MBLX's vision is to combine bioscience and nature to bring clean solutions to the world in plastics, fuels and energy. Its integrated interdisciplinary team is applying the cutting edge tools of biotechnology to create a new generation of highly versatile, sustainable, environmentally-friendly natural plastics. Metabolix today produces a broad family of these natural plastics through the fermentation of plant sugars and oils using microbial biofactories. These materials range in properties from stiff thermoplastics suitable for molded goods, to highly elastic grades, to grades suitable for adhesives and coatings. In some cases, Metabolix’s natural plastics offer combinations of properties not available in synthetic materials. In the future, Metabolix natural plastics will be produced directly in plants, making them cost-competitive with even general purpose resins such as polyethylene, and environmentally friendly alternatives to over half of the plastics used today.
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