Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastics is Chosen by Labcon for New
Laboratory Liquid Handling System
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2008 — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today
announced that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company that
produces Mirel™ bioplastics, has entered into an agreement to supply Mirel bioplastic
resin to Labcon North America, a leading manufacturer of laboratory supplies, for the
production of its new Pagoda pipet reloading system.
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Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastics is Selected by Heritage Plastics for New BioTuf™ Compostable Film
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 15, 2008 — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company that produces Mirel™ bioplastics, has entered an agreement to supply Mirel resin to Heritage Plastics Inc. for the production of BioTuf™ compostable film. Heritage Bag Company, the largest U.S. manufacturer of compostable trash bags, can liners and kitchen compost bags, is working in conjunction with Heritage Plastics to develop a new line of BioTuf Compostable Bags using Mirel.
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Metabolix Announces National Release of Gift Card by Target using Mirel
Biobased Plastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 3, 2007 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions for
plastics, fuels, and chemicals, announced today that Target (NYSE: TGT) has introduced in all 1,600 stores gift cards made using Mirel™ biobased plastic in
time for the holiday shopping season. In July, Target test marketed gift cards made using Mirel in 129 of its stores.
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Mirel opens Lowell, MA headquarters
Mirel is marketed and sold through Telles™, a 50/50 joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM). ADM has begun construction of the world’s first Mirel biobased plastics resins plant in Clinton, Iowa. This new facility will produce 110 million pounds of Mirel per year with start up scheduled for late 2008. The new Telles business office is located at the Wannalancit Mill complex near the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus.
Metabolix Announces Results of Life Cycle Assessment
for Mirel™ Bioplastics
— Achieves Major Reduction in Greenhouse Gas and Fossil Fuel Relative
to
Conventional Plastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 12, 2007 — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced
that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM), has released the findings of an independent life cycle assessment
(LCA) for Mirel™ bioplastic resin. The LCA study, conducted
by Dr. Bruce Dale, professor of Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University,
determined that production of Mirel reduces the use of nonrenewable energy
by more than 95% and provides a 200% reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG)
compared to production of conventional petroleum-based plastics.
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Metabolix Hires Globally to Support Technology, Operations, Sales, and Marketing of Mirel Bioplastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sep 19, 2007
(BUSINESS WIRE) — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ:
MBLX) today announced that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels
Midland (NYSE: ADM) that produces Mirel™ bioplastics, has appointed four
individuals to support technical operations, product marketing, and European
sales of Mirel. Joining Telles are Frank J. Popola, Compounding Technology
and Operations Manager; Holly Wilson-Jene, Director of Product Marketing;
Sally Kline, Ph.D., Director of Technology; and Diether Hesse, Commercial
Director Europe.
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Metabolix Announces New Gift Card by Target Corporation Made from Mirel Biobased Plastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jul 30, 2007 (BUSINESS
WIRE) — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ:
MBLX), a bioscience company focused on developing clean, sustainable solutions
for plastics, fuels, and chemicals, today announced that a new gift card
by Target (NYSE: TGT) made using Mirel(TM) biobased plastic is now available
in 129 Target stores nationwide.
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Metabolix Announces New Grades of Mirel™ Natural Plastics for Injection Molding and Paper Coating
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jun 20,
2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Metabolix Inc. (NASDAQ:
MBLX) today announced that Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels
Midland (NYSE: ADM) that produces Mirel™ natural plastics, has introduced
three new grades of Mirel™ resins. The grades are Mirel P1001 and P1002
for injection molding applications and Mirel P2001 for paper coating. Mirel
is a family of biobased, sustainable and biodegradable, semi-crystalline
natural plastics.
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