macro Oceans, the California-based seaweed biotechnology startup, announced it has completed the first phase of its pilot facility in Sacramento.
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Loliware Interview: The Future of Decarbonisation and Sustainable Materials
Victoria Piunova, CTO, and Sea Briganti, Founder and CEO of LOLIWARE discuss the future of decarboisation and sustainable materials.
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Israeli Firm Controls Degrading Speed of Biodegradable Plant Pots
Bioplasmar says it can determine how long its biodegradable plant pots will stay firm on the shelves, before disintegrating when…
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French Startup Raises $15.8 M for Biobased Colors
PILI, a French biotech and green chemistry company, raises $15.8M to accelerate its industrial scale-up and the decarbonization of the…
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Bioplastic Startup Wins Money Price from Saudi Arabia
10 startups win $1 million cash prizes at finals of accelerator program in Saudi Arabia
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New Japanese Bioplastic Startup
A startup developed a new bioplastic made from underutilized components of plant and wood waste, with a carbon footprint smaller…
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From Rubbish to Cell Phone, Spanish Company Produces Bioplastic (Video)
Spanish biotechnology company, Venvirotech is giving organic waste a second life. The company is using bacteria to produce bioplastic. But…
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Amazon Climate Pledge Fund Invests in Genecis
Why Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is investing in this entrepreneur and her plastic waste solution
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Indian Hemp Bioplastic Startup
After six years in the skincare business, Namrata HempCo is now expanding its operations in fibre and bioplastic manufacturing.
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Foldable and Compostable Coffee Cup Gets Rid of Annoying Plastic Lid
Called the Good Cup, the patented cup took years to get right.
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Can Seaweed Remove Carbon Emissions and Replace Fossil-Fuel Plastic?
Australian clean technology startup ULUU will combat climate change by capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and…
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Inca Renewtech Receives Millions in Funding
Alberta Announces $58 Million for Circular Economy Projects Worth $528 Million in Public and Private Investment: INCA Renewtech Awarded $10M
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Onion Based Packaging
Startup creates packaging from onion skin
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Zeon Invests in Visolis
Zeon invests in US biomanufacturing platform
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In Synthetic Biology, Startups and Incumbent Companies Should be Partners, not Foes
Advances in syn-bio depend on incumbent companies and startups working together and leveraging each others’ strengths, the authors write: “Only…
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Australian Startup Develops Packaging made with Fungi mixed with Organic Waste
Mushroom packaging could provide a new solution to plastic waste problem
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Food Waste Reduction Challenge – Novel Tech Category Finalists
The Challenge, launched in November 2020, aims to deliver high-impact solutions to food waste in Canada.
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Korean Tampon and Pads Startup uses Bioplastics
Happy Moonday spearheads female healthcare service with organic products
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Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Announces Finalists
Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge Announces Fourth Edition Finalists Ahead of Final Event. Accelerating inclusivity in fashion, five entrepreneurs will…
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C&A and Traceless Materials Partner on Bioplastic Hooks
C&A and traceless materials join forces to reduce plastics in packaging.
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Mumbai Startup Reducing Plastic Waste with Biodegradable Cleaners
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TripleW in the News
This Israeli startup is turning trash into treasure
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Noriware Develops Seaweed Plastics
Noriware: Revolutionising the Packaging Industry with Plastic-Free Seaweed Alternatives
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Australian Startup Receives $ 25 Million for Bioplastics Production
A Sydney RSL club is building a factory in Bathurst where wheat offcuts will be turned into compostable packaging in…
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Packaging Startup Makes it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Every year, Forbes selects 600 entrepreneurs, leaders and emergent industry stars across disciplines for its 30 Under 30 lists
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China Biodegradable Tableware Startup Secures New Funding
In China, demand for disposable tableware is growing along with the food delivery market.
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Cellexcel Aims to Reduce Emissions with Plant Based Composites
Norwich company aims to reduce emissions with plant-based composites
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The United Nations COP 27 Has Started (FREE)
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 opened today with the key aim of ensuring full implementation of the Paris…
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Reuse & Refill Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award Finalists
The ten reuse/refill finalists have certainly made it hard for the U.S. Plastics Pact’s Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award judges to…
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Rittec Develops New Technology for Chemical Recycling of Textiles
German innovator RITTEC has demonstrated the feasibility of chemically recycling polyester from polycotton blend fabrics as part of the DiTex…
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Indian Startup Makes Packaging from Coconut Waste
Indian Startup Makes cosmetic, food and pharma containers from coir fibre waste
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Belgian Startup Converts CO2 in Chemicals
Newcomer Oxylum converts CO₂ into sustainable chemicals. New spin-off UAntwerp is a pioneer in the carbon transition
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Rutger University Spins Off RenewCO2
CO2 to Chemicals Startup RenewCO2, Spins out of Rutgers University with Seed Round from Energy Transition Ventures
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Scientist Upcycles PE waste into PP
A group of scientists has developed a process that uses a series of coupled catalytic reactions to transform end-of-life polyethylene…
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Bucha Bio Closes $1.1 Million Seed Round
Kombucha-Based Leather and Plastic Manufacturer Bucha Bio Closes $1.1 Million Seed Round
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Sinking Seaweed to Capture Carbon and Clean Up Caribbean Coasts
UK Startup, Seaweed Generation, obtains $1M funding from Global investors Aera VC and Graph Ventures, to sink seaweed, capture carbon…
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Compostable Floral Foam Startup Wins MN Cup
Minnesota’s largest startup competition presents its grand prize to Bloomington-based BKB Floral Foam, developer of a non-toxic foam.
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Bayer Launches Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging
Bayer and yet2 Launch Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging Sachets/Tubes, Bayer Renews Commitment to Open Innovation
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WSU Develops New Method to Upcycle PLA Waste
A chemical approach for the future of PLA upcycling: from plastic wastes to new 3D printing materials
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New Zealand PHA Startup Receives Government Investment
New Zealand Bio-Innovation company Plentyful has broken ground on a world-leading facility that will transform organic waste into compostable, environmentally…
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Update on the Most Bizarre Bioplastic Merger
Let me resume, they found $ 100 million Dollar in the closet of a bioplastic company … that had not…
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Bangladesh Startup Exporting Cassava Bags to the World
Ecospear is exporting products to different countries around the world, such as the United States, Germany and Canada.
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NZ Startup Converts Coffee Waste into Bioplastics
New Zealand Startup combats climate change by turning coffee waste into bioplastic
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Px Group to Operate UK Chemical Recycling Plant
Px Group Awarded O&M Contract By Renew Elp At World’s First Commercial Scale Plastic Recycling Plant
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VTT Spins out Chemical Recycling Technology
VTT spins out Olefy to revolutionize circular plastic recycling
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Indian Startup Launches Biodegradable Shampoo Sachets and Chutney Packets
This Goa startup’s alternative to plastic wrappers is made of corn starch
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UPM and Dongsung Partner on Bio PU
UPM and Dongsung Chemical announce strategic partnership to develop renewable products using bio-based raw materials
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Setting up Curbside Compost Pickup in US Towns
How and where do you start to set up curbside compost pickup in the US? Here’s a concrete example.
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Peruvian President Hit by Biofuel Corruption Scandal
Prosecutor of the Nation initiates fifth investigation against Pedro Castillo for the purchase of biodiesel
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Project Air Update
Significant next step in developing sustainable methanol for chemical industry
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Indonesia Impact Fund Invests in Greenhope
The Indonesia Impact Fund (IIF) officially funds biotechnology startups . Greenhope is a plastic producer made from environmentally friendly natural…
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University of Bath Microbeads Startup Receives Million
Spin-out company aiming to replace harmful plastic microbeads receives £1.3M investment
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NL Startup to Reduce Cost of PLA Production
Nature’s Principles to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of PLA production
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CropEnergies Buys Stake in LXP Group
CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has acquired a stake in LXP Group GmbH, Teltow (Germany), at the end of May 2022. For…
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Bioform Technologies to Replace Plastic with Kelp, Wood Fibre and Minerals
Small Vancouver startup believes it’s created the solution to plastic pollution
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Natrify Raises Millions to Develop Bioplastics
Egyptian Startup raises millions to develop biodegradable plastics
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NZ Startup Uses Bees to Make Bioplastics
New Zealand’s Humble Bee Bio is using bees to create bioplastics
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Australian Bioplastics Startup Almost Crowd Funded $ 1 Million
So close: Compostable packaging gurus HeapsGood wrap up almost $1m in crowdfunding round
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The Liveability Challenge 2022 Finalists
The contenders of The Liveability Challenge 2022 Grand Finale have been selected!
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Startup Raises Cash for Compostable Shopping Mailers
Australian startup raises $ 1.5 million to develop its North American business
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Two Indian Startups Set to Change the Game
Two Indian startups set to change the packaging and bags landscape.
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