Metabolix

Metabolix Inc

Founded in 1992, Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation driven bioscience company focused on and providing bioplastic solutions for the world’s needs for plastics, chemicals and energy.

The Company is taking a systems approach, from gene to end product, integrating sophisticated biotechnology with advanced industrial practice. Metabolix is now developing and commercializing Mirel(TM), a family of high performance bioplastics which are biobased and biodegradable alternatives to many petroleum-based plastics.

Metabolix is also developing a proprietary platform technology for co-producing plastics, Compostable Bagschemicals and energy, from crops such as switchgrass, oilseeds and sugarcane.

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