Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastic Resins Have Received Vinçotte Certification for Biodegradability in Industrial and Home Compost
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 6, 2009 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) announced that Mirel™ bioplastic resins have received the Vinçotte certification of “OK Compost” for compostability in an industrial composting unit and “OK Compost HOME” for compostability in home composting systems. Belgium-based Vinçotte is widely recognized in Europe for materials inspection, certification, assessments and technical training.
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Metabolix Announces Bioverse as First Aquatic Market Customer for Mirel™ Bioplastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 11, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Bioverse, a developer of natural products to assist bioremediation of commercial and residential water features, has contracted to purchase injection molding-grade Mirel™ bioplastic resin. It will be used for producing a new biodegradable version of its
AquaSphere PRO pond and lake treatment system for golf courses. The specific terms of the contract with Telles, the joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland Company that produces Mirel bioplastics, have not been disclosed.
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Metabolix and ADM appoint Robert E. Engle as General Manager for Telles Joint Venture
LOWELL, Mass., January 26, 2009 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that they have appointed Robert E. Engle as the General Manager for Telles, their joint venture that produces Mirel™ bioplastics. Mr. Engle brings extensive operational and international joint-venture management experience to Telles and will lead all aspects of the JV.
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Metabolix Co-Founder Oliver P. Peoples Receives 2008 Personal Contribution to Bioplastics Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., December 10, 2008 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that its co-founder and chief scientific officer, Oliver P. Peoples, Ph.D., has been recognized for his “Personal Contribution to Bioplastics” at the Bioplastics Awards at the 10th Annual Bioplastics Conference in Munich organized by European Plastics News.
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Metabolix Hires to Support Technology Development of Mirel™ Bioplastics
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 3, 2008 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) today announced that Telles™, the joint venture between Metabolix Inc. and Archer Daniels Midland Company that produces Mirel™ bioplastics, has made three new hires to support the technical development of Mirel. Joining Telles are Joseph Huang, Product Development Engineer; David Scarlett, Laboratory Manager, and Thomas J. Pitzi, Application Development Engineer.
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Metabolix Announces that Mirel™ Bioplastic Resins are Certified to European Vinçotte Biodegradability for Soil and Fresh Water Standards
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 30, 2008 — Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBLX) announced that Mirel™ bioplastic resins produced by Telles™, its joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company, have received the European conformity certification of “OK Biodegradable Soil” for natural soil biodegradability and “OK Biodegradable Water” for fresh water biodegradability from Vinçotte.
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Ball Horticultural Company Selects Mirel™ Bioplastic for New Soilwrap™ Plantable Container Application
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 28, 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 sheet grade resin for the Ball Horticultural Company patented Soilwrap™. This is a new concept for a bottomless plant container that was test marketed in June at the twelfth annual LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) Forum held in Boulder, Colorado. The Soilwrap made with Mirel is a fully biodegradable and compostable plant pot solution for the home gardener.
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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
Bioplastics
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 bioplastics 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 Bioplastics
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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