💡 At Pearson Lloyd's Yorkton Workshops during the inspiring Green Grads UK exhibition, one of our founders, Yohaan Kukreja, had the incredible opportunity to discuss Renewable Agricultural Waste (RAW) Materials’ journey toward sustainable innovation with Debbie McKeegan of TEXINTEL and Cary Sherburne of WhatTheyThink. 🌍✨ Their thoughtful questions brought to light the urgency of tackling crop stubble burning and how rice-straw composites can redefine sustainable design. 🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dFQFEVvB A big thank you to Debbie, Cary, Barbara, Michael and the Green Grads community for amplifying voices shaping a better future. 🌱
Renewable Agricultural Waste (RAW) Materials
Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
Growing a Greener Tomorrow: Repurposing Agro Waste into Everyday Materials
About us
Project 'RAW Materials' aims to create a family of sustainable materials derived from agricultural waste, specifically rice straw. Annually, over 21 Million tons of rice paddy is burnt in an attempt to economically & quickly clear the fields in preperation for the next sowing season which is usally 2 weeks after. Starting with Bioderived & Biodegradable compostes for fast fashion, we're exploring material & product opporunities in the Automotive Industry as well as construction.
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🌱 Celebrating Innovation at Green Grads 2024 🌱 🌍 RAWMaterials is honored to have received the 'Earth Award' at this year’s Green Grads event, hosted at Pearson Lloyd's Yorkton Workshops. It was an incredible experience to showcase our bio-composite innovation, which turns rice straw—otherwise burnt by farmers in India—into sustainable, circular alternatives to synthetic materials. 🌾 ❤️ A big thank you to Barbara Chandler, Michael Czerwinski & the Green Grads team for curating such an inspiring platform and to Pearson Lloyd for sponsoring and hosting this meaningful event. We’re also deeply grateful to Seb Tam, Ella Doran, Roddy Clarke, Simon Terry, Nick Carpenter, Bud Moore, and everyone involved! 👏 And congratulations to our fellow Green Grads & awardees: Eva Ellis, winner of the 'Change Maker Award' & Luke Gill-Harris , winner of the 'Show Impact Award'. Together, we’re building a future where materials are not just sustainable but transformative. Here’s to a greener tomorrow! 🌍 #RAWMaterials #GreenGrads #EcoDesign #SustainableInnovation #CircularEconomy #ClimateAction #DesignForChange #InnovateUK #LDF2024 #GreenDay Read more about the award & the exhibition here : https://lnkd.in/dJW2fXAv
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🌍 Thank you Christina Youngmi Choi for all your support in shaping & developing our work from an early stage! ❤️ #RoyalCollegeOfArt #DesignProducts #BioMaterials #CircularEconomy
In September our recent graduates Ankita Khanna (MA Design Products) and Yohaan Kukreja (MA Innovation Design Engineering) were awarded with the Hyundai Award for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice for their work in developing & proposing the utilization of the world's first rice straw-derived biodegradable composite in the automobile industry as well research into developing new composites from rice paddy straw to replace moulded plastic components. Congratulations! You can find out more about their company and ongoing work here: https://lnkd.in/eeDcYsqs
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📢 Throw back to The Daily Digest 's article in September by @Rebecca Gendron celebrating us being awarded the Hyundai Award for creative excellence in sustainability. 🩴 🌾 Link here : https://lnkd.in/d7S9mbj2 Follow Renewable Agricultural Waste (RAW) Materials for more updates & thank you for your continued support! #BioFuels #Greentech #StartupsUK #MakeInIndia
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🌱 Exciting News: RAW Materials at Yorkton Workshops for Green Grads! 🌱 We’re thrilled to announce that RAW Materials will be showcasing at Yorkton Workshops as part of Green Grads, sponsored by Pearson Lloyd ! Join us to explore the latest in sustainable design and discover how our rice straw-based composites are turning agricultural waste into innovative materials. 🌍💚 📅 Event Details: Date: November 16-17, 2024 Public Access: 🕚 Saturday, November 16: 11 AM - 7 PM 🕕 Sunday, November 17: 11 AM - 6 PM 📍 Location: Yorkton Workshops , London This free event is your chance to see our one-of-a-kind rice straw composite designed for use in eco-friendly disposable footwear, along with other groundbreaking projects by our fellow Green Grads, all driving the future of green innovation. Come hear our story, ask questions, and witness sustainable solutions firsthand! 🌿👣 A big thank you to Barbara Chandler and Michael Czerwinski for their incredible support and dedication to making this show possible. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the next generation of green innovators. We look forward to seeing you there! #YorktonWorkshops #RAWMaterials #GreenGrads #SustainableInnovation #CircularEconomy #EcoTech #LondonEvents #FutureOfMaterials #AgriWaste #GreenTech 🌾
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🌱 A glimpse into the future of #GreenTech at #GREENDAY by @GREENGRADSUK for #LDF2024 🌱 On September 15, we had the incredible opportunity to showcase our work at GREEN GRADS during the London Design Festival 2024! A special thanks to Barbara Chandler, Michael Czerwinski and the GREEN GRADS team for inviting us to be part of this inspiring event. 🌍✨ (3rd image - Our co-founder Yohaan Kukreja presenting Renewable Agricultural Waste (RAW) Materials' novel composite technology along with a myriad of end product iterations) #LondonDesignFestival #GreenGrads #CircularEconomy #ClimateTech #MaterialScience #DesignEngineering #GreenTech #SustainableFuture #AngelInvestors #PrivateEquity #UKInnovation #IndiaInnovation #EcoFriendly #GreenSolutions
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GREEN (for go) DAY FOR GREEN GRADS We've just hosted a GREEN DAY for London Design Festival for the first batch of our 2024 GREEN GRADS. This is our fourth cohort. We took over the Shoreditch studio of my codirector Michael Czerwinski who generously cleared it completely, assembled loads of chairs, and raided Sainsbury's several times for food and drink. I had the usual "will anyone turn up" nail-biting nerves. But loads of our new cohort travelled from all over to pitch their work to a great crowd of fellow GREEN GRADS - and others who'd come to see what we're all about. Star turns were those already chosen to show with us at the GNCCF Great Northern Events NW ltd in Manchester in October. Each spoke with passion about their particular projects with lots of riveting "show and tell." Watch out for their individual stories separately in weeks to come - and check them out on the GNCCF website. Then we widened the field to "hopefuls" for our GREEN GRADS AT YORKTON WORKSHOPS show in November, sponsored by Pearson Lloyd. We were bowled over by passionate pitches from new graduates with so many clever ideas to make the world a better place. At 5pm we had a seminar I simply titled SHARING, and established GREEN GRADS generously gave up a Sunday afternoon to enthrall a rapt audience with tales of success - prototyping, making, marketing, funding, distributing, promoting and more. So thank you Seb Tam (Blurry Works, who helped organise, and took lots of photos). Plus Will Eliot (Biocrafting Studio), Luisa Charles (FLOAT DIY water-testing robot), Sri Ellen Hollema (Mat Zero solar-powered heating mat for refugees), Elena Branch (The Climate Collection of furnishing fabrics), and Mathilde Wittock (Bounce screens, furniture etc reimagining discarded tennis balls - yes really - you can see them in some of the pics). Earlier, textile artist/eco activist Roberta Schreyer had reported on her latest adventures learning/teaching craft skills in Mexico. And a huge thank you to Oliver Lloyd for calling by literally en route to the Talinn Design Festival, the largest event of its kind in the Baltics. He'd been invited to show Cara, his cleverly-engineered system for rainwater conservation/irrigation, which we premiered at our big show at Heal's last autumn. Oliver shared enthusiastic insights from his recent MA in sustainable futures in Barcelona - and we got a bit worried he would miss his plane... Thank you also Ella Doran of the URGE Collective, inspirational as ever with creative eco insights from industry. She and Urge are great supporters/sponsors of GREEN GRADS *GREEN GRADS, now in their fourth year, are recent UK graduates with ideas to heal the planet. GREEN GRADS IN THE NORTH is at the GNCCF, Victoria Baths, Manchester, October 17-20 Great Northern Events NW ltd GREEN GRADS AT Yorkton Workshops will run November 16/17, sponsored by Pearson Lloyd By which time we should have around 200 GREEN GRADS listed on our recently-updated website - do have a look.
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🌍 Celebrating Creative Excellence in Sustainability! 🌱 📢 We’re excited to share FashionUnited’s coverage by Rachel Douglass on the IMDC Royal College of Art and Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차)’s award for sustainability and creative practice! 🥳 Find the article here : https://lnkd.in/d7RrUkmR But as India faces a pollution crisis, the urgency is clear. This October alone, Delhi’s air quality dropped drastically as stubble burning surged, pushing AQI levels over 350—compare that to New York’s 50 today! 🌍 At Renewable Agricultural Waste (RAW) Materials, we’re converting crop waste into value-added products to reduce the need for stubble burning. By creating the world’s first flexible composite from rice straw, we’re kicking off with disposable footwear in hospitality to one day make the footwear industry circular!🩴 🌾 We believe that this waste material's versatility enables us to develop additional composites, expanding to other industries—such as molded car parts 🚗—which could significantly increase the utilisation of rice straw and make a meaningful dent in the crop-burning crisis. 🌎 #EcoInnovation #StartUpIndia #IndianEntrepreneurs #MakeInIndia #ClimateInnovationUK #GreenBusinessUK #NetZero2050 #ClimateInvestment
RCA and Hyundai name winners of Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice award
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Exciting News! 🎉 RAWMATERIALS is proud to be featured in Fashion Network by the esteemed journalist Sandra Halliday ! In case you missed it, her insightful September article highlights our innovative work in waste valorization and sustainable fashion. 👉 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dN76Z5j6 As a waste valorization and materials company, we are dedicated to tackling agricultural waste burning—starting in India and Southeast Asia, with hopes to expand our efforts globally. By transforming agricultural waste into valuable resources, we aim to reduce environmental pollution and foster a circular economy. We'd also like to thank Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) Motor Company (현대자동차) & IMDC Royal College of Art for recognizing our efforts. #PrivateEquity #Angelinvestors #GetFunded #VentureCapital #Bootstrapping #CircularEconomy #ClimateTech #FastFashion
RCA and Hyundai award winners include fast-fashion footwear innovation
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🌍 The Hidden Environmental Cost of Disposable Slippers in Hospitality 🌍 As highlighted by The Straits Times, disposable hotel slippers are becoming the next big sustainability challenge, much like plastic straws. Most are made from non-recyclable synthetic materials, and billions of pairs are discarded each year, ending up in landfills and oceans. Fortunately, many of India’s top hospitality chains are taking steps towards a greener future. ITC Hotels , Taj Hotels India, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts are leading the change by implementing sustainability initiatives like renewable energy use and waste reduction efforts. 💚 At RAW Materials, we are tackling this issue with our rice straw-derived alternatives to disposable slippers, helping hotels maintain their luxury standards while drastically reducing their environmental impact. Together, we can ensure that luxury & hospitality doesn’t come at the cost of our planet. 🌱 Check out the full article from The Straits Times here: https://lnkd.in/ewuV67RF #SustainabilityInHospitality #GreenLuxury #EcoFriendlySolutions #BiodegradableProducts #CircularEconomy #SustainableHotels #WasteReduction #HospitalityInnovation
Are disposable hotel slippers the next plastic straws?
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We’re honored to be featured by the Royal College of Art! 🌍 Check out Royal College of Art's write-up on our Hyundai Award for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice 2024, recognizing our innovative rice straw-derived biodegradable composite. 🌾♻️ It’s wonderful to see our mission for sustainability and circular economy highlighted by one of the world’s leading institutions in \Art, design and innovation. Read the full feature here: https://lnkd.in/dVYm7Aji Thank you to Royal College of Art for the incredible recognition and to Hyundai Motor Company (현대자동차) for this prestigious award! We’re excited about the road ahead and the positive environmental impact our solution can bring across industries. #Sustainability #Innovation #Biodegradable #HyundaiAward #CircularEconomy #SustainabilityInIndia #InnovationInIndia #ClimateActionIndia
Hyundai Motor Group and Royal College of Art announce winners of the Hyundai Awards for Excellence in Sustainability and Creative Practice 2024
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