Finnish Company Stora Enso launched their bio-based lignin product last month, LineoTM, which can be used to replace oil-based phenolic materials in resins for plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), paper lamination, insulation materials, and more.

In response to a stakeholder consultation in 2017, Switzerland adopted new disclosure rules for some synthetic fibrous or tubular nanomaterials on January 31, 2018.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) of Australia has created a water filtering membrane using graphene reported in Nature Communications

Vireo Advisors will be hosting a half-day workshop on June 11th, 2018 at this year’s TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Conference in Madison, Wisconsin (June 11-14, 2018) on Practical Safety Strategies for Bio/Nano Technology Commercialization.

Since sprayable sunscreens containing titanium dioxide in nanoform is available for purchase by consumers, the SCCS advised that “[s]uch uses need to be carefully evaluated so that the chance of harmful effects through consumer’s lung exposure by inhalation is avoided”.