www.mangomaterials.com
Turning Methane into Fabric
Led by Founder and CEO Molly Morse, San Francisco based Mango Materials turns Methane waste into materials that can be used to make your next T-shirt or carpet for your house–and then recycled in a closed loop.
In their own words (source – www.mangomaterial.com)
Mango Materials produces a naturally occurring biopolymer from waste biogas (methane) that is economically competitive with conventional oil-based materials. Mango Materials is a start-up with a first-class team of engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators. Mango Materials was incorporated in 2010 and received its first round of funding in 2011.
In 2012, Mango Materials was chosen as the grand prize winner of $630,000 for the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Business Plan Competition. The team received the prize in New York City at a dinner that was a part of the Clinton Global Initiative. In 2013, a Phase II National Science Foundation grant was received and in 2014, Mango Materials was honored to receive the award for Excellence in Technology Research at CleanEquity Monaco presented by HSH Prince Albert II. In 2015, Mango Materials continues to scale their technology and continues to earn more accolades, including Top Green Chemistry Innovator by LAUNCH and Think Beyond Plastic’s “Most Innovative Business” award. Recently, Mango Materials was voted the #5 “Hottest” Emerging Company in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016-17 by Biofuels Digest.
In the news
The Shirt of the Future will be Made by Methane-Eating Bacteria | FastCompany.com, 10.03.17
WE NEED AN ECOSYSTEM OF THINKERS AND SOLVERS FROM UNLIKELY PLACES (Video), interview with Molly Morse | LAUNCHCircularInnovationSummit, LAUNCH.org
To learn more about what they’re up to at Mango Materials visit www.MangoMaterials.com
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