Several months have now passed since the Biden-Harris Administration and the Office of Science and Technology Policy issued an array of goals and priorities aimed at positioning the U.S. as a leader ...

Right now, plastics are wreaking havoc on the environment. While plastics have been very useful, they are also quite tough, and instead of breaking down naturally in the environment, they break up ...

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet’s most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials are ...

While biodegradable plastics and recycling technologies have received widespread attention, a quieter revolution is taking place in the form of plant-based coatings for plastics. These innovative ...

Swedish chemicals company Nexam Chemical and its partner Verdofoam have developed a process to produce expanded bioplastic foam suitable for common packaging and insulation applications. The advance ...

Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully ...

Mushrooms can be tasty to eat, a trip to consume and also make for a twist on the cause of a zombie invasion for a certain video game and TV series. South Korean automaker Kia thinks mushrooms also ...

Cereplast Inc., which manufactures bio-based plastics products, is highlighting a recent study from the European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence estimates that ...

Mazda Motor Corporation (Hiroshima, Japan) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) have jointly developed a bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior parts for automobiles ...

Imagine investing in sustainable materials, only to be told you can’t fully count the climate benefits. That’s the reality facing many brands that use renewable, plant-based plastics — and it largely ...

Since jumping from the bulletin boards to the Nasdaq Capital Market last month, shares of Cereplast Inc. have been on a roller coaster, despite a spate of good news. The El Segundo maker of bio-based ...