Company revolutionizes household cleaning with breakthrough detergent technology: 'Doesn’t sacrifice on performance'

Company revolutionizes household cleaning with breakthrough detergent technology: 'Doesn’t sacrifice on performance'

One startup is looking to provide eco-friendly plant-based alternatives to petroleum-based chemicals in hygiene and cleaning products, GeekWire reported — and it's off to a great start with a recent influx of $3.5 million in investor funding, plus $400,000 in new grants. The name to watch out for is Sironix Renewables, a Seattle company that was spun off from the University of Minnesota in 2016. Using soybeans and coconuts at its 3,700-square-fo…

Can Plants Replace Petroleum? Biobased Nylon Innovators Say Yes

Brands like Pangaia, Lululemon and Unifi are tapping microbes castor beans and biotech to reengineer apparel without petroleum.

Pangaia Tackles Nylon’s Dirty Legacy with Bio-Based Alternative

Eco fashion pioneer Pangaia has launched (gaia)PLNT Nylon, a sportswear capsule collection derived from bio-based nylon from castor seeds.