by Gabriela Meza | May 13, 2020 | Press
Source: HAMBURG STARTUPS Author: Mathias Jäger The Hamburg Innovation Summit was supposed to take place last week. As is well known, nothing came of it due to the Corona crisis and contact restrictions. However, we can already briefly introduce the finalists to you...
by Gabriela Meza | Mar 16, 2020 | Press
The founder and CEO of Lignopure, Joana Gil, had the chance to talk at the “Podium on sustainability and living without plastic” organized by DIE ZEIT and KAIFU LODGE. Together with Jörn Anhalt from One Earth-One Ocean e.V. and Mario Rodwald, founder of KOLD Shapes,...
by Gabriela Meza | Feb 20, 2020 | Press
Source: BUSINESS & PEOPLE Author: Wolfgang Becker Manfred Garz and Matthias Fricke founded their company Garz & Fricke in 1992, and since then, they have been very successful in demonstrating that Germany can succeed in establishing a state-of-the-art...
by Gabriela Meza | Jan 30, 2020 | Press
Source: beyourpilot If the EU takes its promise seriously and bans microplastics in the near future, the demand for alternatives will increase dramatically. Lignopure has further developed a bio-raw material that could serve as a natural replacement. The Hamburg-based...
by Gabriela Meza | Jan 29, 2020 | Press
Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin Author: Michaela Haas Environmental problems caused by fossil plastics are well known. However, bio-based polymers and materials are not biodegradable, sustainable and recyclable, per se. Yet nature has fantastic materials to offer,...
by Gabriela Meza | Jan 23, 2020 | Press
The problem: Each of us ingests about 5 mg of microplastics every week. The solution: Replace microplastics with natural organic materials. Clothing, tire wear particles, artificial turf, cosmetics, even tea bags – countless items contain microplastics....