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Automotive industry test-drives bio-based materials
November 1st, 2024
SOLLEI is a concept car developed by Cadillac and General Motors and features a mycelium-based leather alternative created by MycoWorks. Image: Cadillac As the automotive industry continues to focus on sustainability, companies including Cadillac and BMW Group are looking for ways to decrease their carbon footprint. The brands have been exploring the use of bio-based […]
Biopolymers: a green alternative to plastic textiles
December 1st, 2019
Bio-based materials are an increasingly desirable (and versatile) base for textiles in a variety of markets. by Debra Cobb Within global manufacturing’s quest to become more sustainable, biopolymers are becoming an increasingly important area of development. Polymers are the chains of monomers, or building blocks, that make up many materials, including textile fibers. Biopolymers—created from […]
Bio-based materials of the year
July 21st, 2017
The Nova-Institute, Hürth, Germany, has presented the innovation award, Bio-based Material of the Year 2017, to three innovative materials in specific applications. The competition focused on new developments in the bio-based economy, which have had (or will have) a market launch in 2016 or 2017. The winners were elected by the participants of the 10th […]