Company initiatives
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KFC Canada Testing Compostable Cutlery
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO OUR US BLOG FOLLOWERS! (and belated to our Canadian subscribers!) In honor of chickens who are being spared from today’s national US holiday (sorry turkeys…), I came across this interesting news from KFC Canada that it will…
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Calling all startups: Enter the KAITEKI Challenge
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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) and Greentown Labs, the largest climate tech startup incubator in North America, are now accepting applications for the KAITEKI Challenge, the latest iteration of the Greentown Launch corporate partnership accelerator program. Greentown Labs and MCHC…
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Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses now available
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I think I mentioned in past blog posts that I’m (slightly) addicted to shopping but nowadays I am also trying to be more proactive in minimizing wastes hence my preference for buying thrift items and products made from recycled materials….
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E-commerce: A high-growth channel for renewable chems sales
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This is very interesting news and maybe could become a trend in US chemical sales going forward (just like Alibaba in China). Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) Renewable Chemicals business announced that it is significantly expanding its pool of prospective customers…
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Bolt Threads’ Partners Introduce Mylo™
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California-based biotechnology company, Bolt Threads announced the creation of a consortium with iconic global companies – including adidas, Kering, lululemon, and Stella McCartney – who have secured exclusive access to its innovative material, Mylo™ made from infinitely renewable mycelium –…
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Stora Enso launches Accelerator Program
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Finnish pulp, paper and forest products company Stora Enso announced the launch of its Accelerator Program that is looking for start-up companies, growth companies, and disruptive entrepreneurs with current offerings in new material solutions, supply chain technologies, process optimization, analytics, IoT,…
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thyssenkrup to build 2nd PLA plant in China
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thyssenkrupp actually announced this news earlier than the recent announcements from NatureWorks and Total Corbion PLA but we’re definitely seeing a theme here on PLA capacity expansions worldwide. According to thyssenkrupp, its plant engineering business recently won another order to…