From bio-sequins in #fashion, to sunscreen that helps coral reefs, and achieving #biobased isoprene, today's newsletter covers everything bio. Plus, a brand new feature story on the #bioeconomy.
We're just a week away from World Bio Markets in The Hague! You still have time (not a lot to be fair) to get your delegate pass and be in the same room as the great and the good of the bioeconomy šŖ.
One version of the regenerative bioeconomy says that businesses should give back in the form of ecological benefits, improving landscapes and biodiversity as a natural byproduct of the way they operate. Under this vision, a regenerative business would, for example, manufacture lower carbon intensity products in ways that actively revitalise habitats - coasts, abandoned lands, and former industrial sites.
Tecfil announces world-first sustainable paper for automobile filters
Tecfil, the largest manufacturer of automobile filters in Latin America, in partnership with Ahlstrom, a world leader in sustainable and innovative fiber solutions, has announced a world-first sustainable paper for automobile filters.
BioSequins are plastic-free, biodegradable and non-toxic, innovated from plant-derived cellulose ā using no metals, minerals or synthetic pigments or colourants.
Eilat introduces worldās first sunscreen that nourishes endangered reefs
Marine and skincare specialists have developed a new formulation based on a non-nano, titanium-dioxide-based, mineral sunscreen. The added reef nourishing formula is a bespoke blend of FDA-compliant trace minerals used by coral farmers to feed and support healthy growth in coral.
Visolis to leverage Ginkgoās engineering for microbial strain-based SAF
Visolis aims to leverage Ginkgoās extensive capabilities in strain engineering to improve upon an existing microbial strain for the commercial production of a key feedstock ingredient used to make bio-based isoprene and sustainable aviation fuels.
Stora Enso presents new board material for vacuum packaged food
Trayforma BarrPeel by Stora Enso is a sustainable barrier-coated paperboard material for pressed trays ā an ideal solution for vacuum packaging cold cuts, single portion meats, fish, and cheese.
Goldwin and Spiber release Brewed Proteinā¢ļø fiber collection
With mass production of Brewed Proteinā¢ļø polymer at Spiberās Thailand plant beginning in early 2022, they have now achieved the first-ever mass production of Brewed Proteinā¢ļø fiber.