Innovations and Technologies

Innovators are constantly seeking to develop new technologies that deliver performance improvements while reducing environmental footprints, representing safer, cost-effective solutions. We created this directory to showcase innovations that are pushing the needle by using principles of green chemistry and green engineering. The directory provides a snapshot of technologies from across the globe, from many different sectors and industries, currently under development or already commercially available.

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Biowaste to Fiber: Texloop™ and Agraloop™

Circular Systems is a material science company that transforms biowaste into valuable fiber, yarn, and textile fabric

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Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Industrial Scale-Up and Commercial Readiness (TRL 8-9)

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Textiles/Fashion

Blue4est®Sustainable Technology for Thermal Printing Paper

Thermal paper free of chemical color developers that releases images from a purely physical process.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Industrial Scale-Up and Commercial Readiness (TRL 8-9)

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Brewed Protein™ Technology for Yarns and Fibers

Brewed Protein™ is a revolutionary material developed to address environmental challenges through advanced

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Industrial Scale-Up and Commercial Readiness (TRL 8-9)

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Textiles/Fashion

Building Materials Made from Plastic Waste

Kubik is an African startup transforming hard-to-recycle plastics into sustainable construction materials.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Upscaling and Piloting (TRL 6-7)

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Other

Cambond® Resin and Camposite®

Low-carbon and formaldehyde-free adhesives.

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Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Industrial Scale-Up and Commercial Readiness (TRL 8-9)

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Sustainable Feedstocks

CANVERA™ Polyolefin Dispersion Technology

Aqueous acid-modified polyolefin dispersion designed for coating metal packages.

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Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier

Stage of Development/Technology Rediness Level (TRL)

Industrial Scale-Up and Commercial Readiness (TRL 8-9)

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Paints/Coating