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The Landscape

The science is one thing; the companies turning it into reality are another. This is a searchable map of innovators across the circular-polymer economy, from PHA and PLA producers to advanced recyclers and natural-material pioneers. Some are featured in our PolyMerge series, many more are part of the wider landscape.

The PolyMerge series

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PolyMerge is PolyNovel's series exploring next-generation polymers and the people building them, region by region. Two episodes so far, with more US states and global features planned. Subscribe to follow future episodes spanning US and global companies working on these technologies. Watch on YouTube →

The directory

Search the landscape

Companies working across the circular-polymer economy, searchable by name and filterable by region and technology. Badges show which are featured in PolyMerge, which are lined up for upcoming episodes, and which are part of the wider landscape.

Region
Technology
FLO Materials
PolyMerge Ep 1
Bay Area, CA
Circular designAdvanced recycling

ECAN polymers designed to be made, unmade, and remade repeatedly without losing performance.

Novoloop
PolyMerge Ep 1
Bay Area, CA
Upcycling

Its ATOD process converts hard-to-recycle polyethylene waste into high-performance TPU.

Mango Materials
PolyMerge Ep 1
Redwood City, CA
PHA & PHBWaste-to-material

Uses methane-consuming bacteria to produce PHA, turning a potent greenhouse gas into material.

Danimer Scientific
PolyMerge Ep 2
Bainbridge, GA
PHA & PHB

Produces Nodax PHA biopolymers from renewable feedstocks using fermentation.

RWDC Industries
PolyMerge Ep 2
Athens, GA
PHA & PHBWaste-to-material

Transforms used cooking oil into Solon PHA biopolymers through microbial fermentation.

Nexus Circular
PolyMerge Ep 2
Atlanta, GA
Advanced recycling

Pyrolysis technology converting hard-to-recycle films and flexible packaging into circular feedstocks.

Origin Materials
Upcoming episode
West Sacramento, CA
Biobased feedstocks

Biobased PET and PEF precursors derived from wood residues and other biomass.

 
Newlight Technologies
Upcoming episode
Huntington Beach, CA
PHA & PHB

AirCarbon PHA produced by microorganisms using captured greenhouse gas.

 
Genomatica
Upcoming episode
San Diego, CA
Biobased feedstocks

Biobased monomers including BDO and nylon intermediates via engineered fermentation.

 
Agilyx
Upcoming episode
Portland, OR
Advanced recycling

Advanced recycling with a focus on polystyrene depolymerisation back to feedstock.

 
Titan Bioplastics
Upcoming episode
Seattle, WA
Natural materials

Hemp-based nano-composites and bioplastic formulations.

 
Hyfé
Upcoming episode
Berkeley, CA
Biobased feedstocksWaste-to-material

Converts food-industry wastewater into low-cost feedstocks for biomanufacturing.

 
NatureWorks
Upcoming episode
Plymouth, MN
PLA

Producer of Ingeo PLA, among the largest polylactic acid operations in the world.

 
PureCycle Technologies
Upcoming episode
Ironton, OH
Advanced recycling

Polypropylene purification technology restoring used PP toward virgin-like quality.

 
Brightmark
Upcoming episode
Ashley, IN
Advanced recycling

Pyrolysis-based recycling of mixed and hard-to-recycle plastic waste.

 
Ecovative Design
Upcoming episode
Green Island, NY
Natural materialsCompostable

Mycelium-grown packaging and materials as an alternative to foams and plastics.

 
MacroCycle Technologies
Upcoming episode
Boston, MA
Advanced recycling

Low-energy chemical recycling of PET back to polymer-grade material.

 
GreenLabs Recycling
Upcoming episode
Concord, MA
Mechanical recycling

Recovers and recycles laboratory plastics, a stream conventional systems rarely handle.

 
PlantSwitch
Upcoming episode
Sanford, NC
CompostableWaste-to-material

Turns rice husks and agricultural byproducts into compostable bioplastic pellets at scale.

 
TerraSafe Materials
Upcoming episode
Raleigh, NC
CompostableNatural materials

Home-compostable cellulose and polymer foams for rigid trays and hard-to-replace packaging.

 
ERT
Upcoming episode
Brevard, NC
Biobased feedstocks

Biobased polymeric microfiber additives that reinforce polymers and aid recyclability.

 
Zerocircle
In the landscape
India
Natural materialsCompostable

Seaweed-derived materials for biodegradable packaging applications.

 
Praj Industries
In the landscape
Pune, India
PLAPHA & PHBBiobased feedstocks

Sugarcane-based routes to PLA and PHA, applying bioprocess engineering at industrial scale.

 
PolyCycl
In the landscape
India
Advanced recycling

Pyrolysis technology converting plastic waste into circular polymer feedstocks.

 
unWOOD
In the landscape
India
Upcycling

Converts mixed plastic waste into a durable wood-substitute material.

 
TotalEnergies Corbion
In the landscape
Gorinchem, Netherlands
PLA

PLA bioplastics and lactide monomers, supplying the Luminy PLA range.

 
Corbion
In the landscape
Amsterdam, Netherlands
PLABiobased feedstocks

Lactic acid and lactide feedstocks underpinning much of the global PLA supply chain.

 
Avantium
In the landscape
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Biobased feedstocks

PEF bioplastics and FDCA building blocks derived from plant sugars.

 
DSM-Firmenich
In the landscape
Geleen, Netherlands
Biobased feedstocks

Biobased and engineering materials research across Dutch R&D sites.

 
Dutch Polymer Institute
In the landscape
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Research

Public-private institute running pre-competitive polymer research with industry partners.

 
Novamont
In the landscape
Novara, Italy
CompostableBiobased feedstocks

Mater-Bi starch-based compostable bioplastics, one of the longest-running commercial families.

 
BASF
In the landscape
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Compostable

Produces ecoflex PBAT and ecovio compostable compounds used widely in films and bags.

 
Carbios
In the landscape
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Advanced recycling

Enzymatic depolymerisation of PET, breaking polymer back to monomer under mild conditions.

 
Futerro
In the landscape
Belgium
PLA

Integrated PLA production and PLA recycling technology.

 
Notpla
In the landscape
London, United Kingdom
Natural materialsCompostable

Seaweed-based packaging and coatings designed to biodegrade naturally.

 
Plastic Energy
In the landscape
United Kingdom / Spain
Advanced recycling

Pyrolysis converting end-of-life plastics into circular hydrocarbon feedstocks.

 
Neste
In the landscape
Espoo, Finland
Biobased feedstocksAdvanced recycling

Renewable and recycled feedstocks for polymer and chemical production.

 
Kaneka
In the landscape
Osaka, Japan
PHA & PHB

Produces PHBH, a PHA-family biopolymer with broad biodegradation performance.

 
CJ Biomaterials
In the landscape
South Korea
PHA & PHB

Amorphous PHA used to toughen and modify other biopolymers.

 
Braskem
In the landscape
São Paulo, Brazil
Drop-in polymersBiobased feedstocks

Sugarcane-derived bio-polyethylene, a durable drop-in with renewable carbon.

 
SABIC
In the landscape
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Advanced recyclingDrop-in polymers

TRUCIRCLE portfolio spanning certified renewable and advanced-recycled polymers.

 
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