Polybion

CELIUM™

Website:

Polybion

Product Brand:

CELIUM™

Founded:

2015

CEO:

Axel Gómez-Ortigoza

Funding:

Coming soon

Locations:

Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

No. of employees:

11-50

CELIUM™

Category:

Leather Alternatives

Product:

Leather Alternative Sheet

Availability:

Available to brand partners

Technology:

Microbial fermentation of bacteria using agroindustrial fruit waste to produce a cellulose sheet material (bioassembled), may include a textile backing, and be dyed, tanned and finished as required by partners

Scale:

Pilot

TRL:

Coming soon

Technical Partners:

Not publicly disclosed

Brand Partners:

GANNI

Composition:

Bacterial cellulose (75%) + cotton backer (24%) + biobased coating (1%)

Feedstock:

Agro-industrial fruit waste, bacteria

Other materials:

Optional textile backer

Other Finishes / Chemistries:

Biobased coating

Spec Sheet/s:

YES

LCA:

YES (unverified)

Certifications / Standards:

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