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PRESS | Recycling Isn’t Dead: Waiākea Is Raising The Bar in Surfing and Sustainability

A look inside how Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages is transforming surfing and environmental responsibility with algae-based ink and ambitious recycling innovations. READ MORE

PRESS | Why Waiākea’s Switch To Algae Ink Could Change Packaging Forever

Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages debuts carbon-negative Algae Black™ pigment on labels, setting a new standard for sustainable packaging innovation. READ MORE

VIDEO | Living Ink is awarded $250k prize at Grow-NY Food and AgTech Pitch Competition

With a focus on enhancing agrifood innovation in upstate New York, the Grow-NY competition identifies, supports and funds the top food, beverage and agriculture startups from around the world.  WATCH VIDEO

VIDEO | Living Ink is selected to present at 100+ Accelerator Demo Day in London

This year, 24 startups took the stage, to present the results of their pilots and showcased their incredible innovations aimed at solving critical sustainability challenges within corporate supply chains. WATCH VIDEO

PRESS | Meeting the growing demand for sustainability

Ryonet and Living Ink’s advice for building a truly sustainable shop by going beyond “green” claims — from choosing longer-lasting garments to tracing your ink’s impact, vetting suppliers, and tapping certifications and EPR laws so you can prove (not just promise) your environmental commitment. READ MORE

VIDEO | Colorado company making more eco-friendly ink to protect the environment

A Northern Colorado company, based in Berthoud, is helping major brands around the world produce more eco-friendly packaging and products. Living Ink Technologies, founded by Colorado State University graduates, is continuing to grow its operation in the region. READ MORE | WATCH VIDEO

PRESS | Disruptive technologies champion progress over perfection

At Kingpins New York, representatives from innovating companies discussed the challenges in bringing a product to commercial reality and how brands can provide support. READ MORE

PRESS | A new energy pervaded last Kingpins New York

An installation about Algae Alchemy, a collaboration between AGI Denim and Living Ink Technologies, presented items using Living Ink’s Algae Black, a carbon-negative pigment crafted from algae waste. READ MORE

VIDEO | Living Ink Technologies offers alternative to carbon black for printing inks

Living Ink Technologies offers a carbon-negative pigment for use in black inks that can be a drop-in replacement. In this interview, Devon Murrie, Director of Partnerships and Strategic Growth, explains Algae Ink, using bio-based waste streams, why it is attractive to so many brands for printing on both textile- and paper-based printed items. WATCH VIDEO

PRESS | Algae is the new black: Nike sneaker swaps petroleum for sustainable ink

A new Nike sneaker — designed in collaboration with Billie Eilish — replaces petroleum-based ink with a pigment derived from algae. Other brands can take note. READ MORE

PRESS | Living Ink co-founders selected as 2024 Sustainability Thought Leaders by Vogue

When Scott Fulbright starts a conversation with a brand, he often kicks off by asking how much black pigment they use. That dialogue encapsulates why Living Ink was founded and is growing so quickly: pigments may sounds like a niche and insignificant focus for a company when it comes to sustainability but they are both ubiquitous and resource-intensive to make. READ MORE

PRESS | Keel Labs unveils first t-shirt from seaweed-based Kelsun Fiber

The shirt is a jersey knit made out of 70 percent Kelsun seaweed-based yarn and 30 percent cotton, and the logo is printed using algae-based Algae Ink™ made by Living Ink Technologies. READ MORE