UPSIDE Foods plans Chicago cultivated meat facility
In Illinois, cultivated meat pioneer UPSIDE Foods is planning its first commercial-scale cultivated meat plant. Located in Glenview, just north of Chicago, the 187,000-square-foot facility…
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CLAE joins vegan leather shoe trend with Appleskin
In California, shoe brand CLAE has introduced three new styles of sneakers that employ Appleskin vegan leather. Available in Bradley, Malone, and Joshua styles, the…
Origin Materials gets BioMADE funding for sustainable tire additive
In California, biobased chemicals producer Origin Materials, Inc. has been awarded funding from BioMADE, a U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute working to shore…
Chemicals and Materials update for September 6th
Nuutrition Marketing guru Jason Hall comes up with 400 rebrands for cultivated meat In Manhattan, a branding expert whose resume includes big-name clients like Netflix…
SunGas Renewables announces green methanol facility in Louisiana
In Louisiana, SunGas Renewables announced the formation of Beaver Lake Renewable Energy, which will construct a new green methanol production facility in Central Louisiana. A…
Texas residential project to use near-zero carbon cement
In Texas, Eco Material Technologies, a producer of sustainable cementitious materials and near-zero carbon cement replacement products in North America, and Hive 3D, a specialist…
American Chemistry Council approves Viridis Chemical as new member
In Texas, Viridis Chemical, a manufacturer of biobased chemicals with proprietary technologies, said it was approved as a new member by the American Chemistry Council…
Peoples Gas announces completion of renewable natural gas facility in Florida
In Florida, TECO Peoples Gas announced the completion of construction of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Alliance Dairies. The Alliance RNG facility was…
Tesla’s Texas factory reaches production of 5,000 Model Y EVs per week
In Australia, The Driven reported that Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory in Texas has reached a production rate of 5,000 electric vehicles per week. The Texas facility…
Tesla breaks ground on Texas lithium refinery
In Texas, Reuters reported that EV manufacturer Tesla broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery. The firm’s CEO Elon Musk said the new facility should…