Subsidiary Diamond Edge Ventures has invested in California-based startup Lingrove. Its plant-based composites have 15% lower density than carbon fiber and a stiffness-to-weight ratio that surpasses aerospace fiberglass.

Carbon-negative Ekoa composite, a substitution for wood and plastics in furniture, interiors and automotive applications, will be scaled up.

Natural fiber/bio-thermoplastic composite veneers meet sustainability and performance demands for multiple markets.

Merely slowing our rate of deforestation won’t cut it if humanity is going to make a dent in climate change — major disruptions are needed. That’s where Ekoa comes in.

Lingrove has launched the world’s first biomaterials product development accelerator,The Loft, in San Francisco, offering materials know-how for new

To demonstrate flax-based Ekoa, a copy of Eero Saarinen’s classic Tulip Chair substitutes a wood-look Ekoa film sandwich for the original plywood.

Meet Ekoa, a flax-based “wood” that might soon be in your chairs and skateboard–and won’t contribute to deforestation.

Ekoa is a composite material made by combining flax linen fiber with bio-resin from industrial waste.