Materials & Chemicals

pH7 wraps Series B as it readies to bring critical mineral extraction tech to mining

Vancouver-based pH7 Technologies has closed its Series B round at nearly $32 million USD, after securing another $6.2 million to commercialize its critical mineral extraction...

pH7 Technologies Announces Oversubscribed Series B Final Closing

pH7 Technologies Announces Oversubscribed Series B Final Closing and $55M CAD Total Financing Package to Address Global Critical Minerals Shortage. Backed by global industrial and...

Scaling Circular Infrastructure with PHA as binder in bitumen

HighTechBinders licenses TNO technology to integrate Caleyda biopolymers as a binder in bitumen Real impact in the transition to sustainable infrastructure requires strong partnerships and...

Preserving Peru’s Heritage One Alpaca at a Time

Words by Claudio Sala and Julia Webster Ayuso, with photography by Alejandra Orosco This story was featured in Unwoven Issue 03, Textile Exchange’s annual magazine. Read...

Issue 42: Graphene in Quantum Technologies

Graphene Magazine — Issue 42 | April 2026 In this Issue Special Feature: Graphene in Quantum Technologies                                                                 3 Graphene Products News Q1 2026         ...

Options for Lightweight Materials in Product Design

Options for Lightweight Materials in Product Design When you’re designing a product and weight is the enemy, you’ve got choices. But those choices aren’t all...

How France’s anti-waste laws are boosting small repair shops

Words by Julia Webster Ayuso with photography by Erwann Petersen This story was featured in Unwoven Issue 03, Textile Exchange’s annual magazine. Read the full...

PAIH Names Ascend Elements’ Project Apex 2 Manufacturing Investment of the Year

Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) Names Ascend Elements’ Project Apex 2 Manufacturing Investment of the Year EU-first battery material refining center to fuel Poland’s...

Evaluation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive

Open the documentEuropean Bioplastics calls for the exemption of certified biodegradable plastics from the scope of the SUPD Key Messages: The evaluation of the SUPD should...

pH7 Technologies Expands Vancouver Facility to Strengthen North American Supply of Critical Platinum Group Metals

Expansion of operating Vancouver processing facility increases recovery of platinum, palladium and rhodium while reducing wastewater, energy use and carbon footprint. VANCOUVER, British...

Changhua Begins Commercial Production of CO2 Polyols Based on Econic’s Technology

Shanghai, China – March 23, 2026 —  Econic Technologies, a deep tech company focused on renewable carbon, announced that its partner Changhua Chemical has...

Finding balance through collaboration and certification in Portugal’s eucalyptus forests

Words by Lee clark, with photography by Teresa Freitas The hard granite rock beneath the forests of Talhadas, Portugal, has provided an income and a...

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