Product Radar archive · Week commencing 7 September 2026

Three products that caught our attention

The first weekly Product Radar selection: three applications of biological materials moving into recognisable products, presented with attributed claims and visible evidence limitations.

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Editorial notice: Product Radar presents bioeconomy-derived products and applications that have caught our attention. Inclusion is editorial discovery, not an AgriKinetics or AKOS endorsement, certification or assessment of overall environmental performance. Manufacturer claims are attributed, and evidence limitations are identified wherever possible.

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Week commencing 7 September 2026

Reviewed 13 September 2026

Mycelium + hemp fibre · Funeral products

Loop Living Cocoon™

Loop Biotech · Netherlands

Availability: Listed in stock by the manufacturer, with distribution information for Europe and North America.
Why it caught our attention: A grown mycelium structure has moved beyond a material sample into a regulated, recognisable end product.
What is reported: Loop says the coffin is grown in Delft from local mushrooms and upcycled hemp fibres, and lists certification for natural and traditional burial and cremation.
Evidence limit: The 45-day biodegradation timeframe and wider environmental claims are manufacturer-reported. We have not reviewed the underlying certification files or a comparative life-cycle assessment.

Manufacturer product page →Independent report →

Illustrative context: straw stems and layered fibreboard, not the WHEATEX product — Illustrative context—not a product photograph.

Agricultural straw fibre · Construction

WHEATEX® insulation fibreboard

Agreka Build · Cheshire, United Kingdom

Availability: The company is inviting enquiries for pilot projects rather than presenting the board as a fully established mass-market product.
Why it caught our attention: It gives agricultural straw a proposed route into a specified building product, where test data, installation practice and certification matter as much as the feedstock story.
What is reported: Agreka reports thermal conductivity of 0.046 W/mK, density of 365 kg/m³ and acoustic transmission loss of 58.8 dB at 500 Hz.
Evidence limit: These values and the company’s binder, fire, indoor-air and carbon statements are manufacturer-reported. British Board of Agrément and Cradle to Cradle certification are described as underway, not complete.

Manufacturer product page →

Illustrative context: an abstract weave and branching fungal forms, not a Bottega Veneta product — Illustrative context—not a product photograph.

Mycelium-derived material · Fashion accessories

Woven Mycelium collection

Bottega Veneta with Ephea Uma · Italy

Availability: Bottega Veneta lists a commercial range of woven mycelium wallets, card cases and related small accessories in selected markets.
Why it caught our attention: It shows a pilot-scale biomaterial entering a global luxury product range through an established manufacturing language: the woven Intrecciato form.
What is reported: Bottega Veneta describes the products as made with Ephea Uma, a mycelium-based material created through a biofabrication process. Ephea says its mats are made from pure mycelium and produced at pilot level.
Evidence limit: The complete composition and comparative performance of each finished accessory are not presented on the cited pages. We found no public product-level life-cycle assessment.

Brand collection page →Material developer →

Archive note

A dated record of what we published

This edition preserves the products, sources and evidence position recorded for its week of introduction. Later corrections or material updates will be identified on the page rather than silently replacing the original editorial record.

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