biomaterials
Leather Alternative Scales in World’s First Bacterial Cellulose Facility
The factory will scale up the production of a cellulosic material derived from agro-industrial food waste.
Australian Surf Brand Piping Hot Developing Textile Made From Seaweed
UTS climate scientists will be building a prototype fiber in response to Piping Hot's ambition to protect…
Fibral Material Alliance Backs Hemp, Flax and More
The Fibral Material Alliance seeks to align plant-based fibers under a common umbrella to provide support and…
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From Gucci to Ugg to Nike, Next-Gen Materials Gaining Ground
MII's report cites 100 examples of partnerships, innovations, investments and advisory services being used to…
Flower Power: Cole Haan Turns Dandelions Into Sustainable Sneaker Outsoles
The Generation Zerogrand II's FlowerFoam outsole is made from a minimum of 25 percent natural dandelion…
Modern Meadow’s Plant-Based Leather Offers Climate Advantages
Bioleather1 emits 80 percent less greenhouse-gas emissions than traditional leather and 20 percent less than…
What KFC’s Vegan Nuggets Mean for Next-Gen Materials
Nicole Rawling, CEO of the Material Innovation Institute, believes that next-gen materials will grow faster…
From Milkweed to Bio-HMDA, Plant-Based Materials Growing
Covestro and Genomatica teamed up to successfully produce significant volumes of a plant-based version of a…
Here’s How You Can Find Sorona’s Sustainable Fabrics
Sorona is rolling out the Preferred Mill Network, a global catalog of mills offering its Agile, Aura, Luxe…
Brazilian Brand Launches Sorona-Based Activewear Capsule
Dubbed Live Bio, the collection that launched this month is crafted from Sorona, a partially bio-based…
Bestseller, PVH Want In on Mushroom-Based Leather
Fashion's shroom-leather boom shows no signs of abating, and Bestseller and PVH Corp. are gunning for a piece…
ESG Outlook: Sasha Calder of Genomatica on Scaling Bio-Based Products
In this Q&A, Sasha Calder, head of sustainability at Genomatica, discusses boosting transparency on bio-based…
Sorona® Brings Transparency to Fabric Performance with Certification Process
The Common Thread Fabric Certification Program is built to remove the "haziness" that brands and consumers…
‘Project Runway’ Gives Bio-Based Faux Fur a High-Fashion Glow-Up
For the show's avant-garde challenge, 'Project Runway' designers turned Sorona's sustainable plant-based faux…
Why Material Innovators Should Look Past Plant-Based Leather
Two-thirds of players in the next-gen materials space are focusing on leather alternatives, leaving wool, fur…