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develops plant-based fiber technology and material science aimed at replacing single-use plastics across foodservice and consumer-goods packaging, positioning its fiber platform as "earth-digestible" rather than dependent on industrial composting infrastructure.
- Country
- United States
compostable-foodservice-packaging
us
Coverage
| EU | US | |
|---|---|---|
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsepareachefsa
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | $1.725B in total funding | startupintros.com |
| Capacity | expanded capacity by over four times vs. 2021 as of mid-2022, with further expansion into Europe and Poland in 2024-2026 | startupintros.com · businesswire.com |
| Certification | food-grade certified manufacturing | footprintus.com |
| Regulatory approval | market demand driven by regulatory restrictions/bans on single-use plastic in the US, EU, and China | businesswire.com · sec.gov |
| Production site | manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexicali (Mexico), and Piekary Śląskie (Poland) | startupintros.com · footprintus.com |
| Headcount | approximately 1,500 employees | startupintros.com · businesswire.com · footprintus.com |
| Revenue | $605.9 million in 2025 revenue | startupintros.com |
Independent sources: businesswire.com · sec.gov · startupintros.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-disposable tableware for consumers | polymers-materials | Low | → |
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