Website:
Mango MaterialsProduct Brand:
YOPPFounded:
2010
CEO:
Molly MorseFunding:
Coming soon
Locations:
Redwood City, CA, USA
No. of employees:
11-50
YOPP Fiber Bobbins
Category:
Fibers & Fabrics
Product:
Fiber
Availability:
Available to brand partners
Technology:
Microbial fermentation of bacteria fed with waste biogas (methane) to produce a PHA polymer (polyhydroxyalkanoate) which is extracted, milled into a powder and converted into an alternative for polyester pellets (biofabricated) which may be melt spun into fibers. May be blended with other fibers and dyed/finished.
Scale:
Pilot
TRL:
Coming soon
Technical Partners:
Silicon Valley Clean Water
Brand Partners:
Allbirds
Composition:
PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate)
Feedstock:
Bacteria (methanotrophs), waste biogas (methane)
Other materials:
Not publicly disclosed
Other Finishes / Chemistries:
Not publicly disclosed
Spec Sheet/s:
Not publicly disclosedCertifications / Standards:
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YOPP Pellets
YOPP Pellets
