Website:
CheckerspotProduct Brand:
Checkerspot® AlgalCastFounded:
2016
CEO:
Charles DimmlerFunding:
Coming soon
Locations:
Alameda, CA, USA
No. of employees:
51-200
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Checkerspot® AlgalCast
Category:
Plastics / Foams
Product:
PU Cast
Availability:
Commercially available
Technology:
Continuous fermentation with GMO microalgae to produce triglyceride oils (biofabricated), transformed using material science and petrochemicals into a polyurethane cast material with certified biobased content up to 66%
Scale:
Initial commercial volumes
TRL:
Coming soon
Technical Partners:
Not publicly disclosed
Brand Partners:
WNDR Alpine
Composition:
Polyurethane cast elastomers with certified biobased content up to 66% (ASTM D6866)
Feedstock:
Sugar, GMO microalgae
Other materials:
Not publicly disclosed
Other Finishes / Chemistries:
Not publicly disclosed
Spec Sheet/s:
NOLCA:
NOCertifications / Standards:
Certified B Corporation, USDA BioPreferred® Certified, Climate Neutral Certified Product Images:
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