Bio-based construction materials are those made from recently living raw materials such as wood, paper, straw and industrial hemp. These construction materials offer the opportunity to lock up carbon captured from the atmosphere for relatively long periods of time. Recently, our BioVale team launched a Hemp Special Interest Group. This is to facilitate connections across the multiple supply chains related to Industrial Hemp, from growing through to final products and markets. This group is the legacy of the BEIS funded Hemp 30 Project which we were heavily involved in and builds on the Grow Yorkshire commissioned Hemp Supply Chain Study.
Chip[s] Board is a London-based producer of revolutionary bioplastics and bioplastic composites made from the food we leave behind. The company was awarded funding from the KTN Spark Awards to work with the Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) to investigate the use of agri-food residues and side streams for their bioplastic production.
We have played a major role in the THYME project, which builds on the regional assets of Yorkshire, the Tees Valley and the Humber region to boost the productivity of companies operating in the bioeconomy sector.
We have several ways to work with us, including business advisory programmes and self-funded commercial options. We even have the option for you to hire our state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and office space.
