Mango Materials is a start-up company transforming greenhouse gases into affordable, biodegradable plastics.

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Five years ago, three female PhDs had a dream to transform the plastics industry and create a cradle-to-cradle, closed-loop plastics economy. They incorporated Mango Materials, a company that was founded on the principle of sustainability; our mission is “to transform waste into ecofriendly, affordable plastics while creating a positive environmental impact”.

The founders’ goals have always been, first and foremost, to manufacture a product that is truly sustainable and biodegradable, while reducing our impact on the natural environment. As our team has grown, one of the most important factors for us in choosing new team members is a shared passion for the environment and making a positive impact on the world. It is this shared vision that creates a bond within our team and motivates us to work hard to reach each upcoming milestone.

The desire to create a truly sustainable product is one reason why we have been focusing on funding sources that would not rush development and would encourage a truly renewable product.

The terms “biobased” and ‘biodegradable” are often used loosely in efforts at “greenwashing” products, and Mango Materials hopes to end this trend with a biobased, biodegradable plastic that is as environmentally friendly as promised.

In a world where the bottom line trumps good intentions, Mango Materials has pushed back. We have focused on utilizing methane derived from biogas, a major source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, as our feedstock. Rejecting short cuts on this path has made our journey more difficult, but we have overcome significant barriers through creativity and perseverance. We are now poised to produce a truly biodegradable plastic out of a potent greenhouse gas that leaves the world positively transformed.

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Mango Materials is a game-changing, start-up company that provides a sustainable, ecofriendly and low-cost alternative to petrochemical-based plastic. Founded by three female engineering PhDs and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company developed its patented processes at Stanford University. Its operations team has the world-class scientific knowledge and technical expertise to efficiently scale production of biodegradable plastic from affordable, renewable, and locally sourced waste methane (biogas). Its executive leadership team has built relationships with customers, partners and distributors who have a strong interest in the product. The company now seeks funding to further scale-up and automate the process

The technology transforms a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), methane (biogas), into biodegradable, economically and functionally competitive bioplastics. Biogas is fed to bacteria that produce a biodegradable polymer, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). Unlike most petrochemical-based plastics, this product has important environmental benefits; it decomposes naturally and its production sequesters a harmful GHG. Mango Materials is poised to solve two environmental challenges: release of the greenhouse gas (methane) into the atmosphere and accumulation of non-biodegradable, petrochemical-based plastics in oceans and landfills.