Metabolix, Inc. · Cambridge, MA United States (NASDAQ: MBLX)
| 21 Erie St. | Phone: 617-583-1700 |
| Cambridge, MA | Fax: 617-583-1768 |
| 02139 | |
| United States | 
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Metabolix, Inc. Rankings
| Russell 2000 (June 2011) |
Company Description
Like a good oxymoron? How about natural plastics? Metabolix is working to make biodegradable plastic products out of corn sugar and other natural products. Metabolix calls its product Mirel (that being easier to say than polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHA). The Mirel natural plastics line is the priority, but Metabolix is also developing a process to use switchgrass to co-produce PHA and a biomass feedstock to be used to make biofuels. Metabolix tested switchgrass as a feedstock in commercial trials during 2010. In 2012 agriculture giant
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Financials
| Company Type | Public - NASDAQ: MBLX Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2011 Employees | 119 |
Executives
23 executives listed for Metabolix, Inc.'s Cambridge, MA location.
| Chairman | Jay Kouba | |
|---|---|---|
| President, CEO, and Director | Richard Eno | |
| CFO | Joseph Hill |