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Turning Greenhouse Gas into Green Plastics: Molly Morse on the Good Garbage Podcast
Jan 31st 2025 Good Garbage
Turning Greenhouse Gas into Green Plastics: Molly Morse on the Good Garbage Podcast

Molly Morse joins the Good Garbage podcast to share how Mango Materials transforms waste methane into biodegradable plastics, turning a potent greenhouse gas into a powerful climate solution.

  • biodegradable
  • climate positive
  • greenhouse gas emission
Mango Materials receives BioMADE investment for Gas Fermentation for Local Biomaterials Production project
Nov 5th 2024 SynBioBeta
Mango Materials receives BioMADE investment for Gas Fermentation for Local Biomaterials Production project

One of the 17 BioMADE-funded projects will scale up Mango Materials’ gas fermentation process to convert methane into biodegradable PHA polymers, enabling decentralized biomaterials manufacturing.

  • BioMADE
  • biomanufacturing
  • biomaterials
Mango Materials enters agreement with Vacaville
Sep 12th 2024 The Reporter
Mango Materials enters agreement with Vacaville

There’s no place like home and for Mango Materials, that is the City of Vacaville which recently approved a long term lease and biogas purchase agreement to support Mango Materials commercial scale up.

  • biogas
  • biopolymers
  • City of Vacaville
Mango Materials Harnesses Ancient Microbes to Create Carbon-Negative Materials, Advancing Green Technology
Jul 22nd 2024 Berkeley Lab
Mango Materials Harnesses Ancient Microbes to Create Carbon-Negative Materials, Advancing Green Technology

Mango Materials collaborates with Berkeley Lab ABPDU to optimize our process and test out industrial-scale relevant equipment.

  • biopolymers
  • carbon negative
  • methane
Mango Materials and Mines teams test bioreactor on weightless parabolic flights
Jun 26th 2024 Mines NewsRoom
Mango Materials and Mines teams test bioreactor on weightless parabolic flights

Mango Materials and a group from the Colorado School of Mines test bioreactor on weightless parabolic flights. This research could lead to 3D printing of bioplastic in space.

  • 3D printing
  • biopolymers
  • bioreactor technology
Mango Materials Advances Aquatic Environmental Uses of PHA
May 31st 2024 Mango Materials
Mango Materials Advances Aquatic Environmental Uses of PHA

Mango Materials announces new research on an innovative use for the naturally occurring biopolymer PHA. PHA (which can be made by bacteria during fermentation) can be used to reduce nitrogen in aquatic systems.

  • aquatic environments
  • nitrogen
  • PHA
Stella McCartney, conscious luxury pioneer, announces her strategic partnership with Mango Materials
Dec 2nd 2023 Zawya
Stella McCartney, conscious luxury pioneer, announces her strategic partnership with Mango Materials

Stella McCartney unveiled her groundbreaking exhibition at COP28 platforming the future of material innovation – showcasing over 15 next-gen pioneers including Mango Materials.

  • COP28
  • innovation
  • Mango Materials
Mango Materials Celebrates Launch of First-of-a-Kind Technology with Historic Ribbon Cutting in Vacaville, California
Nov 15th 2023 Mango Materials
Mango Materials Celebrates Launch of First-of-a-Kind Technology with Historic Ribbon Cutting in Vacaville, California

Mango Materials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its Launch Facility at the Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vacaville, California.

  • PHA
  • polyhydroxyalkanoate
  • ribbon cutting
“Allbirds says its net-zero carbon shoe is here” featuring biopolymer from Mango Materials
Mar 21st 2023 Vogue Business
“Allbirds says its net-zero carbon shoe is here” featuring biopolymer from Mango Materials

Allbirds unveils a new sneaker with a net footprint of 0.0kg of C02 emissions. Mango Materials’ biopolymer is one of three materials to be featured in the shoe.

  • Allbirds
  • bioplastic
  • biopolymers
“Why It’s So Hard to Recycle Plastic” features Mango Materials as plastics solution
Dec 13th 2022 Scientific American
“Why It’s So Hard to Recycle Plastic” features Mango Materials as plastics solution

Sarah DeWeerdt from Scientific American wrote an interesting article about the plastics pollution problem, which features Mango Materials as a solution. To read the article, click here.

  • biopolymer
  • methane
  • PHA